Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continous
1.the doorbell rang While I .....was having a bath.................
2.The car began to make a strange noise when we .....were driving home.........
3.Jessica fell a sleep while she .............was reading the book...........
4.The TV was on, but nobody ............was seeing it.............
Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple
A Choose the correct answer.
I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.
At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.
The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.
She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.
We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).
By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.
The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.
They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.
She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.
I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.
What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?
When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.
Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?
I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.
By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.
C Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.
I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.
I watched the film last night for the first time.
Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.
The boys were playing football while it was raining.
The boys were playing football until it started to rain.
The boys played football in the rain.
I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.
Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.
I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.
My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.
When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.
While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift.
D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Until a few years ago, no one 1.. .................................... (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. .................................... (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She
3. .................................... (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she
4. .................................... (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. .................................... (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6..................................... (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. .................................... (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly
8. .................................... (become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries
9. .................................... (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. .................................... (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.
Complete these sentences with one of these two tenses, "Past simple or Past continuous"
I__________(watch) TV when my wife called me.
When she ___________(look) up, i realized that she was crying.
I immediately_________(think) that something terrible had happend.
Actually, a mouse _________(run) in the kitchen.
I___________(open) the door and it left.
It was late and my son __________(sleep).
I_______(switch) off the light in his bedroom, but he __________(hear) me and he woke up.
So, i ________(decide) to read a story but while i __________(read), i realized that he had fallen asleep again.
complete the sentences using the words on bold. use rwo to five words
1. as well as having a flat, they also have a cottage
got
not only........................................................but also a cottage
2. despite meeting lots of people , she fells lonely
though
she fells lonely.........................................................................lots of people
3. she inteds to go back to college in september
intention
it....................................................................................back to college in september
4. all this exercise has exhausted me
worn
i........................................................................................all this exercise
5. it would be better if you left your passport at reception
rather
we..............................................................................your passport at reception
6. we bought more food than we needed
have
we.................................................................................much food
7. the walk was so long that we were exhausted by the end of it
such
it...............................................................................that we were exhausted by the end of it
8. the soldier was told to obey all orders
carry
the sodier..................................................................................all orders
9. he lost the game because he hadn't practised
have
he..............................................................the game if he had practised
10. someone stole sarah's bag while she was out
had
sarah......................................................................................while she was out
.
1. When I (arrive) ....at this house, he still (sleep) . 2. The light (go) .....out while we (have) dinner. 3. Bill (have) ....breakfast when I (stop) ....at this house this morning. 4. She (wash) .....up when Vinh (arrive) ....at this house. 5. As we (cross) ....the Street, we (see) .....an accident. 6. Tom (see) .....a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop. 7. The children (play) .....football when their mother (come) ...... back home. 8. The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath. 9. He (sit) in a car when I (see) him. 10. We (clean) the house when she (come) yesterday.User the following words to complete the sentences below
(Chef - plate - waitress - menu - knife - bill - oven - spoon - fork - glass)
1. You look at the.......... when deciding what food to order.
2. The.......... is a piece of paper that tells you the cost of your meal.
3. After you take the bread out of the........... put butter on it while it's still hot
4. A.......... is a woman who takes your order and brings you your food
5. Your food is normally served on a........... It is flat and round
6. You can use a............. to cut your food into smaller pieces
7. We often use a............ at the same time as a knife. You can pick up food with it
8. You use a......... to eat ice cream or soup
9. A........... is a person who cook food in a restaurant.
10. You drink water from a.........
1 . Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first
1.we must pay the bill at once
2.i will repair your bicycle tomorrow afternoon
3.penicillin can cure danger diseases
4.does your country export rice to Britain
5.clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823
6.Chrstmas cards should be sent a week before Christmas day
7.nobody has used this machine for year
8.the use recycled plastic to make toys and utensils
9. Tax free goods can be bought before you get on the plane
10.the repairman is going to repair my car next week
III. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
I remember the days when I was still a little girl. When the New Year cam, my mother used to tell me not to cry, she used to take me to the market and buy new clothes for me, she used to make sticky rice square cakes and cook them all night. She used to go to the flower market to buy some fresh flowers. My father used to pain the walls and redecorate the house and he used to help my mom with housework. Now my parents are old and I am grown up so I do everything myself. But I still remember the days…
1. What did your mother use to tell you when the New Year came?
2. Where did she use to take you and what did she buy you?
3. What did she use to make?
4. Where did she use to go?
5. What did your father use to do?
6. Do your parents do those things nowadays? Why or Why not?
II. Write the sentences, using the cue words.
1. We/ not/ go/ school/ Saturdays.
2. They/ usually/ hold/ party/ New Year’s Eve.
3. I/ going/ see/ John/ lunchtime.
4. Last night/ she/ come home/ 10.30 and 11 o’clock.
5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ United States/ the 1920s.
6. I/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about 2.30.
7. The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.
8. We/ often/ have/ short holiday/ Christmas.
1. He was knocked down by a taxi and lost .......................... (conscious)
2. The doctor explained .......... what she should do at the time. (patient)
3. His speech was so boring that everybody felt very .................. (sleep)
4. When she saw the accident, she .................... called the police and an
ambulance. (calm)
5. The war between the two countries was short but ................. (blood)
6. His knee .................... forced him to leave the match so early. (injure)
7. I lost ........................................ with her whimsical behavior. (patient)
8. The ........................... soldiers were rescued by a helicopter. (wound)
9. Fortunately, nobody was .......................... in the car accident. (injure)
10. He spoke to the children and tried to make them feel safe
with his....................................................................................... (calm)
11. When the ambulance arrived, the victim was still...... (consciousness)
12. I was almost exhausted after a.................................... night. (sleen)
