5: went

had finished

4: were playing

came

1:

arrived

sleeping

2:

crossing

saw

3:

is reading

am learning

is doing

1 When I arrived at this house, he still was sleeping.

2 While we were crossing the street, we saw an accident.

3 While my father was reading a newspaper, I was learning my lesson and my sister was doing her homework.

4 The children were playing football when their mother came back home.

5 They went home after they finished their work.

3. Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Past continuos.

1. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)........................................sleeping.....................

2. The light (go)went out while we (have) were having dinner.................................................................

3. Bill (have)was having breakfast when I (stop)stopped at this house this morning.......................................................

4. As we (cross)were crossing the street, we (see)saw an accident...........................................................................

5. Tom (see)saw a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop..................................................

6. While my father (read)was reading a newspaper, I (learn)was learning my lesson and my sister (do)was doing her homework. .........................................................................................................................

7. The children (play)were playing.................... football when their mother (come) ......came...................back home.

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take) was taking a bath.........................................................................

9. I (be)was very tired because I (work)worked all day yesterday......................................................

. 10. He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when I (see) saw him...................................................

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was talking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

arrive/was sleeping

went/were having

was having/stopped

were crossing/saw

saw/was standing

was reading/were learning/were doing

were playing/came

rang/was taking

was/was working

was sitting/saw

a) When I arrived at this house, he was still sleeping.

b) The light went out while we were having dinner.

c) Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at thier house this morning.

d) As we were acrossing the street we were seeing an accident.

e) Tom saw a serious acciedent while he was standing at the bus stop.

f) While my father was reading a newspaper, I was learning my lesson and my sister was doing her homework.

j) The children were playing fooball when their mother came back home.

supply the correct verb form: simple past or past continuous

1.When I(arrive )arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)sleeping.

2.The light (go)went out while we (hae)were having dinner.

3.Bill (have)was having breakfast when I (stop)stopped at this house this morning.

4.As we (cross)were crossing the street, we (see)saw an accident.

5.Tom (see0saw a serious accident while he (stand)was standing at the bus stop.

6.While my father (read)was reading a newspaper, I (learn)was learning my lesson and my sister (do)was doing her homework.

7.The children (play)were playing footballwhen their mother (come)came back home

8.The bell rang while Tom (take)was taking a bath.

9.I (be)was ery tired because I (work)was working all day yesterday.

10.He (sit)was sitting in a cafe when I (see)saw him.

1.When I arrived at this house, he was still sleeping.

2.The light went out while we were having dinner.

3.Bill was having breakfast when I stopped at this house this morning.

4.As we were crossing the street, we saw an accident.

5.Tom saw a serious accident while he was standing at the bus stop.

6.While my father was reading a newspaper, I was learning my lesson and my sister was doing her homework.

7.The children were playing footballwhen their mother came back home

8.The bell rang while Tom was taking a bath.

9.I was very tired because I worked all day yesterday.

10.He was sitting in a cafe when I saw him.

Past tenses:

1. His uncle(teach) ......TAUGHT.......... English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) .....FELL........ as he (get) ......WAS GETTING........... into the bus.

3. They (not go) .....DIDN'T GO......... to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) .......WAS SITTING........ asleep in a chair.

5. ........DID....... You (find) .....FIND........ my oen yesterday?

6. The light (go) ...WENT........ out when we (study) ....WERE STUDYING.......... our lesson

7. There (be) .........WAS...... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8. They (give) .......GAVE....... me the letter a few minutes ago.

9. What she (do) ...WAS SHE DOING................. when you (arrive) ....ARRIVED.. there? She (write) ........WAS WRITING........ a letter.

10. She (have) .....WAS HAVING...... her bath while her sister (get) ..WAS GETTING......... the breakfast ready.

11. The storm (begin) ..BEGAN....... at half past ten while the class (study) .......WAS STUDYING...... history.

12. When the students (hear) ......HEARD........ the bell, they (get) .....WERE GETTING....... up and (leave) WERE LEAVING.

13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ......ASKED....... me about my plans the next time he (see) .......SAW........... me.

14. As I (cross) .....WAS CROSSING.......... the street, two cars (race) .......RACED... by me at full speed.

15. Just as I (leave) ......WAS LEAVING...... for home, a student (stop) .......STOPPED....... me in the hall.

16. Dorothy and I (just leave) ...WERE JUST LEAVING........... the house when the telephone (ring) ........RANG.......

17. The minute I (hear) ......HEARD......... the news , I (send) ..........WAS SENDING...... him a telegram.

18. I (go) ....WENT........ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) .....WERE SLEEPING...... so peacefully when I (look) .....LOOKED..... into your room that I (decide) DECIDED to do it alone.

19. When I (arrive) ...ARRIVED......... at his house, he WAS still (sleep) ....SLEEPING........

20. The light (go) .........WENT..... out while we (have) .......WERE HAVING..... dinner.

21. Bill (have) .......WAS HAVING...... breakfast when I (stop) ......STOPPED....... at his house this morning.

22. As we (cross) ....WERE CROSSING........ the street, we (see) ..........SAW... an accident.

23. Tom(see) .......SAW...... a serious accident while he (stand) ........WAS STANDING....... at the bus stop.

24. While my father (read) .WAS READING...... a newspaper, I (learn) ......WAS LEARNING....... my lesson and my sister (do) ....WAS DOING....... her homework.

25. The children (play) ...WERE PLAYING........ football when their mother (come) ..CAME....... back home.

26. The bell (ring) ....RANG....... while Tom (take) .......WAS TAKING.......... a bath.

27. I (be) ..WAS............... very tired because I (work) .......WORKED....... all day yesterday.

28. He (sit) .....WAS SITTING........ in a cafe when I (see) ......SAW...... him.

16.Tom (not go) ...............hasn't gone............. out since he (fail) .......failed........... in his exam.

17.I (not wear) .........haven't worn................... that skirt since Mary’s birthday. 18.It started to rain while you (sleep) ..........were sleeping....................

19.He (cross) ..............was crossing................ the street when I (see) ...........saw........him yesterday.

20.He (leave) .........left..........home 2 weeks ago and we (not hear) ................haven't heard........from him since.

21.What........were..... you (do) ......doing............. at that time last week ? 22.Last Sunday, An (watch) ..........was watching..................... TV when Tom (come) ..........came.........here.

23.John (do) ...........has done................ his homework already.

24.Yesterday while I (water) ..........were watering.................the garden, it (begin) .............was begining...... to rain.

25.He (read) ...............has read.............. 53 pages so far

26..........Is...... he (write) ..........writing....... a novel at present ?

27.They (not speak)..............haven't spoken................... to each other since they quarreled.

28.Listen ! Somebody (knock) ...............is knocking..................... the door. 29.Please don’t say anything while I (learn) ...................were learning ................... my lesson.

30.Up to now, I (do) ...................have done .................. every exercise in this book

i am thinking - is knocking

we are writting

circles

are working

have you seen

flow

is crying

8.Do you know that man, who(smoke)....is smoking......there?

9,MrsGreen always(go)goes to work by bus.

10,we (be).....are...........from French.We (be).have been.........there for twenty years.

11. that house(belong).......is belong......to Mr.Green.

12.Mai (lose)..........loses.....her dictionary

13.I(be).....am.....sorry. i (forget).........have forgetten..........that girl's name already.

14,i (wait).....have waited.........for the manager for two hours.

15,have you (ever,see)..........ever seen.........a lion?

II.give the right forms of the verbs in brackets:past tenses

1, yesterday John (go)........had gone.......to the store before he (go).........went...home

2, Our teacher (tell).........told.......us yesterday that he (visit).......has visited.....england in 1970

3, when John and i got to the theatre, the movie (start )..............had already started.....already.

4. Before Alice (go)........went....to sleep,she (call).......had call........her family.

5,when the phone (ring )......was ringing...... i (have) ...........was having.......dinner.

6,Daisy(agree)......agreed.......with other members in the last meeting

7,what didyou (do)..........do..........at 6p.m yesterday?

8, the little girl asked what (happen)....has....happened........to her ice-cream.

9, he (teach)......had taught....in this school before he (leave)...left......for england.

10. she (win)....won......the gold medal in 1

I. supply the correct veb from :present tenses

1, listen! i (think) think someone(knock). is knocking at the door

2,up to the pesent, we (write) have written almost every lesson in the book.

3. the earth (circle) circles the sun once every 36 days.

4, The faemers(work) are working in the field at the moment

5. how many times have you(see) seen him since he went to Edinburgh?

6,Rivers usually(flow) flow to the sea.

7. Look! the boy (cry) is crying

8.Do you know that man, who(smoke) is smoking there?

9,MrsGreen always(go) goes to work by bus.

10,we (be) are from French.We (be) have been there for twenty years.

11. that house(belong) belongs to Mr.Green.

12.Mai (lose) has lost her dictionary

13.I(be) am sorry. i (forget) have forgotten that girl's name already.

14,i (wait) have waited for the manager for two hours.

15, Have you (ever,see) ever seen a lion?

II.give the right forms of the verbs in brackets:past tenses

1, yesterday John (go) had gone to the store before he (go) went home

2, Our teacher (tell) told us yesterday that he (visit) had visited england in 1970

3, when John and i got to the theatre, the movie (start ) had started already.

4. Before Alice (go) went to sleep,she (call) had called her family.

5,when the phone (ring ) rang i (have) was having dinner.

6,Daisy(agree) agreed with other members in the last meeting

7,what were you (do) doing at 6p.m yesterday?

8, the little girl asked what (happen) had happened to her ice-cream.

9, he (teach) had taught in this school before he (leave) left for england.

10. she (win) won the gold medal in 1986

XIV. Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses.

1. Listen! I (think) think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.

2. Up to the present, we (write) have written almost every lesson in the book.

3. The Earth (circle) circles the Sun once every 365 days.

4. The farmers (work) are working in the field at the moment.

5. How many times have you (see) seen him since he went to Edinburgh?

6. Rivers usually (flow) flows to the sea.

7. Look! The boy (cry) is crying.

8. Do you know that man, who (smoke) is smoking there?

9. Mrs Green always (go) goes to work by bus.

10. We (be) are from French. We (be) have been there for twenty years.

11. That house (belong) belongs to Mr. Green.

12. Mai (lose) has lost her dictionary.

13. I (be) am sorry. I (forget) have forgotten that girl's name already.

14. I (wait) have waited for the manager for two hours.

15. Have You (ever, see) ever seen a lion?

1. Listen! I (think) think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.

2. Up to the present, we (write) have written almost every lesson in the book.

3. The Earth (circle) circlesthe Sun once every 365 days.

4. The farmers (work)are working in the field at the moment.

5. How many times have you (see) seen him since he went to Edinburgh?

6. Rivers usually (flow) flow to the sea.

7. Look! The boy (cry) is crying.

8. Do you know that man, who (smoke) is smoking there?

9. Mrs Green always (go) goes to work by bus.

10. We (be) are from French. We (be) have been there for twenty years.

11. That house (belong) belongs to Mr. Green.

12. Mai (lose) is losing her dictionary.

13. I (be) am sorry. I (forget) have forgotten that girl's name already.

14. I (wait) have waited for the manager for two hours.

15. Have You (ever, see) ever seen a lion?

1.think - is knocking

2. have been writing

3.circles

4. are working

5. have you seen 

6. flow

7.is crying

8.s smoking

9. goes

10. are - have -  been

11. belongs

12. lost

13. am - have forgotten

14. have been waiting

15.Have you ever seen

1.Listen! I (think) think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.

2. Up to the present, we (write) have been writing almost every lesson in the book.

3. The earth (circle) circles the sun once every 365 days.

4. The farmers (work) are working in the field at the moment.

5. How many times you (see) have you seen him since he went to Edinburgh?

6. Rivers usually (flow) flow to the sea.

7. Look! The boy (cry) is crying.

8. Do you know that man, who (smoke) is smoking there?

9. Mrs Green always (go) goes to work by bus.

10. We (be) are from France. We (be) have been there for 20 years.

11. That house (belong) belongs to Mr. Green.

12. Mai (lose) lost her dictionary.

13. I (be) am sorry. I (forget) have been forgotten that girl’s name already.

14. I (wait) have been waiting for the manager for two hours.

15. Have you ever seen (ever/see) a lion?