Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My car _____________(break) down when I _____________(drive) home from work.
2. Alan _____________(look) out of the window when he _____________(see) a UFO.
3. When he _____________(see) me, he _____________(fall) off the wall.
4. We _____________(try)to log on when the Wifi _____________(stop) working.
5 _________ Jim _________(smoke) when he _________(turn) on the gas?
6. She _____________(be) so tired that she _____________(sleep) for twelve hours.
7. The tortoise _____________(run) while the hare _____________(have) a nap.
8. I _____________(phone) you four times last night but you _____________(sleep).
9. The police __________(ask) them lots of questions before they ___________(release) them.
10. While the children __________(surf) the Internet, they __________(find) a really interesting
website about music.
11. He _____________(walk) down the road when he _____________(hear) a loud noise.
12. When we _____________(be) in Canana, we _____________(go) skiing almost every day.
13. Where _________ you ________(go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I __________(take) a
trip to Minneapolis.
14. When I _____________(arrive), they _____________(say) hello but continued working.
15. When you _____________(meet) me yesterday, I _____________(not go) to school, I
_____________(go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.
Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick was doing some Internet research _____________ Vietnamese legends.
2. The eagle picked _____________ the tortoise and off they went.
3. The greedy brother filled a very large bag _____________ gold.
4. The elder brother offered to swap his fortune _____________ the starfruit tree.
5. _____________ the way home, the eagle got tired and got him into the sea.
6. The hare always boasted _____________ how fast he could run.
7. When the princess touched the spindle she fell _____________ a deep sleep.
8. The tortoise challenged him _____________ a race.
9. The witch put a magic spell on the prince and turned him _____________ a frog.
10. The princess slept _____________ one hundred years until a prince arrived _____________
the castle and kissed her.
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1) My car broke (break) down when I was driving (drive) home from work
2.Alan was looking (look) out of the window when he saw (see) a UFO
3.When he was seeing (see) me, he fell (fall) of the wall
4.We were trying (try) to log on when the Wifi stopped (stop) working
5. Were Jim smoking (smoke)when he was turning (turn) on the gas?
6.She was (be) so tired that she slept (sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise was running (run)while the hare was having (have) a nap
8.I phoned (phone) you four times last night but you were sleeping (sleep)
9.The police had asked (ask) them lots of questions before they released (release) them
10.While the children were surfing (surf) the Internet,they found (find) a really interesting website about music
11.He was walking (walk) down the road when he heard (hear)a lound noise
12.When we were (be) in Canada,we went (go) skiing almost every day
13.Where did you go (go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I took (take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I arrived (arrive),they said (say) hello but continued working
15.When you met (meet) me yesterday,I wasn't going (not go) to school,I was going (go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick was doing some Internet research on Vietnamese legends.
2. The eagle picked up the tortoise and off they went.
3. The greedy brother filled a very large bag in gold.
4. The elder brother offered to swap his fortune for the starfruit tree.
5. On the way home, the eagle got tired and got him into the sea.
6. The hare always boasted about how fast he could run.
7. When the princess touched the spindle she fell into a deep sleep.
8. The tortoise challenged him in a race.
9. The witch put a magic spell on the prince and turned him into a frog.
10. The princess slept for one hundred years until a prince arrived in the castle and kissed her.
Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick was doing some Internet research _______on______ Vietnamese legends.
2. The eagle picked _______up______ the tortoise and off they went.
3. The greedy brother filled a very large bag _______with______ gold.
4. The elder brother offered to swap his fortune _______for______ the starfruit tree.
5. _______on______ the way home, the eagle got tired and got him into the sea.
6. The hare always boasted _______about______ how fast he could run.
7. When the princess touched the spindle she fell _______into______ a deep sleep.
8. The tortoise challenged him ______to_______ a race.
9. The witch put a magic spell on the prince and turned him _______into______ a frog.
10. The princess slept ________for_____ one hundred years until a prince arrived ______at_______ the castle and kissed her.
