II. Put the verbs in brackets into the  " past simple " or " past progressive " tense.
1. When my uncle ( come ) ________, we ( water ) _______ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu ( talk ) _______ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan ( practise ) _______ the piano while her sister ( read ) ________ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys ( climb ) ________ up the trees when we ( visit ) _______ the zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba ( talk ) _______ with his classmate when the principal ( enter ) _________ their classroom.
6. Last night I ( make ) _______ a cake when the lights ( go ) ________ out.
7. While I ( cross ) ________ the street, I ( step ) _______ on a banana skin and ( fall ) _______ heavily.
8. It ( begin ) _______ to rain when I ( plant ) ________ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I ( arrive ) __________, the teacher ( write ) ________ on the blackboard.
10. When they ( walk ) _________ down the stairs, they ( hear ) _________ a strange noise.

Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple, the present progressive, past simple or the past perfect

1. He (be)…………..ill for a long time before he (die)…………..in 1984.

2. You (be) ……………… free today? I (be) ……………. Sorry. I (have) ……………….. to do homework.

3. They (make)………a lot of preparations by the time the Games (start)……………

4. When I (come) ………………. Here last month, I (realize) ………… that my home town (change) …. a lot.

5. John (already, ask)………..for ice-cream five times by the time his parents (leave)……………..the house.

6. He (come) ………………..today?

7. When I (be) ……………….. a child, I (can) ………………… do many things with my e

8. When we (come)………………to the circus, the show (already, begin)…………….

9. I (not, know) ………………..that they were amateurs before you (mention)……….it.

10. I (not, recognize) …………………..her two minutes ago because she (change) …...........a lot.

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III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) ,we (water) the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) the piano while her sister (read) comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4.The monkeys (climb) up the trees when we (visit) the zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) with his classmate when the principal (enter) their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) a cake when the lights (go) out.

7. While I (cross) the street,I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.

8.It (begin) to rain when I (plant) some flowers in the garden.

9.When I (arrive) , the teacher (write) on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) down the stairs, they (hear) a strange noise.

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.

Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple 1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend. 2. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend. 3. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday? 4. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon 5. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon. 6. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan. 7. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night? 8. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. 9. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago. 10. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school. 11. Yesterday she ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a horror movie. 12. Carlos always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he ___________ (eat) soup. 13. We seldom ___________ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon. 14. Somebody ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning 15. When ___________ your grandpa ___________ (come) home after war? 16. Some girls ___________ (not/ read) the book yesterday 17. When ___________ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002 18. Why ___________ you ___________ (help) your brother with the homework? - Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time 19. My dog sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it to the front door