Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses: 1. I (get) _______ hungry. Let’s go and have something to eat 2. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast 3. What _______ you (do) yesterday? I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______ to my office 4. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world 5. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday morning? She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen 6. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday? I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ “The Shut door” by Ivor Lock 7. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______ 8. Mary (usually/phone) ____ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _____last Friday 9. What’s the noise? What (happen) _______ ? 10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have) _______ dinner 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
1. I (get) __am getting_____ hungry. Let’s go and have something to eat
2. Be quiet! I (want) ___want____ to hear the news broadcast
3. What ___did you do____ you (do) yesterday? I (get) ____got___ up very early, (have) __had_____ my breakfast and then I (go) ____went___ to my office
4. Egypt (produce) ___produce____ some of the finest cotton in the world
5. What ____was she doing___ she (do) when you (arrive) ____arrived___ at her house yesterday morning? She (cook) ____was cooking___ her breakfast in the kitchen
6. What ____do___ you usually (read)read when you (be) ____are___ on holiday? I (read) __read_____ detective stories. Now I (read) __am reading_____ “The Shut door” by Ivor Lock
7. Ann (wait) ___was waiting____ for me when I (arrive) ____arrived___
8. Mary (usually/phone) __usually phones__ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _didn't phone____last Friday
9. What’s the noise? What (happen) ___is happening____ ?
10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) __rang_____ three times while we (have) ___were having____ dinner 11. Why are you under the table? You (look) ____are you looking___ for something? 12. ____did you watch___ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) ____had___ supper and (go) ___went____ straight to bed 13. I (not like) __don't like_____ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) ___spent____ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea. 14. Linda (be) ___was____ busy when we (go) _____went__ to see her yesterday. She (study) __was studying_____ for an exam. We (not want) ____didn't want___ to disturb her, so we (not stay) ____didn't stay___ very long 15. When I first (tell) ___told____ Tom the news, he (not believe) __didn't believe_____ me. He (think) ____thought___ that I (joke) __am joking_____ 16. We usually (go) __go_____ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) __will go_____ to France 17. We can go out now. It (not rain) __doesn't rain_____ any more 18. The sun (warm) ____warms___ the air and (give) ___gives____ us light 19. What speed ___was - doing____ the car (do) at the time of the accident? 20. They (study) ___were studying____ in the library when the fire alarm (go) __went_____ off
1. get
2. want
3. did you do - got - had - went
4. produces
5. was she doing - arrived - was cooking
6. do ... read - are
7. was waitting - arrived
8. usually phones - didn't phone
9. is happening?
10. rang - were having
11. Are you looking
12. Did.. watch-had-went
13. don't like - spent
14. was - went - was studying - didn't want - didn't stay
15. told - didn't believe.. . thought ... was joking
16. go - will go
17. is not raining
18. warms - gives
19. did the car do
20. were studying - went
