Exercise 1. Re-order the words to make meaningful sentences:
6 I years there for lived ( ………………………………………………………………………………………
but I anything asked she know her didn`t ( ……………………………………………………………
it evening was about Everybody talking all ( ……………………………………………………………
other about I day thinking you was the ( …………………………………………………………………
Exercise 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense.
I (come) ………………………………….. home, (switch) ………………………………….. on my computer and (check) ………………………………….. my emails.
While my brother (sleep) ………………………………….. last night, someone (steal) ………………………………….. his car.
Nobody (listen) ………………………………….. while the teacher (explain) ………………………………….. the lesson.
I (have) ………………………………….. dinner when I suddenly (hear) ………………………………….. a loud bang.
The boys (swim) ………………………………….. while the girls (sunbathe) …………………………………..
While Kevin (read) ………………………………….., Kate (watch) ………………………………….. a documentary on TV.
When the phone rang, I (get up) ………………………………….. to answer it.
Exercise 3. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
Two days ago, a murder (happen) ………………………………….. in Main Street at about nine p.m. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) ………………………………….. at the crime scene to investigate.
He (ask) ………………………………….. the owner of the house “What (do / you) ………………………………….. yesterday at nine?”
“I (watch) ………………………………….. the news on TV.”
“ (be) ………………………………….. you alone?”
“No, I (be / not) ………………………………….., my wife (read) ………………………………….. in the bedroom.”
“(hear / you) ………………………………….. anything suspicious?”
“Yes, about nine o`clock, I (hear) ………………………………….. some people arguing in the street. I (think) ………………………………….. they (fight) ………………………………….. but it suddenly (stop) ………………………………….. and I (forget) about it.
Exercise 4. Write questions in the simple past or in the past continuous.
An accident happened on the motorway, the police is investigating:
Where / you / be when the accident happened?…………………………………………………………….
What / you / do? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
What time / it / be?……………………………………………………………………………………………………
You / drive fast?………………………………………………………………….………………………… …………
Why / you / not stop in time? …………………………………………………………………………………...
Who / call the police? ………………………………………………………………….………………………
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.
I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She ………………………… (look) the other way.
I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.
I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.
Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.
The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.
Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.
Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first
Exercise 4. Write questions in the simple past or in the past continuous.
An accident happened on the motorway, the police is investigating:
Where were you when the accident happened?
What did you do?
What time was it ?
did You drive fast?
Why didn't you stop in time?
Who called the police?