I. Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive, the simple past, or the past progressive.
1. You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/ watch) it.
2. When I _____________ (open) the car door this morning, a cat _____________ (jump) out.
3. Bob _____________ (hurt) his finger when he _____________ (cook) his dinner.
4. I _____________ (live) in London for ten years while I _____________ (be) a child.
5. Listen! Somebody _____________ (play) the piano. ~ It’s Jenny. She _____________ (play) the piano every evening.
6. Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but she _____________ (not/ phone) yesterday.
7. We ___________ (go) to the cinema last night, but I ___________ (not/ enjoy) the film much.
8. When we _____________ (see) Mark, we _____________ (stop) the car.
9. When I last _____________ (see) Allan, he _____________ (try) to find a job in London.
10. My brother _____________ (try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.
11. This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil. And I _____________ (meet) my husband while I _____________ (work) there.
12. What _____________ (you/ do) at 10 o’clock yesterday? _____________ (you/ study)?
13. They still _____________ (live) in the small house they _____________ (buy) 50 years ago.
14. Last night while I _____________ (do) my homework, my brothers _____________ (play) computer games.
15. What _____________ (you/ do) last night? ~ Well, as soon as I _____________ (finish) my work, I _____________ (go) to bed.
am not watching
opened – jumped
hurt – was cooking
lived – was
is playing – plays
phones – did not phone
went – did not enjoy
saw – stopped
saw – was trying
is trying
was living – met – was working
were you doing – were you stydying
live – boughtwas doing – were playing
did you do – finished – went
1. You can turn off the television. I ………don’t watch…………..(not/watch)
2. When I ……was opening……(open) the car door this morning, a cat ……jumped…….(jump) out.
3. Bob ……hurt……(hurt) his finger when he ……was cooking………..(cook) his dinner.
4. I ……was living………(live) in London for ten years while I ………was…….(be) a child.
5. Listen! Somebody ………is playing…………(play) the piano. – it’s Jenny. She ……plays…….(play) the piano every evening.
6. Louise usually ……phones……(phone) me on Fridays, but she ……didn’t phone……..(not/phone) yesterday.
7. We …went…….(go) to the cinema last night, but I ……didn’t enjoy……(not/enjoy) the film much.
8. When we …saw……..(see) Mark, we ……stopped……..(stop) the car.
9. When I last ……saw…….(see) Allan, he ……was trying……(try) to find a job in London.
10. My brother ……is trying……(try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.
11. This time last year I ……was living……(live) in Brazil. And I ……met…….(meet) my husband while I …was working……(work) there.
12. What ……did you do…..(you/do) at 10 o’clock yesterday?
13. They still ……live……..(live) in the small house they ……bought……….(buy) 50 years ago.
14. Last night while I ……was doing……(do) my homework, my brothers …was playing……(play) computer games
15.What...... did you do (you/do) last night? ~Well, as soon as I finished (finish) my work, I went (go) to bed.
