- •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.
31. A) Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.
One fine morning, a man 1) ...was fishing... (fish) in a river. The sun 2).....................................(shine) and
the man 3) ............................................. (sit) on the river bank. Everything was very quiet and peaceful. The man
4) ................................... (wait) patiently for several hours when suddenly he 5)...........................(feel) something
pulling on the fishing line. He 6)............................ (stand up) quickly and 7)...................................(begin) to take in
the line. He 8) ................................. (just/lift) the huge fish he had caught out of the water when there was a loud splash and it fell back into the river. At first, the man didn't know what 9) ........................................... (happen).
Then, he 10) ............................... (look) carefully at his fishing line. It 11) ................................. (snap). The poor
man was so disappointed that he 12).............................................(pack) away all his things and went home.
32. Look at these sentences and then choose the right answer.
David and Tom were talking together when a young woman spoke to them.
Which took more time, a) what David and Tom said, or b) what the woman said?
1 Mike had put up the tent, but Harriet was still unloading things from the car.
Which finished first, a) putting up the tent, or b) unloading?
2 Mark went home and switched off the computer.
What did he do first, a) I go home, or b) switch off the computer?
3 When Claire arrived, Henry was walking up and down.
Which started earlier, a) Claire's arrival, or b) Henry's walking?
4 When Sarah had phoned the office, she drove to the hotel.
Did she phone the office a) before, or b) after driving to the hotel?
33. Write the two sentences as one. Use when and the Past Perfect in either the first or the second part of the
sentence.
I took the book back to the library. I read it.
………I took the book back to the library when I’d read it......................
The students did the experiment. They wrote a report on it.
………..When the students had done the experiment, they wrote a report on it.............
1 Nick saved enough money. He bought a motorbike.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
2 Mark put all the dishes away. He dried them.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3 I looked both ways. I pulled out into the road.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4 The golfers went into the clubhouse. They played the last hole.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
34. Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport. Put the verbs into the correct form.
…….It happened.... (it / happen) last August at the airport. A few weeks before, a group of us
(1)..........................................(decide) to go to Greece together for a holiday. (2) .......................................(we / wait) in the queue at passport control when suddenly (3)...........................................(I / realize) that
(4)........................................(I /forget) my passport. (5) .........................................(it / be) quite a shock.
(6)........................................... (I / hurry) to a phone and (7).......................................(ring) my parents.
(8) ..........................................(they/work) in the garden, but luckily my mother (9)...........................................(hear) the phone. (10)...........................................(they/find) the passport and immediately (11)...........................................(drive) to the airport with it. (12) ......................................... (I / meet) them at the information desk. (13)..........................................(we / have) no time to talk, but (14) ..........................................(I /say) goodbye to them earlier that morning. (15)...........................................(I / run) all the way to the plane. I was just in time. When
(16)...........................................(I / get) there, the passengers (17)...........................................(sit) in their seats ready for take-off. When (18)..........................................(they / see) me, everyone (19)..................................... (start) clapping.