Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden 3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard 6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him 7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city 10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955 12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs 14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter 15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone 17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______ 18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______ 20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the past continuous.

1. They (help) _________ the flood victims at 10 o'clock last night.

2. It (not snow) _________ when I left home this afternoon.

3. While she (work) _________ the field, the tornado came.

4. - What _________ you (do) _________ at 9 o'clock yesterday morning?

- I (watch) _________ the news about a volcanic eruption.

5. - _________ you (cry) _________ when I saw you two days ago?

- No, I wasn't.

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in bracket into the oast progressive

1. when I first met her she........( study) to paint.

2. Where...........(you/live) when you saw him last 

3 When I ................. ( arrive) he..........(talk) on the phone

4. When Shirley ..............(go) to the university in 1999, Kevin was working as acomputer operator

5. My dog was walking along quickly when Mr.Pit................(attack) him.

6. We ...............(sleep) when someone ..............(knock ) the door

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple:

1.I (have)________a busy day yesterday

2.My parents (buy)_________this house 20 years ago

3.I (phone)_________her last night but she (not answer)________

4.Her mother (take)________her to the zoo last Suday

5._______you (be) at home yesterday morning?

6.He (come)_________into the room, (turn)________on the TV , (sit)_______on the sofa and (begin)_______watching TV

7.I (not do)_______my homework last night , I (go) _______out with my friend

8.When_______you (start)_______learning English?

9.He wishes he (be)______a millionaire

10.what would you do if you (win)_______lottery?

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Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Don’t forget (lock) the door before (go) to bed.

2. I tried (explain) but he refused (listen) and went on (complain) __________.

3. Your windows need (clean) ; would you like me (do) them for you?

4. He heard the clock  (strike) six and knew that it was time for him (get) up.

5. After walking for three hours we stopped (let) the others (catch) up with us.

6. His doctor advised him (give up) (jog) .

7. I didn’t feel like (work) so I suggested (spend) the day in the garden.

8. Most people prefer (spend) money to (earn) it.

9. Do  you remember (read) about it? ~ No, at that time I was too young (read)

newspaper.

10. Please stop (cry) . I hate (see) a woman (cry)

11. I catch him (climb) over my wall. I asked him (explain) but he refused (say)

anything.

12. Do you expect (pass) this course? If so, you’d better (work) harder.

13. You don’t need (ask) his permission every time you want (leave) _________ the room.

14. Before he let us (go) _______ he made us (promise) (not tell) anybody

what happened.

15. Try (avoid) (be) late. He hates being kept (wait) ___________.

16. We considered (drive)                to New York, but at last we decided (fly) .

17. They agreed (spend)                   $10,000 (rebuild) the hall.

18. I don’t mind (stay)              home, but I’d rather (go)           out tonight.

19. They begin (encourage) __________ younger people (quit) _______ (smoke) _________.

20. After (play)             with his toys for about half an hour, the boy started (cry) ______ loudly.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the  " past simple " or " past progressive " tense.
1. When my uncle ( come ) ________, we ( water ) _______ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu ( talk ) _______ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan ( practise ) _______ the piano while her sister ( read ) ________ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys ( climb ) ________ up the trees when we ( visit ) _______ the zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba ( talk ) _______ with his classmate when the principal ( enter ) _________ their classroom.
6. Last night I ( make ) _______ a cake when the lights ( go ) ________ out.
7. While I ( cross ) ________ the street, I ( step ) _______ on a banana skin and ( fall ) _______ heavily.
8. It ( begin ) _______ to rain when I ( plant ) ________ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I ( arrive ) __________, the teacher ( write ) ________ on the blackboard.
10. When they ( walk ) _________ down the stairs, they ( hear ) _________ a strange noise.

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:

11. Albert Einstein (die) ____died___ in 1955.

12. Tom (go) ____went___ to the post office twice yesterday.

13. He (fall) ___fell____ while he (go) _was going______ down the stairs

14. What ___did____ she (do) when you (arrive) ___arrived____ there? She (write) ___writed____ a letter

15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready

16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone

17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______

18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over

19.  Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______

20. What _______  (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:

11. Why are you under the table? You (look) _______ for something?

12. _______ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _______ supper and (go) _______ straight to bed

13. I (not like) _______ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) _______ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.

14. Linda (be) _______ busy when we (go) _______ to see her yesterday. She (study) _______ for an exam. We (not want) _______ to disturb her, so we (not stay) _______ very long

15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think) _______ that I (joke) _______

16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France

17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more

18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light

19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident?

20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off

III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. She usually _____ two hours a day

a. work                            b. is working                   c. works                 d. working

2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends

a. is talking            b. was talking                  c. talks                             d. talked

3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them

a. talk                     b. talked                 c. are talking                    d. have talked

4. Where _____ your sister born?

a. were                             b. was                              c. did                     d. is

5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine

a. didn’t/had          b. don’t/had           c. did/didn’t           d. didn’t/have

6. When did you _________ see him?

a. recently              b. already               c. last                     d. lately

7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang

a. was having                   b. had                    c. am having                    d. have

8. I _____ her two week ago

a. seen                              b. was seeing                   c. saw                    d. have seen

9. I _____ to his house in 1991

a. moved                b. have been moving       c. have moved                 d. was moving

10. He came into the room while they _________ television

a. have watched     b. watched             c. were watching    d. have been watching

11. I fell asleep when I _____ television

a. am watching       b. am being watched        c. was watching     d. All are correct

12. They _____________ last week

a. didn’t come        b. came not            c. don’t come                   d. did come

13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden

a. They’re sitting    b. They sitting                  c. There sitting       d. They’re siting

14. It’s very cold today and _____

a. It’s snowing                 b. it snows             c. its snowing                   d. it snowing

15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there

a. never                  b. usually               c. rarely                  d. once

16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus

a. are waiting                   b. waited                c. were waiting      d. was waiting

17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner

a. burnt                  b. was burning                 c. has burnt            d. had burnt

18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together

a. came to see                   b. comes to see      c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct

19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner

a. cooks                 b. was cooking      c. is cooking                    d. has cooked

20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work

a. have                             b. is having            c. was having                   d. had

21. When my mum got home, _________

a. the dinner be cooked                        b. I was cooking dinner

c. I am cooking dinner                         d. the dinner deing cooked

22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends

a. have visited                  b. visits                  c. visit                    d. are visiting

23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came

a. while                  b. when                  c. during                d. if

24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there

a. fed                     b. was feeding                 c. feeds                  d. is feeding

25. He _________ in London at the moment

a. studies                b. has studied                   c. is studying                    d. will study

Put the verbs in brackets into Past simple or Past continous.

Dear Peter,

I'm writing to tell you about what happened to me last week while I __________ (visit) my aunt who lives by the sea. One afternoon I __________ (take) her dog for a walk by the cliffs when I __________ (notice) a girl who __________ (climb) a tree by the edge of the cliff. As she __________ (hang) there, the branch suddenly __________ (break) and the girl __________ (fall) over the edge. I __________ (run) to the edge, but although the girl __________ (shout) for help, I __________ (not/be/able to) see her. I __________ (think) about what to do when a man __________ (come) along the cliff path. I __________ (explain) what had happend and while he __________ (go) for help I __________ (talk) to the girl. Well, everything __________ (end) happily. The girl was rescued and her parents __________ (thank) me by giving me a large bunch of flowers. The story __________ (be) in the newspaper too! That's all my news-write and tell me your soon.

With love,

Lucy

IV. Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tenses to complete the sentences.
1. I (tidy) _____________ my desk, but it's in a mess again.
2. We (wait) _____________ over an hour and he (not phone) _____________ yet.

3. The doctor hardly (fall) _____________ asleep when the telephone (wake) _____________ him up
again.
4. I (never have) _____________ my car (break) _____________ down on a motorway before.
5. We hope that our project (complete) _____________ by 2020.
6. It's no use (try) _____________ (persuade) _____________ him. You won't succeed.
7. I would rather (walk) _____________ home. It's not worth (take) _____________ a taxi.