- •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.
23. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs.
Rachel: How was your job interview?
Vicky: Awful. I felt terribly nervous. …I’d been worrying.... (I / worry) about it all week. And I was tired because
(1).......................................................... (I / work) on my project the night before.
(2).......................................................... (I / not look) forward to the interview at all
Rachel: So what happened?
Vicky: The woman interviewing me was half an hour late because
(3)................................................................(she / deal) with an unexpected problem, she said.
(4)........................................................(I / wait) ages, and I'd got even more nervous.
Rachel: How did the interview go?
Vicky: Well, I tried to sound confident. (5).......................................................... (I / read) a book
that said that's what you have to do in job interviews. But I don't know if I gave the right answers.
24. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
1. A: Did you do anything last night?
B: I went to the gym and I ...had just arrived… (just/ arrive) home when Michael called me. He said
he............................................(try) to call me for ten minutes before I finally answered the phone.
2. A: Did you catch any fish on your fishing trip today?
B: Yes. I ..................................................... (sit) in the boat for two hours when I caught a huge fish.
3. A: Did you enjoy the open-air concert yesterday?
B: The music was good, but the weather was terrible. The concert...............................(just/start) when
suddenly, it began to rain. The musicians............................................(only/play) for ten minutes.
A: What a shame!
4 A: Was the house tidy when you got home?
B: Yes, the children.............(dust) the furniture and they...........................(put away) all of their toys.
5 A: Why were you so upset this morning?
B: Well, I ............................................. (clean) the house for hours when the children came in with
muddy shoes.
6 A: Why are you so late for work this morning?
B: I'm sorry. I .................................. (wait) for the train for over an hour before it eventually arrived.
Past Tenses Review
25. Put in the correct form of the verbs.
Tom could hear shouts from the flat next door. His neighbours …were arguing....(argue) again.
1 Emma went into the sitting-room. It was empty, but the television was still on. Someone
..................................................(watch) it.
2 I..................................................(play) tennis, so I had a shower. I was annoyed because
I..................................................(not win) a single game.
3 The walkers finally arrived at their destination. They........ ...........................................(walk) all day, and they certainly
needed a rest. They.................... ...................................................(walk) thirty miles.
4 When I saw Nick last week, he said he...................................................(stop) smoking.
But when I saw him two days later, he................................ .................(smoke) a cigarette.
He looked rather ashamed.
5 I really must go and see the dentist. One of my teeth...................................................................(ache) for weeks.
6 When Melanie arrived at David's place, he.........................................................(lie) on the sofa reading a detective
novel. He..............................................................................(buy) it at the second-hand bookshop, and
he........................................................................ (read) it for most of the afternoon