BT.  Put the verbs in brackets in past simple or past continuous .

1. While Tom ( read ) ..................., Mai Ly ( watch ) .......................... a documentary on TV. 

2. Mark ( come ) ..................... home , ( switch) ......................  on the computer and ( check )  .......................... his emails. 

3. The thief ( sneak) ................... into the house, ( steal) .................... the jewels and ( leave) ................ without a trace.

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1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

Exercise III: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) ______________ in a bar when I (see) ______________ him.

2/ When I (go) ______________ out, the sun (shine) ______________.

3/ The light (go) ______________ out while I (have) ______________ tea.

4/ When it (rain) _____________, she(carry) ______________ an umbrella.

5/ We (walk) ______________ to the station when it (begin) ______________ to rain.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense- Past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

1. After they _______ (have) a cup of tea, they _______ (have) some cake.

2. They _______ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _______ (watch) TV, the lights _______ (go) out.

4. He _______ (tell) me that he _______ (see) a lion.

5. He _______ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _______ (call) the police, he _______ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _______ (wash) her hair when her baby _______ (start) to cry.

8. After he _______ (work) hard, he _______ (feel) ill.

9. He _______ (leave) the room after I _______ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he _______ (find) the key, he _______ (open) the door.

11. While he _______ (play) computer games, she _______ (read).

12. They _______ (sell) everything before they _______ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He _______ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I _______ (clean) the room, Mary _______ (come) home.

15. After he _______ (finish) school, he _______ (start) to work in a factory.

I.       Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tense.

1.      I (have) ___________ a busy day yesterday. I (go) ___________ to class in the morning. I (eat) ___________ lunch with my brother after class. In the afternoon, I (write) ___________ a letter to my cousin, and (meet) ___________ my uncle at the airport. In the evening, I (take) ___________ him around the city.

2.      When I (walk) ___________ to class yesterday morning, I (see) ___________ Dick. We (say) ___________ hello and (walk) ___________ the rest of the way to school together.

3.      When I (go) ___________ to the cinema, I (see) ___________ an accident.

4.      When I (hear) ___________ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door and (open) ___________ it. When I (open) ___________ the door, I (see) ___________ my brother. I (say) ___________ hello to him and (ask) ___________ him to come in.

5.      My cousin and I (watch) ___________ a film on TV last night when my brother (come) ___________. He (watch) ___________ the end of the film with us.

6.      They (wait) ___________ for me when I (arrive) ___________ at the station.

7.      They (play) ___________ tennis when it (start) ___________ raining?

8.      She (cry) ___________ when she (hear) ___________ the news.

9.      They (drive) ___________ home from the theatre when the police (stop) ___________ them.

10.  Everyone (become) ___________ quiet when the concert (begin) ___________.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.

1.   I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.

2.   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.

3.   I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I ....................................  (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.

3.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

4.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

5.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.

6.     By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.

7.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

8.     As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

9.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.

10.  It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.

11.  Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ...................................  in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.

When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson

EX 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the simple past or past continuous tense.

1. The teacher (drink) some coffee at this time last weekend.

2. We (repair our car when you (come).

3. Believe me! They (not do their homework at 6 p.m. last night. They (play) games.

4. Mother! I (have) a bath at 5 p.m., so I couldn't hear your phone.

5. Yesterday at 8 p.m. I (cook) some food for my parents while they (paint) our house,

6. You (talk) to her at this time last night?

7. Hoa (not wait) for her friends at 7 p.m. last night.

8. The children (talk) together in the yard when we (come) last night?

9. The child (lie) in bed at 4 p.m. yesterday?

10. Mr Long (learn) English when you (call) him yesterday

11. They (go) on holiday at that time last year?

12. Susan (phone) you at that time last night

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