- •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.
8. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
A As soon as Margaret 1) ...got... (get) off the train, she 2)............................(pull) her coat around her.
Rain 3)...................................(fall) heavily and a cold wind 4)..............................(blow) across the
platform. She 5).........................................(look) around, but no one
6).................................................(wait) to meet her. She 7)................................(turn) to leave when
she 8).............................................(hear) footsteps. A man 9)....................................(walk) towards
her. He 10)....................................(smile) at her, then he 11)...................................(say), 'You're finally
here.'
B George 1)....................................(pick) up his bag then, 2) .................................... (throw) it over his
shoulder. It 3)....................................(get) dark and he 4) .................................... (have) a long way to
go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It 5)....................................(start) to
rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he 6)....................................
(hear) a noise, then he 7) .............................................(see) two bright lights on the road ahead. A car
8) .................................... (head) towards him. It slowed down and finally 9) ....................................
(stop) beside him. A man 10).................................... (sit) at the wheel. He 11)..............................(open)
the door quickly and 12) ............................... (say) 'Get in, George.'
C Andy 1).............................(step) into the house and 2).................................(close) the door behind
him. Everything 3)............................(be) quiet. His heart 4) .................................... (beat) fast and his
hands 5)............................(shake) as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to
panic. He soon 6).........................(find) what he 7)...........................................(look) for. He smiled with
relief as he put on the clothes. The men who 8)............................................(follow) him would never
recognise him now.
9. David is always having accidents. His girlfriend Melanie is talking about some of the accidents. Write her sentences from these notes. Each sentence has one verb in the Past Continuous and one in the Past Simple.
when / he / carry / a suitcase / he / drop / it / on his foot
……..When he was carrying a suitcase, he dropped it on his foot,............
he / break / his leg / when / he / ski
……He broke his leg when he was skiing........
1 he / sit down / on a chair / while /1 / paint / it
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2 as / he / run / for a bus / he / collide / with a lamppost
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3 his hair / catch / fire / when / he / cook / chips
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4 when / he / hold / a beautiful vase / he / suddenly / drop / it
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5 he / sit / in the garden / when / a wasp / sting / him / on the nose
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