Choose and fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in its past form.

like,    work ,look, take,        earn,   buy,      stay,  move,  spend,     retire,        live,     clean

Ms. White was a very poor and nice woman. She .......... from 5.30 in the morning to 9.30 at night. She usually ............ all the rooms in the house before breakfast. She............$3,500 a year. In 1990, she ................to another family. She........... her job very much because she ..................after the children. There were five children. She..................great care of them. She ....................with that family for twenty years. Ms. White never married. She just ...................on her own. She ................when she was 60 years old. She ................a house and   ..................the rest of her life there.

Fill in the gaps with a verb from the box in the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous tense. Use each verb once.

be    buy     phone     decide      develop     discuss      feel     like     make      run start      stay        take         visit        wait

1 the lecture _______ by the time they got there.

2 in the supermarket he _________ home to make her birthday cake.

3 holly did very well in her exam, which was a shock because she ___________ (never) an exam before.

4 they went on a big tour of Britain. first they _______ in London for a few days. then they ______ cambridge, york, and edinburgh, and then bath. they ______ to Bath before, but they _____ it so much that they ______ to go back again

5 scientists announced the launch of the new drug last week. they_______ it for five years.

II. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.

1. The woodcutter (work) in the woods. He (hear) a loud scream from a small cottage.

2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up) in a Danish village and (move)___ to the big city in 1900s.

3. Cinderella (have to) work hard all day since her father died.

4. Cinderella (dress) in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders whileher stepsisters always (dress) splendid and elegant clothes.

5. I (see) the accident when I (wait) for the taxi.

6. While people (talk) to each other, he (read) his book.

7. Who she (dance) with at the party last night?

8. While we (play) basketball in the park, Mary (fall) over.

9. When Cinderella (run) she (loose) one of her slippers.

10. Someone (knock) the door at midnight yesterday

Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs. 

1. Alex: Why (you / wear)  ___________my coat?

Ben: Oh, I'm sorry. It (look) __________ like mine in this light. 

2. Carl: I (have)              no idea what this sentence (mean)  ___________ . Can you translate it?

Donna: No, sorry. I (not understand)______________         it either. 

3. Eddie: (you / see) ___________those men near the door? They (look)______at us very strangely.

Fergus: Yes. You're right. (you / recognise) ___________them from anywhere?

Eddie: No, but they certainly (seem) _______to know us. They (come)_____________across to speak to us. 

4. Gina: What (you / do) __________ in the kitchen? Our guests (wait) ___________for their dessert, and you (get) ___________in my wag.

Hamid: I just (want) __________to be somewhere quiet for a while. Everyone (be) _______ so noisy this evening and I (not know) _______ why — it's very unusual.

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watch, accept, laugh, stay, pass, type, persuade, arrange, walk, end, start, show,
regret, stop, wonder, sacrifice, practice, rain, call.

E. Complete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms.

1. In Monopoly, you ………………… around the board, buying houses and hotels.

2. ………………… you ………………… this programme or can I turn the TV off?

3. Regular exercise ………………… you to stay healthy.

4. I ………………… my brother’s guitar until I get a new one.

5. ………………… Simon always ………………… the washing-up after lunch?

6. ………………… you ………………… any sewater in a larger size?

7. You ………………… the kite right. Let we show you.

8. Dad ………………… to the local astronomy club.

Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs. 

*Note: do not use short form (don't/ doesn't). Use "do not" or "does not" for the negative form.

1. Alex: Why (you / wear) Answer my coat?

Ben: Oh, I'm sorry. It (look) Answer  like mine in this light. 

2. Carl: I (have) Answer no idea what this sentence (mean) Answer. Can you translate it?

Donna: No, sorry. I (not understand) Answer it either. 

3. Eddie: (you / see) Answer those men near the door? They (look) Answer at us very strangely.

Fergus: Yes. You're right. (you / recognise) Answer them from anywhere?

Eddie: No, but they certainly (seem) Answer to know us. They (come) Answer across to speak to us. 

4. Gina: What (you / do) Answer in the kitchen? Our guests (wait) Answer for their dessert, and you (get) Answer in my wag.

Hamid: I just (want) Answer to be somewhere quiet for a while. Everyone (be) Answer so noisy this evening and I (not know) Answer why — it's very unusual.

II. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.

1. The woodcutter (work)            in the woods. He (hear)          a loud scream from a small cottage.

2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up)            in a Danish village and (move)___   to the big city in 1900s.

    3. Cinderella (have to)                  work hard all day since her father died.

4. Cinderella (dress)            in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders whileher stepsisters always (dress)              splendid and elegant clothes.

    5. I (see)            the accident when I (wait)               for the taxi.

6. While people (talk)          to each other, he (read)          his book.

7. Who she (dance)              with at the party last night?

8. While we (play)               basketball in the park, Mary (fall)            over.

9. When Cinderella (run)             she (loose)           one of her slippers.

10. Someone (knock)          the door at midnight yesterday.

III. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.

1. The woodcutter (work)                in the woods. He (hear)      a loud scream from a small cottage.

2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up)                   in a Danish village and (move)                  to the big city in 1900s. 

3. Cinderella (have to)                      work hard all day since her father died.

4. Cinderella (dress)                          in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders while her stepsisters always (dress)                        splendid and elegant clothes.

5.I (see)                       the accident when I (wait)               for the taxi.

6. While people (talk)                       to each other, he (read)                    his book.

7.Who she (dance)                with at the party last night?

8. While we (play)                 basketball in the park, Mary (fall)                          over.

9.When Cinderella (run)                  she (loose)                 one of her slippers.

10.Someone (knock)                         the door at midnight yesterday.