1. was sitting - saw

2. went - was shining

3. went - was having

4. rained - was carrying

5. were walking - began

1/ was sitting, saw 
2/ was going, shined
3/ went, was having
4/ rained, carried
5/ were walking, began 

was sitting - saw

went-was shining

went-was having

rained-was carrying

were walking-rained

1. After they ___had had____ (have) a cup of tea, they ____had___ (have) some cake.

2. They ___bought____ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _____was watching__ (watch) TV, the lights ___went____ (go) out.

4. He _____told__ (tell) me that he _had seen______ (see) a lion.

5. He ___went____ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _had called______ (call) the police, he ___called____ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _____was washing__ (wash) her hair when her baby _____started__ (start) to cry.

8. After he ____had worked___ (work) hard, he _____felt__ (feel) ill.

9. He ___left ____ (leave) the room after I ___had explained____ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he __had found_____ (find) the key, he ___opened____ (open) the door.

11. While he ___was playing____ (play) computer games, she ___was reading____ (read).

12. They ____had sold___ (sell) everything before they ___moved____ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He __visited_____ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I ___was cleaning____ (clean) the room, Mary __came_____ (come) home.

15. After he _____had finished__ (finish) school, he ____started___ (start) to work in a factory.

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense

1. Do You ( love ) him ?

No, i (like) him very much i but i (do not love) him

2. Do You(dream) at night?

Yes, i always (dream) and if i (eat) too much supper i (will have) nighrmares

3. The milk (smells) sour. Do You ( keep) milk a long time?

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense

1. How did you (damage) your car so badly?

I (ran) into a lamp-post yetesday.

I suppose you (was driving) too quickly or were not looking where you (went)

2. As he (was geting) into the bus it (started) suddenly and he (fell) backwards on to the road .

3. When he (was mending) the fuse he (got ) a very bad shock.

1. Our first lesson the morning(be).....is........history

2. The bus(stop)....stopped..........opposite the school five minutes ago

3. My dad(walk).....walked.........to work last Monday

4. I(have).......have......coffee for breakfast every morning

5. They(begin).......began...... to study at this school 7 years ago

6. He(visit)........visited.......his friends yesterday

7. Every say Ba(go)....goes............to school at 6.a.m. Yesterday he(go)....went.......to school at 6:30. He(be).......was.....late

1.   I ………………saw…………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) ……………didn't see……………… me. She………………was looking………… (look) the other way.

2.   I ……………was cycle……………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………stepped………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I……………………was going……… (go) quite fast but luckily  I ……………managed……………… (manage) to stop in time and …………diddn't hit……………… (not/hit) him.

3.   I……………was walking…………… (walk) home when I ……………met…………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………burnt………… (burn) his hand when he …was cooking ………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………rang………………… (ring) while I ………was having…......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven ………wrote…......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………was………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ........made........................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................was making.................. (make) the second one when his guests .................arrived........... (arrive) and they ...........helped................... (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi .............desgned .................. (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ..................started............. (start) work on a church. He ..................was working............... (work) on the church when he ..................died............ (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ...........escaped....................... (escape) while the police ...................were taking................... (take) him to prison. Later they ..............caught.................. (catch) him again, and this time they .......................locked................. (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they .............lost......................... (lose), but in the end they .................won.............. (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon ...............sang..................... (sing) and ............played............................. (play) on many records with The Beatles. He .......................was preparing..................... (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ...............shot............................ (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I .............was studying................................... (study) at home after school when I ................heard......................... (hear) a loud noise. I .......................ran.............  (run) outside. It ............was raining....................... (rain) and it ................was..................... (be) cold. I ................saw............................ (see) that smoke ..........was coming............................ (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ............arrived............................ (arrive) and we ..............................phoned.................. (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people .................were calling....................... (call) for help. While we .........................were waiting.......... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ..................................decided........... (decide) to investigate.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1. While he ( learn ) was learning to drive, he ( have ) was having an accident

2. He ( have ) was having a bad fall when he ( repair ) repaired his roof

3. It ( start ) was starting to rain when we ( play ) played football in the schoolyard yesterday

4. When I ( stand ) stood at the bus stop, I ( see ) was seeing an accident

5. Yesterday I ( walk ) was walking to school when I ( find ) found a wallet on the street.

6. When I ( have ) had dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) was coming to our house

5. The thief ( steal ) was stealing the bike when Mai ( look ) looked for some books in the shop

1. was learning/had

2. had/was repairing

3. started/was playing

4. was standing/saw

5. was walking / found

6. was having/came

7. stole/ was looking

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1. While he ( learn ) __was learning___ to drive, he ( have ) ___had___ an accident

3. It ( start ) __started___ to rain when we ( play ) ___were playing___ football in the schoolyard yesterday

4. When I ( stand ) _was standing___ at the bus stop, I ( see ) __saw___ an accident

5. Yesterday I ( walk ) __was walking_____ to school when I ( find ) ___found__ a wallet on the street.

6. When I ( have ) ___was having___ dinner yesterday, Peter ( come ) __came___ to our house

5. The thief ( steal ) ___stole____ the bike when Mai ( look ) ___was looking___ for some books in the shop

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Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense : the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Tom (call) _called_________ his boss yesterday.

2. I (meet) __met________ Robert at the supermarket this morning.

3. We (fly) _have flew_________ to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we (go) _went_______ there by train.

4. When (your father / give up) _did your father gine up_________ smoking?

5. My uncle (move) __moved________ to Da Lat in 2005.

6. I (be) _have been_________ to Sa Pa twice since 2000.

7. We (spend) spent__________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

8. I (watch) _have watched_________ the film Titanic already.

9. The postman (deliver) _delivered _________ the letter half an hour ago.

10. I (hear) __heard________ the good news from Mary a few minuters ago.

11. I (have) __have had________ this iPad for three years. My father (give) _has given______ it to me when I was in grade 6.

12. My mother (do) had__done______ all the cleaning. The apartment is really clean now.

13. Someone (turn) _has _turned________ on the hi-fi. Do you know that song?

14. The match (just start) __has just stared_________ . Our team is playing very well.

15. He (lose) has__lost_________ his credit card. He can't find it anywhere.

16. Prices (go) _have gone__________ up. Everything is more expensive nowadays.

17. (you / buy) Have you bought __________ the laptop yet.

18. Miss White (work) __worked________ in Ha Noi from 2011 and 2014.

1. called

2. meet

3. have flown

1/ He ( sit ) .....was sitting.... in a bar when I ( see ) ......saw...... him

2/ When I ( go ) .......went....... out , the sun ( shine ) .......was shining........

3/ The light ( go ) .......went....... out while I ( have ) ......was having..... tea

5/ We ( walk ) ......was walking....... to the station when it ( begin ) .......began...... to rain

6/ He ( eat ) .......was eating...... three sandwiches while you ( talk ) ......were talking..... to him

7/ The servant ( drop ) ........dropped....... two cups while she ( wash up ) .....was washing up........ last night ; neither of them ( break )......broke......

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1/ He ( sit ) ............was sitting.......... in a bar when I ( see ) .................saw............... him

2/ When I ( go ) ................went........... out , the sun ( shine ) ............was shining.........................

3/ The light ( go ) .............was going.......... out while I ( have ) ..........was having............. tea

4/ When it ( rain ) ............rained.............. , she ( carry ) ........ carried.............. an umbrella

5/ We ( walk ) ...........were walking............. to the station when it ( begin ) .............began.......... to rain

6/ He ( eat ) ........was eating.......... three sandwiches while you ( talk ) ............were talking.......... to him

7/ The servant ( drop ) ...............was dropping................ two cups while she ( wash up ) .......was washing up............. last night ; neither of them ( break )........broke ......