- •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.
13. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
1. A: I 1) ...’ve seen... (see) this film before.
B: Me too, but I love this actor. He 2) ..................................(play) a lot of good roles.
A: Tom Cruise? I 3) .............................(meet) him, you know.
B: Really? When?
A: When I 4) ..............................................(be) in Los Angeles on holiday.
2. A: Who is that man?
B: He's an artist. He 1) ..........................(paint) a lot of beautiful pictures.
A: I think Van Gogh 2) ........(paint) the most beautiful pictures ever. But his life 3) ............(be) miserable.
3. A: I 1) ...................................................(just/hear from) an old friend of mine.
B: Oh, really?
A: Yes. Jim 2) .......................................(write) to me. I 3) ................................(get) the letter this morning.
B: That's nice. When 4).......................................................(you/first/meet) him?
A: He 5)................................................(live) next door to me for three years, but he 6) ...............................
.....................................(move) away last June and I 7)..................................................(not/see) him since.
14. Put in the correct verb form.
….I’ve done..........(I / do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.
A young couple …bought....(buy) the house next door. But they didn't live there long.
1 Our visitors.......................................................(arrive). They're sitting in the garden.
2 There's still a problem with the television. Someone.......................................................(repair) it, but
then it broke down again.
3 .................................................................................(I / lose) my bank card. I can't find it anywhere.
4 The match........................................................................................(start). United are playing well.
5 My sister............................................................(run) away from home. But she came back two days later.
6 Daniel..........................................(earn) some money last week. But I'm afraid he's already spent it all.
7 ...................................................................(we / plant) an apple tree in the garden. Unfortunately it died.
8 Prices.................................................................................(go) up. Everything is more expensive this year.
9 Someone.......................................................................................(turn) on the hi-fi. What's that song called?
10 ..........................................(I / phone) the office at eleven to speak to the manager, but he isn't there today.
11 ................................................................................................(I / make) a cake. Would you like a piece?
12 The runner Amos Temila..........................................(break) the world record for the 1500 metres in Frankfurt.
Then two days later in Helsinki, Lee Williams ran it in an even faster time.