- •1. Complete the newspaper story about a fire. Put in the Past Simple forms of the verbs.
- •2. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Simple negatives and questions.
- •3. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Continuous forms.
- •4. What can you say in these situations? Add a sentence with the Past Continuous to say that an
- •I was working all day
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then, say which uses of
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the past 9ji simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •10. Put in the correct form of the verb.
- •11. Find the second part of each sentence. Put each verb into the correct form.
- •12. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •14. Put in the correct verb form.
- •15. Things that have happened today are on the radio and tv news. Give the news using the Present Perfect and Past Simple.
- •16. Complete the conversations (using for, since last).
- •17. Complete this letter to a newspaper. Put in the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •18. Put in the verbs.
- •19. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- •20. Read about each situation and then choose the right answer.
- •21. Add a sentence with the Past Perfect using the notes.
- •22. Put the verbs in the Present Perfect (have done) or Past Perfect (had done).
- •It isn't raining now. It’s stopped....(stop) at last.
- •23. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs.
- •24. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •25. Put in the correct form of the verbs.
- •26. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •27. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •28. Underline the correct tense.
- •29. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
- •30. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •31. A) Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.
- •32. Look at these sentences and then choose the right answer.
- •33. Write the two sentences as one. Use when and the Past Perfect in either the first or the second part of the
- •I took the book back to the library. I read it.
- •34. Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •35. Translate into English.
- •36. Translate into English.
- •37. Translate into English.
- •38. Translate into English.
29. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
1 They ...were walking... (walk) in the park when the storm broke.
2 The man ..................................... (pay) for his new car in cash.
3 I ................................................................... (already/eat) breakfast by the time the others woke up.
4 It ................................................................ (snow) for three days when suddenly the sun came out.
5 Sam ........................................................... (work) here for six years before he left to go to university.
6 Liz.............................................................(go) to the Bahamas for her holidays last year.
7 We ........................................................................... (watch) a film on TV when our guests arrived.
8 They ................................... (already/see) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video.
9 The teacher.................................................................................(teach) the children a song yesterday.
10 He..............................................................................(sit) on the train at this time yesterday morning.
30. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
A When Simon 1) ...arrived... (arrive) at the cinema, dozens of people 2)....................................(queue) outside.
They 3).............................(wait) to see the same film as Simon. Simon, however, 4)...................................(buy)
a ticket in advance, so he 5)............................... (walk) straight to the front of the queue and 6).........................
(enter) the cinema. He 7)........................(feel) relieved that he didn't have to queue. He 8)..................................
(reach) his seat just as the lights 9) ...........................................(go down) for the start of the film.
B Last weekend, Cathy 1)........................(hire) a car and 2) ................................. (drive) to the seaside. When
she 3) ...................(arrive) the wind 4)........................(blow) and the sky 5) ................................... (be)
cloudy. She 6) .......................................... (get out) of the car and 7)..........................................(take) a walk
along the seafront. Then she 8) .................................. (decide) to go for fish and chips at a nearby restaurant
that she 9)............................(see) earlier and liked the look of. By the time she 10)...............................(leave)
the restaurant, it 11) ............................ (already/grow) dark. As she 12).......................................(walk) to her
car it 13)................................(begin) to rain. However, Cathy 14).......................................(not/mind) because
she 15)..................................(have) a wonderful day.