- •I. Past Simple
- •Exercises
- •1. Put in was/were or wasn't/ weren't.
- •3. Write the past simple of the verbs in the list in the correct box.
- •4. Write the past simple and the past participle of these verbs. Then choose five verbs and make sentences using the past simple.
- •5. Write sentences about the past
- •6. Supply the past forms of the irregular verbs in italics.
- •Lizardman
- •Past Simple versus Present Perfect
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •3. Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
- •II. Past Continuous
- •2. Put these sentences into the negative and question form.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
- •4. Write sentences. Use the past continuous in a positive, negative or question form.
- •8. Make the sentences complete using either the past continuous or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
- •9. Put the verb into the correct form, the past simple or the past continuous.
- •10. Correct the mistakes.
- •11. Rewrite the sentences. Use the past continuous and past simple with when or while.
- •12. Join the sentences using as, just, while, when and ago. Put the verbs into the past continuous or the past simple.
- •13. Join the sentences below using when, while, and, so or as/ because
- •14. Look at the sentences in exercise 13. Which tenses are used for:
- •16. A Look at the notes below and say what Rick did yesterday, using the linking words from the list:
- •17. Imagine that you were present when these things happened, then, in pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example.
- •18. Read these lists.
- •20. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •21. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
- •22. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then say which uses of these tenses are shown in each extract.
- •23. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple.
- •24. Put in the past simple or past continuous. Note where both forms are possible.
- •In the blaze of her headlights. It (look)... Like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It
- •III. Past perfect
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions using the past perfect tense.
- •2. Jane arrived late at different places yesterday. What had happened when she arrived at each place?
- •3. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- •4. Make up a complex sentence combining two simple sentences.
- •Read the situation and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •6. Choose the correct words.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect or the past continuous
- •9. Supply the past simple, the past continuous or the past perfect.
- •10. Read the following sets of sentences and say how the meaning changes.
- •11. Look at Pam's day. Combine these sentences in the correct order. Begin your sentences with when.
- •12. Look at these phrases.
- •IV. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Exercises
- •1. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets using the past perfect continuous.
- •2. Supply the past perfect continuous tense of the vert» in brackets.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the past perfect continuous:
- •4. Complete the questions.
- •5. Make up sentences with the past perfect continuous tense.
- •6 . Make up sentences complete the suitable parts from the right and left-hand columns.
- •8. Identify the tenses in bold then match them to the correct tense description. How is each tense formed? When do we use each tense?
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •10. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb in the correct form, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •Past Perfect Continuous и Past Continuous
- •E xercises
- •2. Supply either the past perfect continuous or the past continuous of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •4. Put the verbs into the correct tense, past perfect, past perfect continuous or past simple.
- •5. Work in two teams. Continue the story that your teacher starts. If you fail to continue the story your team loses.
- •V. Revision
- •1. Look at the sentences. Are they past simple (write ps), past continuous (pc), past perfect (pp), or past perfect continuous (ppc)?
- •2. Supply the Past Simple, the Past Continnous, the Past Perfect, the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
- •3. Choose the correct answer.
- •4. Underline the correct tense.
- •5. Put the verb into the correct past tense.
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
2. Jane arrived late at different places yesterday. What had happened when she arrived at each place?
Example: When she arrived at the station her train had already left.
the station her train / already / leave
the theatre the play / already / start
the post-office it / already / close
the dress-shop they / sell / the dress she wanted to buy
Jack's house he / go out
the cafe her friend / just / leave
the tennis court the game / nearly / finish
3. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
1. He saved a lot of money. Then, he bought a car. (when) saved a lot of money: happened first
When he had saved a lot of money, he bought a car.
She hung out the washing. Then, it began to rain, (after) ...
Fiona tidied the house. Then,, the children arrived home, (by the time) ...
The guests left. Then, she started cleaning, (when)...
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The girls put on their uniforms. Then, they went to school, (before) ...
The meeting started. Then, the lights went out. (already.... when) .„
4. Make up a complex sentence combining two simple sentences.
Example: The children went to bed. They did Iheir lessons. The children went to bed after they had done their lessons.
She wrote a very good article. She studied the problem thoroughly.
She learned the poem by heart. She listened to the record many times.
She fell ill. They moved to Siberia.
We packed our things. The taxi arrived.
Read the situation and write sentences from the words in brackets.
You went to Jill's house, but she wasn't there, (she / go / out)
You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn't the same as before, (it / change / a lot)
3.1 invited Rachel to the party but she couldn't come, (she /arrange / to do something
else)
4. You went to the cinema last night You arrived at the cinema late, (the film /
already / start)
5.1 was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time. (I / not / see / him for
five years)
6.1 offered Sue something to eat but she wasn't hungry, (she /just / have / breakfast)
6. Choose the correct words.
11 didn't see him. When I got there he (went / had gone) home.
When I (had done / did) my work I went to bed.
After I had finished breakfast, I (went / had gone) for a walk.
When I switched on the computer, nothing (had happened / happened) so I called an engineer.
7. Supply the past simple or the past perfect Show when both are possible
They... the gates before I... there, (lock, get)
By the time we... the party... (arrive, finish)
After we... it on the phone, I... him a letter about it (discuss, write)
Before we... Tim to the theatre, he... a stage play before, (take, never see)
We... a good rest when our guests... . (have, all leave)