1 / is (snow)...............when I (liave)................home this morning
2 / A Lot of people (wsit)............... for the 7:30 bus last nighr
3 / He ( talk)......................on the phone when i (arrive)
4 / I nearly had and accident this morning. A car (come)..............................towards me , bus I (move).....................quickly our of the way
5 / it was a sunny afternoon and people (sit).....................on the grass in the park. then it suddenly ( start ) ................................to rain
6 / which hotel ( you/stay ) ......................in when you ( lose).............................your passpost?
7 / Fortunately , i (not drive )..................... too fast when the child ( walk )................... into the road in front of me
8 / what ( you/do ) .........................at 3 o`clock yesterday afternoon ?
I. Put the verb in the bracket into the correct form
1. I …………………. this film twice. (see)
2. The train ………………….when we got to the station. (just, leave)
3. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it …………………. for two hours. (rain)
4. As soon as Martina (see) …………….. the fire, she ………….the fire department. (telephone)
5. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she …………. any kind of contest. (not, enter)
6. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ……………homesick. (feel)
7. The last time I ………………….in Athens, the weather was hot and humid. (be)
8. After the race …………………., the celebration began. (win)
9. At this time tomorrow, we …………………. our final exam. (take)
10. Peter said he ………………….a test the following day. (have)
11. I will tell Anna all the news when I ……………… her. (see)
12. Before the invention of the steamboat there ……………… no way to cross the ocean. (be)
13. He said that he ……………… his homework since 7 o’clock. (do)
14. She won't get married until she ………………25 years old. (be)
15. After Mary ……………… her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. (finish)
16. By the end of this month, I………………English for 6 years. (learn)
17. Up to now, I ……………… a lot of information about her. (know)
18. This house ………………35,000 pounds in 1980. (cost)
19. I don’t remember where and when I………………her. (meet)
20. At this time yesterday I ……………… to music. (listen)
21. Bill (have) ………………breskfast when I stopped at this house.
22. It (rain………………heavily when I (sleep) ……………… yesterday afternoon.
23. He (do) …………… a lot of jobs before he (work)……………in this company.
24. After they (visit) ………………. Paris, they (go) ………………to Manchester.
25. Before I could say anything, they (admit) ……………… their mistakes.
26. I (hit) ……………… my thumb while I (use) ………………. the hammer. Ouch! That (hurt) ……
27. While I (read) ………………books in the living room last night, I (hear) ……………… a strange noise in the kitchen. I (go) ………………to the kitchen, (turn) ………………. on the lights. I (hold) ………………my break and (listen) ……………… carefully. I (realise) ……………… that a mouse (chew) ………………on something under the cupboard.
28. The vase broke when it (move) ……………… to the other room.
29. When I entered his room, I saw him (sleep) ……………… in a chair.
30. If only I (have) ……………… money with me, I (lend) ………………you some.
31. Why are you under the table? You (look) ………………for something?
32. David (wash) ……………… his hands. He just (repair) ………………the TV set
33. The radio (play) ………………since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
34. Mr. Brown just (finish) ……………reading the letter when the telephone on his desk ( ring) …
35. Those students who ( fail) ……………… the exam are going to take another one held in August
36. Hurry up or you (be) ……………… late for class.
37. Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ( be) over long before we ( reach) home
38. I (not have) ………………much time for entertainment these days.
39. Two robbers (put) ………………in prison (escape) ………………yesterday.
40. It is 2 years since I (last give) ………………presents on Christmas day.
1.When I got home, I (swith)......on the answer phone. several people (leave)... Message for me
2.I (not hear)... The joke before,.I (laugh)..... A lot 3.When we (come)...out of the restaurant, we saw cha our car(disappear).... 4.By the time he (be)..... Twent-five,he (make)......a milion pounds 5.After,I(finish)........our meal. We (go) 6.After,I(finish)........our meal. We (go)....... For a walk 7.She coughtn't see the photograph berry well because she (not bring).....her glasss.Verb tense
1/ When my father (be) ______young, he sometimes (drive)______to this village
2/ He(write)______a letter when he (break)________the pencil
3/ When I (find) _______my pure, someone(take)________the money out of it
4/ When I (get) _________to the station, the train (leave)____________
5/ The police (pay) ____________no attention to Mary's complain because she (phone) ________them so many time before
1. When someone.... a poem or other piece of writing, they it alooud after they have learned it.
2. The workers have made.....to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening.
3. A lot of things......to the house before we can move in.
4.No one is a better cook than your mother,.....?
5. The doctor said..... the patient did not stop smoking, he would be seriously ill.
6. We cannot grow enough food to.....the increasing population.
7. It would be very nice if we had a true.......of how many people in this country have not got a job.
8. There is ......outside the house.
9. Peter is not ......work today. He is ....... holiday.
10. ............ told me she was ill so I did not play her a visit.
11. She was..............to leave without saying goodbye.
12. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful.........…...
13. When people......…, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.
14. She wouldn’t have left early if she ........…a good reason.
15. Sarah …… from a well-known university.
16. I am used........... my sleep interrupted by the noise because I have lived in this region for more than 20 years.
17. Scientists....a carefully constructed experiment on the mystery virus.
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense
1/ He ( sit ) ................. in a bar when I ( see ) ........................ him
2/ When I ( go ) ................... out , the sun ( shine ) .......................
3/ The light ( go ) .................... out while I ( have ) ........................ tea
4/ When it ( rain ) ............................ , she ( carry ) ...................... an umbrella
5/ We ( walk ) ........................ to the station when it ( begin ) ......................... to rain
6/ He ( teach ) ....................... English for 2 months when he ( live ) .................. in Germany and ( work ) .............. as a journalist
7/ The house ( burn ) .................. fast , so we ( break ) ................ the window to get out
Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same read to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives.
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine
'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the too and I brush my-teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don'y eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.'
Routines are very useful. but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different route to work. Eat something different for brealfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.
1. This passage is mainly concerned with...............................
a.our usual ways of doing things
b. our daily activities
c. Jo's timetable
d. changes in our lives
2. according to the passage, routines are useful because.........................
a. we can do them in the morning
b. they make a habit of never thinking
c. they save time and energy
d. we all have them in our lives
3. the word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with.....................
a. balcony
b. bedroom
c. sink
d. toilet
4.what is the main disadvantage of routines?
a. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas
b. Routines may change our life
c. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing
d. Routines make us do the same things day after day
5. which of the sentences is true?
a. Routines make our brain creative
b.people who have routines are unable to think
c. we shouldn'r break our routines
d. our lives could be changed if we change our routines
TENSES:Supply the correct werb tenses
1.we seldom (eat)........before 6:30
2.my mother sometimes(buy).............vegetable at this market
3.the earth(circle)..........the sun once every 365 days
4.he had taught in this school before he(leave)...............england
5.the sun (set)........in the west
6.rivers usually(flow)...........to the sea
7.our teacher(tell).......us yesterday that he(visit)......england in 1970
8.I expect I........(have) children in a few years
9.the teacher hopes we(pass).......our exams
10.she(be).........twenty years old on next birthday
11.water(boil)......at 100 degrees celsius
12.lan(study)................four lessons this morning
13.thao is very clever she(speak)........four languages
14.last year Mr.jones(teach)..............us both english and mathematics
15."where do you live?""normally I...........in paris with my parents but at the moment I.........in london so I.......with an english family (live,study,live)
16. he usually.........very hard but he .......at all today because it's a holiday (work,not work)
17.look! that man..............out of the bank! and he........a large bag full of money! (run,carry)
18.I(study).........english for three years
19.up to the present we(write)..........almost every lesson in the look
20.I(not see).......him since last monday
21.geogre(work).......at the university so far
22.my father(not smoke).........for 5 years
23.you(receive)..........any letter from your parents yet?
24.jim sends his love I(just,see)........him in the high street
25.monica says she(alrealy,catch)......the train so she'll be here in half an hour
26.while diana(watch)..........her favourite TV progamme,there(be)..........a power cut
27.who(drive)....the car at the time of the accident?
28.by the time sheila(get)......back, chris(go)...........home
29.I(do)..........some shopping yesterday when I(see)......your friend
30.what you (do)...........when I(come)...........to your office yesterday?
31.who(live).......in that house before the smiths(buy)......it
32.when the police(arrive)............the robbers had gone
33.when I arrived the students(already,go).........in to class
34.miss davis(type).................letters after manager(come)........back
35.my roommate had finished dinner by the time I(get)........home
36.they(go)..............home after they(finish)......their work
37.after they(go)...........I(sit)......down and (rest)........
38.before she(watch).....TV she(do)........her homework
39.when she.....(be)a child she always............(want) to do the most dangerous things
40.I suddenly................(recognize) the town square I...........(be) there ten year before
Buy. Be . Not like. Havetest-drive
When I got to the garage, I managed to have a quick look at the car before the salesman came out of his office. It seemed......in very good condition and was worth about $2000, although the garage Washington asking $1500 for it. When the salesman came out. I arranged......the car straight away. The salesman and I got in and we drove off. I liked the car immediately and I decided that I wanted......it, but of course, I didn't say this to the salesman. Instead, I pretended...the car very much
Try. Get. Accept . Pay
When we had finished the test drive and had pulled up outside the garage, I told the salesman that I couldn't afford......more than $900. The salesman, of course, refusEd.....such a miserable little offer. He told me that he expected.....at least $1300 for the car. I tried offering $950, $980, $990, but he wouldn't change his mind. Then I decided......something different
Give . Be. Sell . Accept
I thanked the salesman politery, said goodbye, got out of the car, and started to walk away. It worked! The salesman got out of the car too and hurried after mẹ. He told me that he wanted.....fair and was prepared.......a reasonable offer for the car. In the end, he agreed.......it to me for $1100. He even agreed......me $300 for my old car
Buy. Be . Not like. Havetest-drive
When I got to the garage, I managed to have a quick look at the car before the salesman came out of his office. It seemed......in very good condition and was worth about $2000, although the garage Washington asking $1500 for it. When the salesman came out. I arranged......the car straight away. The salesman and I got in and we drove off. I liked the car immediately and I decided that I wanted......it, but of course, I didn't say this to the salesman. Instead, I pretended...
the car very much
Try. Get. Accept . Pay
When we had finished the test drive and had pulled up outside the garage, I told the salesman that I couldn't afford......more than $900. The salesman, of course, refused.....such a miserable little offer. He told me that he expected.....at least $1300 for the car. I tried offering $950, $980, $990, but he wouldn't change his mind. Then I decided......something different
Give . Be. Sell . Accept
I thanked the salesman politery, said goodbye, got out of the car, and started to walk away. It worked! The salesman got out of the car too and hurried after mẹ. He told me that he wanted.....fair and was prepared.......a reasonable offer for the car. In the end, he agreed.......it to me for $1100. He even agreed......me $300 for my old car