Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.
2. My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.
3. The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.
4. When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.
5. We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.
6. What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?
7. What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?
8. I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.
9. While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.
10. While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ………………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) …………………
2. There (be) ………………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ………………… before.
3. He (be) ………………… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………………… before him.
4. There (be) ………………… silence after she (go) …………………
5. From downstairs (come) ………………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………………… the conversation he (hold) ………………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) ................... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .................... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ............................................without me. My boss (be)..........................furious with me and he (fire).................................... me.
9. When I (turn)..........................the radio on yesterday, I (hear).......................a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear)..........................the song in years, and it (bring)...........................back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)...............................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)................................each other in years, and both of us (change)..................................a great deal. I (enjoy)...........................talking
to her so much that I (ask).............................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.
*Rewrite the sentences with PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT
⦁ They arrived at the airport. Vietnam Airline cancelled the flight.
⦁ Before ………………………………………………………………….
⦁ I could not go out. I broke my leg.
⦁ Because ………………………………………………………………..
⦁ He took up a job. He left school.
⦁ After ……………………………………………………………………
⦁ She fell in love with him. They met in Cork.
⦁ Before ………………………………………………………………….
⦁ Marion did not recognize Jim. She did not say hello to him.
⦁ Because ………………………………………………………………..
⦁ Peter wrote me an e-mail. I understood the problem.
⦁ After ……………………………………………………………………
⦁ Sue had a boyfriend. Then she met Greg at the disco.
⦁ Before ………………………………………………………………….
⦁ They changed the time. They did not let me know.
⦁ After ……………………………………………………………………
Put in the simple past or the past perfect.
Bill …didn’t tell… anybody how he …had got… into the house. (not tell; get)
Emma …went… to France last week. Before that, she …had… never …been… outside Ireland. (go; be)
1.When their mother …………………………………….. home, the children …………………………………….. all the sweets. (get; eat)
2.Yesterday I …………………………………….. a man who ………………………………. at school with my grandmother. (meet; be)
3. It ………………………….. to rain, and I ……………………………….. that I …………………………………. my window. (start; remember; not close)
4I …………………. a letter on my desk that I …….….. (find; not open)
5.I ………………Bob I couldn’t go to the theatre, but he ……………….. the tickets. (already tell; buy)
Write the words in brackets in Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.
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1. I (watch) TV when she (call) me.
2. He (jump) into the river and (rescue) the drowning man.
3. I (see) my first baseball match while I (live) in New York.
4. We (ring) the police because the neighbours (play) the music very loud.
5. He (write) the whole homework during the lunch break.
6. We (play) in the garden when it (start) to rain.
7. He (meet) his girlfriend when he (live) in London.
8. While I (work) in the hospital I (decide) to give up smoking.
9. It (rain) the whole day so we (decide) to stay at home.
10. The sun (shine) so we (decide) to go for a walk.
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I. Past or Past Continuous:
1. His uncle (teach) English in our school five years ago.
2. The old man (fall) as he (get) into the bus.
3. They (not go) to the movies last Sunday.
4. When I saw him, he (sit) asleep in a chair.
5. You (find) my fountain pen yesterday?
6. Where she (be) at 5 o’clock this morning?
7. It (take) me five minutes to walk to school last year.
8. The light (go) out when we (study) our lesson.
9. They (give) me the letter a few minutes ago.
I. Put the verb in brackets in the Past simple, Past perfect or present perfect.
1. I suddenly (remember).... that I (forget).... my keys.
2. Bill no longer has his car. He (sell).... it.
3. (Have/you/put).... off the fire before you (go).... out.
4. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see).... for a long time.
5. I thanked her for everything she (do).... for me.
6. When I got to the office, I (realize).... I (forget).... to lock the door.
7. Who is that women? I (never seen).... her before.
8. Tom was not at home when I (arrive).... He (just go).... out.
9. She said it (be).... the first time she (meet).... such a man.
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.
1/ They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their study.
2/ He (do) _________ nothing before he (see) ___________ me.
3/ He (thank) __________ me for what I (do) __________ for him.
4/ I (be) __________ sorry that I (hurt) __________ him.
5/ After they (go) __________ , I (sit) __________ down and (rest) __________.
6/ When I (arrive)___________, the dinner (already, begin) ______________.
7/ My friend (not see) _______ me for many years when I (meet) _____ last week.
8/ He (learn) __________ English before he (leave) __________ for England.
9/ In England, he soon (remember) __________ all he (learn) __________.
10/ They (tell) __________ him they (not meet) __________ him before.
11/ He (ask) __________ why we (come) __________ so early.
12/ She (say) __________ that she (already, see) ___________ Dr. Rice.
13/ By the time Bill (get) __________ there, the meeting (start) __________.
14/ When we (arrive) __________ at our place, we (find) __________ that a burglar (break) ____________ in.
15/ Almost everybody (leave) _______ for home by the time we (arrive) _______.
Complete the text with the present continouns or the present simple
John usually (go) to the park every Sunday . He (meet) his friends there and they usually (play) football. Today John ín't at the park . He is at home . He (help) his father . They (cook ) dinner for all the family . It's John 's mother 's birthday and they (have) a surprise birthday party