Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ____________ (move) house a lot while I____________ (grow up).

2. After Joe ____________ (learn) to drive, he___________ (buy) a car.

3. George ____________ (leave) school, ____________ (go) to university and____________ (study) engineering.

4. My parents ____________ (get) engaged in 1990.

5. They ____________ (fall) in love two years before, while they ____________ (work) in London.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1.      I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.

2.      My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.

3.      The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.

4.      When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.

5.      We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.

6.      What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?

7.      What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?

8.      I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.

9.      While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.

10.  While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My uncle and aunt _________ (already/get engaged) before they _________(emigrate) to Australia.

2 I _________(not/can) buy anything because I _________(forget) my wallet.

3 Robert _________(be) upset because he _________ (split up) with his girlfriend.

4 Kelly _________(start) her first business before she_________(leave) university.

5 As soon as Sara _________(inherit) the money from her grandmother, she _________(buy) a car.

6 By the time Joe _________(retire), he_________(become) a grandfather.

7 After Fred _________ (settle down) in London, he _________(decide) to have a change of career.

8 We _________ (spend) the weekend moving house, so we _________ (go) to bed very early on Sunday.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

 We were tired because we ………………………………….. (drive) for two hours.

Anna ………………………………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.

………………………………………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?

I ………………………………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest.

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.

3.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

4.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

5.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.

6.     By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.

7.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

8.     As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

9.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.

10.  It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.

11.  Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ...................................  in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.

When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple or past continuous

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

3.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

4.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (study) ………………………at university.

5.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

6.     After I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

7.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me.

8.     It was 9pm last night. My parents (watch) …………………………..TV, I (do) ………………………..my homework and my brother (read)…………………………..his comic.

9.     Last night, I (listen)............................ to music and (do) ..................................... my homework when Kim (stop) .............................. by.

10.  While Paul (carry)................................ brushes and paint and (climb) .....................................a ladder, a bird (fly).............................down and (sit) .....................................on his head. Paul (drop)..................................the paint and (spill) ..................................... it all over the ground.

I) Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect or past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The bus got stuck in traffic, so, by the time we got to the cinema, we ___________ (miss) the start of the film.

2. Clara ___________ (perform) in small-town theatres for years before she got her first role in a Hollywood film.

3. Audiences were amazed when they first saw the film Citizen Kane. They ___________ (not see) anything like it before. 

4. The flight was so long I ___________ (watch) five films from beginning to end by the time we landed. 

5. My little brother started crying in the cinema because he thought I ___________ (eat) all of his ice cream. 

6. It wasn’t until we left the cinema that I noticed my sister’s eyes were red. She ___________ (cry) all the way through the film. 

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?