Past Simple or Past Progressive

single or repeated past actions	past actions seen between the beginning and the end
Past Simple	Past Progressive
I looked and looked, but saw nothing interesting in the book	I was looking at the book, I was trying to see something interesting.

7. Insert a suitable verb in the right form.

*do *look *leave *walk *live *burn *move *hear *play *see *meet *eat *have *iron *cook *come *think *watch *cry *fly

1. This time last year I ___ in France. 2. This time last year I ___ for the USA. 3. What ___ you ___ when you saw the fire? 4. We shouted and waved to her, but she ___. 5. There’s a strange noise. ___ you ___ ? 6. There wasn’t a sound in the building. You ___ anything. 7. I ___ home when I ___ Kate. 8. Jane ___ her finger while she ___ her dress. 9. How long ___ you ___ tennis yesterday? 10. Mother ___ all the day and said we ___ too much. 11. When Father ___, we ___ dinner. 12. At the moment I ___ that I was right. 13. Two girls at the back ____ a chat. They didn’t hear what the teacher ___ them. 14. What ___ you ___ about? You looked so sad. 15. We ___ in Moscow for 5 years, then we ___ to Voronezh.

Past Simple or used to

repeated, habitual actions in the past
the habit may still exist	the habit was dropped later
Past Simple	USED TO
I drank a lot of milk in my childhood, and I still like it.	I used to drink a lot of milk in my childhood. I never drink it now.

8. Insert a verb in the proper form. Some of the sentences will need a negative form.

1. This building ___ a hotel some years ago. 2. There ___ a lot of trees in Voronezh. 3. I sometimes ___ back to teachers in my early teens. 4. I ___ a lot of ice cream in summer when I was a child, I still spend a lot of money on it. 5. We ____ in a more comfortable house last year. 6. They say cats ___ mice in the old times. Now we have to buy Whiskas for them. 7. When there was a lot of snow in winter, children ___ funny snowmen. 8. When at school, I ___ English Grammar far worse. 9. I remember a lot of poems which I ___ in my childhood. 10. In the XIX century women ___ trousers.

Be Going To or Will

future actions planned beforehand	future actions planned on the spot, without preparation
predictions based on evidence or personal intention	future actions foreseen or predicted, often without any evidence but with great certainty
BE GOING TO	WILL
She is going to become an actress.	She’ll become a star one of these days.

9. Restore the sentences, using either will or be going to.

1. We’ve bought Father a present. I hope he ___ like it. 2. The sea is rough. I ___ be seasick. 3. Could I speak to Jim, please? – Just a moment. I ___ get him. 4. Next Wednesday is our wedding anniversary. We ___ invite a lot of people. 5. She is a fresher now. She ___ graduate only in four years. 6. I’ll switch off the TV. – Please, don’t. I ___ watch the news. 7. Shall I do the shopping? – You needn’t. I ___ buy something for dinner on my way home. 8. Sorry, I’ll have to refuse. I ___ sit up for the exam this week. 9. Don’t worry, I’m sure your son ___ write to you soon. 10. Fasten the belt. The plane ___ take off in a minute.