In these jokes, complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. You can use the present simple, the present continuous, the past simple or the past continuous.
e.g. Yesterday I __was watching___ (watch) television when I ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise from upstairs.
Last week Mr. Benton (1) ____________________ (have) a very bad backache, so he (2) ___________________ (phone) the doctor to make an appointment.
‘How (3) ___________________ (it / happen)? asked the doctor’s receptionist.
‘Well, I (4) ___________________ (walk) to work and I (5) ___________________ (fall over) and (6) ___________________(hurt) my back.
‘Okay, you can see the doctor on 5th July at ten o’clock.’
‘But that’s three weeks! (7) ___________________ (say) Mr. Benton. ‘In three weeks’ time I might be dead!’
The receptionist (8) ___________________ (think) for a moment. ‘Okay, if you (9) ___________________ (die), could you ask your wife if she can phone us and we will cancel* the appointment.’
* cancel = stop
A man (10) ___________________ (visit) the city of York and he (11) ___________________ (ask) a young boy, ‘What’s the fastest way to the station?’
‘(12) ___________________ (you / walk) or (13) ___________________ (you / drive)?’
‘I (14) ___________________ (drive), (15) ___________________ (answer) the man.
‘Good, that’s the fastest way!’
In these jokes, complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. You can use the present simple, the present continuous, the past simple or the past continuous.
e.g. Yesterday I __was watching___ (watch) television when I ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise from upstairs.
Last week Mr. Benton (1) ___had___ (have) a very bad backache, so he (2) ___phoned__ (phone) the doctor to make an appointment.
‘How (3) __was it happening __ (it / happen)? asked the doctor’s receptionist.
‘Well, I (4) __was walking ___ (walk) to work and I (5) ___fell over_____ (fall over) and (6) ___hurted____(hurt) my back.
‘Okay, you can see the doctor on 5th July at ten o’clock.’
‘But that’s three weeks! (7) __said_ (say) Mr. Benton. ‘In three weeks’ time I might be dead!’
The receptionist (8) ___thought___ (think) for a moment. ‘Okay, if you (9) ___died____ (die), could you ask your wife if she can phone us and we will cancel* the appointment.’
* cancel = stop
A man (10) ___was visiting __ (visit) the city of York and he (11) ___asked _____ (ask) a young boy, ‘What’s the fastest way to the station?’
‘(12) _Were you walking ___ (you / walk) or (13) ___were you driving ___ (you / drive)?’
‘I (14) __was driving ___ (drive), (15) _answered __ (answer) the man.
‘Good, that’s the fastest way!’
In these jokes, complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. You can use the present simple, the present continuous, the past simple or the past continuous.
e.g. Yesterday I __was watching___ (watch) television when I ___heard____ (hear) a strange noise from upstairs.
Last week Mr. Benton (1) _____had_______ (have) a very bad backache, so he (2) _______phoned____________ (phone) the doctor to make an appointment.
‘How (3) _______was happening____________ (it / happen)? asked the doctor’s receptionist.
‘Well, I (4) _______was walking____________ (walk) to work and I (5) _______fell over____________ (fall over) and (6) ________hurted___________(hurt) my back.
‘Okay, you can see the doctor on 5th July at ten o’clock.’
‘But that’s three weeks! (7) ______said_____________ (say) Mr. Benton. ‘In three weeks’ time I might be dead!’
The receptionist (8) ________thought___________ (think) for a moment. ‘Okay, if you (9) ________ died___________ (die), could you ask your wife if she can phone us and we will cancel* the appointment.’
* cancel = stop
A man (10) _______was visting____________ (visit) the city of York and he (11) ______asked_____________ (ask) a young boy, ‘What’s the fastest way to the station?’
‘(12) _____Were you walking______________ (you / walk) or (13) _____were you driving______________ (you / drive)?’
‘I (14) ____was driving_______________ (drive), (15) _______answered____________ (answer) the man.
‘Good, that’s the fastest way!’
