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1.He _______________
(wear / a hat)
2.She ________________
(wear / a hat)
3.They _________________
(wear / sunglasses)
4.They _________________
(wear / gloves)
5.She __________________
(smile)
6.She __________________
(hold / a cell phone)
7.They _________________
(sit / outside)
8.They _________________
(eat)
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4. Complete the conversation with the simple past tense or the past progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
Reporter: What was the cause of the accident, Officer?
Officer: Well, it looks like there were many causes. First of all, when the accident occurred (occur) the driver was driving (drive) much too fast. The driver is a suspect in a burglary, and she ___________ (leave) town. While she
___________(drive), she ___________ (speak) to someone on her car phone. When she ___________ (see) the pedestrian, she immediately __________
(step) on the brakes, but it was too late. The victim wasn't paying attention, either. First of all, he didn't wait for the traffic light to change. He ___________
(cross) against a red light when the car ___________ (hit) him. He
___________ (not see) the approaching car because he ___________ (talk) to his friend. The friend wasn't paying attention, either. He ___________ (eat) an ice cream cone while he ___________ (cross) the street. When he ___________
(notice) the car, he
___________ (try) to push his friend out of the way, but it was too late.
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Reporter: How is the victim doing?
Officer: Well, when the ambulance ___________(arrive), he ___________
(bleed) from a head wound, but the doctors stopped the bleeding and they think he'll be OK.
5.The police are questioning another suspect in last Friday’s burglary. Read this suspect's answers. Use the words in parentheses and the past progressive or simple past tense to write the police officer's questions.
1.police: What were you doing Friday night? (What / do / Friday night?) suspect: I was visiting a friend.
2.police: ___________________________ (Who / exactly / you visit?) suspect: My girlfriend. I got to her house at 5:30 and drove her to work.
3.police: ________________________________ (she / work / at 7:00?) suspect: Yes, she was working the late shift.
4.police: __________________________ (anyone else / work / with her?) suspect: No. She was working alone.
5.police: ______________________ (What / you / do / while /she/ work?) suspect: I was reading the paper in her office.
6.police: But there was a terrible blizzard Friday night. The lights went out.
_______________________________ (What / do / when / lights go out?) suspect: I was still reading the paper.
7.police: ________________________ (What / do / when / lights go out?) suspect: When the lights went out, we left the building.
8.police: __________________ (Why / run / when / the police / see you?) suspect: We were running because we wanted to get out of the storm.
6.Combine these pairs of sentences. Use the simple past tense or the past progressive form of the verb. Remember to use commas when necessary.
1.The blizzard started. Mr. Ligo attended a party. When… When the blizzard started, Mr. Ligo was attending a party.
2.It began to snow. The electricity went out. When…
3.He drove home. He listened to his car radio. While…
4.He pulled over to the side of the road. The visibility got very bad.… when …
5.He listened to the news. He heard about the burglary. While …
6.The police began the investigation. It snowed. … while …
7.It stopped snowing. Mr. Ligo went to the police station. When…
7. Work in small groups. Reread the Alibi (ex. 1). Do you think it is a good alibi? Pretend that you are a suspect in the burglary. What were you doing last Friday night between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m.? Give your alibi to the group. The group will decide which alibis are good and which are bad.
Example:
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I work from midnight until 7:00 a.m., so between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. I was sleeping.
8.Look at this picture for TEN SECONDS (your teacher will show it). Write down what was happening. See how many details you can remember. What were the people doing? What were they wearing?
Example:
A man and woman were standing by the fireplace. The woman was wearing
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Compare your list with a partner’s.
9.Write a description of an event that you witnessed: an accident, a crime, a wedding, or any other event. Use the past progressive and the simple past tense to describe what was happening and what happened during the event.
Example:
While I was going to lunch today, I saw a wedding party. People were waiting for the bride and groom outside a temple. They were holding bags of rice. When they saw the couple, they…
10.Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.
1.She opened the cupboard, took out a dress and put it on.
2.They received the telegram at 10 o'clock that evening.
3.She was upset because she had been waiting to hear from her son for days.
4.They were still discussing the plan at midnight.
5.They were flying over the Andes when the plane crashed.
6.James Dean made one film with Natalie Wood.
7.Tom was reading out the data while Sara was writing it down.
.8 She had finished most of the work by the time her boss arrived.
9.She missed the end of the film because she had fallen asleep.
10. He always went to work by train.
11. She was pleased because she had been given the job.
a)past action in progress interrupted by another past action
b)past action which occurred before another action or before a stated past time
c)two or more simultaneous past actions
d)action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past
e)complete past action which had visible results in the past
f)past actions which happened immediately one after the other
g)past action of certain duration which had visible results in the past
h)past habit or state
i)action in the middle of happening at a stated past time
j)action not connected to the present which happened at a definite past time not mentioned
k)complete action or event which hap-
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12 We had been living in the same pened at a stated past time house for twelve years before we de-
cided to move.
13 He left his job because he had been feeling dissatisfied for months.
11. Look through the text. What is it about? Fill in with an appropriate past
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In 1894 a steamship 1).............. |
(sail) across the Atlantic Ocean from Eng- |
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land to America. The sun |
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(shine) and a gentle breeze 3) |
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(blow). The ship 4)............................ |
(sail) for three weeks and |
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was halfway to its destination - New York. The passengers 5)........................ |
(re- |
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lax) on deck when suddenly they 6)...................... |
(hear) a loud bang. They all |
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(jump) up, 8) ............................ |
(run) to the edge of the boat |
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and 9)........................... |
(look) over the side. To their horror they saw that they |
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10) ................................. |
(hit) some hard object which 11)................... |
(tear) a |
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hole in the side of the ship. Water 12)...................... |
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an alarming speed. Fortunately another ship arrived half an hour later, just in time to save everyone on board.
12. Scan the text for about 2 minutes. What is its main idea? Fill in with an
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The biggest event in Tom's life 1) ...happened |
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(be) 22 and he 3).................................... |
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(just/leave) college. He |
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(get) his degree and he was looking for a job. He |
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(want) to be a journalist but he 6)..................... |
(know) he |
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(not/have) enough experience. You see, as a student, he |
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8) ……………… (spend) most of his time in the |
university theatre. He |
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(write) to all the newspapers but he 10)............................. |
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(not/receive) any replies. Then one day, the phone 11).............................. |
(ring). |
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It was a woman who 12)................................. |
(offer) him a job as an actor. She |
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(see) him in |
a play |
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the university and |
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(enjoy) the performance. He 15)..................................... |
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the job and since then he's been very successful. Last night he |
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(discover) he 17)..................................... |
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She ... |
went to the market... and bought some vegetables. |
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What .................................................................. |
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when the fire started? |
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I could tell she ............................................................ |
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because her eyes were red. |
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She ........................................................... |
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when she slipped and landed on the ice. |
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My arm .............................................. |
for two weeks, before I went to the doctor. |
She got on the motorbike and....................................................................... |
away. |
He ..................................................... |
the road when a flower pot fell on his head. |
While Sally ...................................................... |
dinner Steve was laying the table. |
The patient............................. |
in hospital for five weeks before he fully recov- |
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He was upset because he ................................................................... |
the exam. |
Nobody knew where Jane ....................................................... |
the front door key. |
Tom ...................................... |
tennis every day for months before entering his |
first tournament. |
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14.Identify the tenses in bold, then match them to their use. Underline the time adverbs used with each tense. Make up three sentences using them.
1.She left university six years ago.
2.He was waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
3.He had just finished his report when his boss asked to see him.
4.She had been working as a clerk for two years before she got promoted.
15.Match the prompts from each column to make sentences.
They had been looking for a house |
while |
…the lights went off. |
for six months… |
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Martin has been living in Thai- |
when |
…two years now. |
land… |
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Janet was working on her com- |
since |
…this year. |
puter… |
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I haven't seen Joanne… |
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looking for. |
Joe was cooking… |
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…Ann was laying the table. |
Gait has been abroad… |
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16. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. Justify your answers.
1.Paul …………. (break) his arm while he ……………… (paint) the wall.
2.Sandra finally ……………. (pass) the exam. She ……………………..
(study) really hard for months.
3.How long ……….. ..…………… (Mary/work) here before she ……………..
(retire)? – More than twenty years.
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4.While I ………………. (walk) home last night, I ……………. (bump) into Sally.
5.The sun …………………. (shine) and the birds …………………… (sing) as we ............. (drive) towards the village.
6.We ………………. (finish) the main course and …………………. (wait) for dessert when the fire alarm ……. (ring).
7."………………………… (you/work) late last night?" – "Yes, actually I
……………….(not/leave) until 11 pm."
8.She ……………………… (visit) France before but she only ……………..
(go) to Paris last month.
9.……………….. (you/see) Jamie at the party last night? – No, by the time I
………… (get) there, he ……………….
(already/leave).
10. Amy ………………….. (walk) home when she ……………… (hear) her mobile phone ring.
17. Underline the correct words.
1.When she entered her flat she had found/found that someone had broken/broke in.
2.He had been driving/was driving home when/after he crashed into a tree.
3.When Laura arrived/had arrived at the restaurant, Tony had gone/had been gone home.
4.When/While I walked into the room, they had just/yet finished their dinner.
5.After they had been living/lived there since/for two years they decided to build an extension to their house.
6.He didn't shave/hadn't been shaving this morning because he hadn't had/didn't have time.
7.While/After he graduated from university, he joined/was joining the army.
8.She had been watching/ watched TV when/since Tom came home.
9.He was having/had a bath when the lights had gone/went out.
10. She had never/ever been to South America before/after.
18. Look at the cartoons (pic. 4), then in teams try to explain what happened to each of the people using past tenses. Each correct sentence gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.
Example: He fell off the ladder while he was painting the wall and broke his
arm. He had been playing football for an hour when...
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19. Work in two teams. Make as many sentences as possible using the picture below (pic. 5).
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запускать змея – to fly a kite бить в барабан – to drum убаюкивать, укачивать – rock to sleep
лизать леденец – to lick a lollipop
мешок – sack
держать кролика за уши – to held the rabbit by its ears
снять шляпу – to take off one's head to somebody
палитра – palette
тыкать пальцем во что-л. – to poke one's finger into something щурить – to screw up one's eyes
шапочка для купания – bathing cap
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THE FUTURE TENSES
1. Look at the picture (pic. 7). Describe the car. What's new about it? What's the same? Read an article about future transportation.
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Highway to the Future
On the road to exciting new changes in car design
By Harry Vroom
Special to the auto gazette
Get ready! We're on the road to exciting new changes in car design. How will the vehicle of the future look? Well, it will probably still have four wheels, but it's going to come in many more colors and patterns. You'll be able to choose a green and yellow polka-dotted model or design your very own personal look! It's going to be environmentally friendly, too. The material will be 100 percent recyclable, and the car will run on solar energy.
What about speed? The car of the future will go a lot faster than current cars. One day, it will even fly! But it will also be safe. An electronic shield around the car will warn of danger and automatically avoid accidents. And you won't get lost anymore! You'll just say the destination and the car will give you directions.
One manufacturer, Smart Transport, Inc., is holding a press conference next week. At the conference you'll see actual models of these fantastic new cars.
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And before very long, you'll be able to zip around town in the real thing! So, full speed head to the future! It's going to be a great trip!
2.Read a radio interview with Professor Harry Vroom, a well-known researcher of the Future Watch Institute. There are fifteen verb forms that refer to the future. Find and underline them.
Interviewer: For those of you who are just tuning in, this is "Looking Into the Future." I am Will Bee, and we are talking with Professor Harry Vroom. Good afternoon, Professor. I understand you are going to tell our listeners about the cars of the future.
Vroom: That's right. I believe there will be some surprising changes in the next century. Let me give you some examples. Cars of the future are going to have "brains." They'll start themselves, and they'll adjust the seats, mirrors, and steering wheels automatically. Luxury cars will even ask you where you want to go and will tell you the best route to take.
Interviewer: That certainly is amazing! I'm sure lots of our listeners have questions for you, but, unfortunately, we only have time today for a few call-ins. Vroom: Well, you know, I am speaking at the annual Car Show next week. The show begins at 10:00 a.m. on August 11. I'm going to talk more about the plans for cars of the future. I'm also going to show some models. I hope many of your listeners will be there.
Interviewer: I'm sure they will. We have to pause for a commercial break. But don't go away, listeners. We'll be right back-and Professor Vroom will be ready to answer some of your questions.
3.Look at the pictures (pic. 8). They show events from a day in Professor Vroom's life. Write predictions or guesses. Use the given words.
answer the phone |
have dinner |
drive |
rain |
get very wet |
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take a trip |
give a speech |
watch TV |
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