I. Write the correct from of the verbs in the past simple

1. Last year their company ________(make) envelops from recycled paper.

2. Anna _________(help) her grandmother out of the car some minutes ago.

3. We __________(learn) about the environment in a course last week.

4. It ___________(take) too long for me to collect my old books.

5. We _________(organise) two community projects last summer.

6. Anderson _________(borrow) my pen yesterday morning.

7. Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I ________(clean) the house.

8. Yesterday we ________(provide) free meals for thirty patients.

9. Her letters really ________(encourage) him throughout his illness.

10. Robert went to bed early last night because he ________(feel) tired.

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the past progressive tense.

1.The old man (fall)......as he (get)..............into the bus.

2.When I (see).........him, he (sit).........asleep in a chair.

3.The light (go)........out when we (study)........our lessons.

4.While they (play)..........tennis,I (listen).......to music yesterday afternoon

5.At 7 p.m yesterday , I (watch)..............TV

6.At 8 o'clock last night , Peter (play).................the piano.

7.What..............you(do)...................at 7a.m yesterday?

8.When we (watch)..............the monkeys at the zoo, we (see)..............him

Exercise 2: Give the correct forms of the verbs in the blankets.

My boss spends two hours a day (travel) ________________________ to work.

 (Swim) ___________________________ is my favorite sport.

I enjoy (play) _________________________ tennis with my friends.

In spite of (miss) ______________________ the train, we arrived on time.

______________________ (complete) the book, he had a holiday.

The man denied (be) ________________________ at the scene of the accident last night.

________________ (park) the car about a kilometer from the stadium, I walked the rest of the way.

(take) _______________________ the umbrella with him, he went out in the heavy rain.

I have to work hard these days. I am always busy (do) _______________________ my homework.

I suggested (spend) ________________________ the day in the garden.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into correct forms using The past simple tense or The past continuous tense
1. Peter (play)........................a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter).....................the room.
2. I (study).....................for my English test when my mother (come)........................home from work.
3. Emma (wash)........................the dishes when the telephone (ring)........................
4. I (eat)........................a sandwich while my parents (drink)........................coffee.
5. I (watch)........................a DVD when my cat (jump)........................on me.
6. Susan (study)........................in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What they (do)........................at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach)........................me how to ride a bike.
9. John (not go)........................to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn’t know anything about the plan crash in my neighbourhood because I (work).....................inside at that time.

Exercise 3: Change the sentences into passive voice
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
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2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
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3. Does your grandma tell you this story every day before bedtime?
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4. She is showing her ticket to the airline agent.
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5. Is the shop assistant handing these boxes to the customer?
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6. They keep this room tidy all the time.
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7. We are moving our furniture to our new house.
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8. They build a new bridge in town.
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9. How do you spend this amount of money?
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10. When does he take the bike back to the store?
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Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense

1. learn / write / literature / about / essays / in / and / we / books / the.

2. the bell / into / the students / ten / and / go / past / rings / all / the yard / haft / at.

3. play / the / is / room / the piano / Nam / is / learning / music / to.

4. dinner / like / come / would / to house / you / to / for / my?

5. In / machine / future / the / , will / do / work / all / the / for / us.

6. when / We / afternoon / didn't / school / play / used / soccer / young / to / after / were.

Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The news about Mr Hogan (be) ___________surprising.

2. Fifty minutes (be)___________the maximum length of the time allowed for the exam.

3. Many people in the world (not have) ___________enough food to eat.

4. The poor (need)___________ help from the community.

5. Listening to loud music at rock concerts  (cause)_______ hearing loss in some teenagers these days.

6. There (be) ___________a lot of sheep in the field.

7. Ten miles (be) ___________ too far to walk.

8. Not only John but also his friends (want) ___________ to buy this race horse.

9. A number of students (recently participate) ___________ in intensive language programs abroad.

10. Sarah, along with 20 students, (plan) ___________a party now.

11. The number of students who (withdraw) ___________from class since the term began

      (be) ___________quite high.

12. There (be) at least one window in every room.

13. A lot of students in my class (speak) ___________ and (undrstand) ___________ Spanish.

14. The trousers Lan’s bought (not, go) ___________ best with her shirt.

15. The information she gave me (be not) ___________valuable.

16. The number of days in a week (be) ___________seven.

17. Either you or he (have) ___________to do the task.

18. Two years without a job (be) ___________too long to be.

19. Every girl and boy (be) ___________required to have certain immunizations before enrolling in public school.

20. Neither of John’s parents (be)___________ English.

Exercise 3. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.

1. The young man (take) __________ out his wallet and (pay) __________ the bill.

2. Lucy (wear) __________ her best suit for the interview last week.

3. We (leave) __________ the motorway and (drive) __________ for an hour on quiet country roads.

4. I (think) __________ I (know) __________ my irregular verbs, but now I'm not so sure!

5. Tom (finish) __________ her novel yesterday.

6. The nurse (put) __________ the little boy to bed and (speak) __________ to him softly.

7. Everybody (run) __________ out of the building when hearing fire alarm yesterday.

8. Last year, the company (build) __________ a new factory near the river.

9. When Jose (break) __________ his arm, the doctor (give) __________ him two weeks off work.

10. Dean called to the waiter, but the waiter (not/ hear) __________ him.

11. When I was a young child, I really (love) __________ chocolate.

12. I saw Sonia in the supermarket but we (not/ talk) __________.

13. Chrissie went home because she   (not/ feel) __________ well.

14. They cut off our telephone because we (not/ pay) __________ our bill.

15. We arrived at the airport at six, but our flight (not/ fly) __________ until twelve!

16. Alex spent all morning in the bookshop, but in the end he (not/ buy) __________ anything.

17. I (not/ have) __________ a bank account until I got my first full-time job.

18. My mother (forget) __________ to buy salt yesterday.

19. We (enjoy) __________ an exciting football match last night.

20. The teacher (explain) __________ this lesson carefully.

Exercise 10: Put the verbs in bracket into the past simple or the present perfect

1. I ______ (not/play) tennis since I was at school but I _____ (be) very good at it back then.

2. A: ______ you ________ (choose) a dress for the party yet?

B: Yes, I ______ (buy) one yesterday.

3. I think our teacher ______ (forget) about the test! He ___________ (not/ say) anything about it in the last season!

4. A: ____________ (you/ sell) your house yet?

B: Yes, some people _______ (see) it last month and ________ (buy) it.

5. They __________ (lose) their cat. It ___________ (run) away last week.