II. Simple past or Past Continuous?
1. We ……………………………. (eat) dinner at 8pm last night. We started eating at 7:30. |
2. Yesterday I ……………………….. (go) to the Post Office, ……………………….. (buy) some fruit at the supermarket and ……………………….. (read) a book in the park in the afternoon. |
3. We ……………………….. (watch) TV when we ……………………….. (hear) a loud noise. |
4. Julie ……………………….. (be) in the garden when Laurence ……………………….. (arrive). |
5. A: What ……………………….. (do) at 3pm yesterday? B: I ……………………….. (clean) my house. |
6. Last year I ……………………….. (visit) Paris and Rome. |
7. They ……………………….. (have) dinner when the police ……………………….. (come) to the door. |
8. He ……………………….. (work) in the garden when he (find) the money. 9. I ……………………….. (walk) along the road when I ……………………….. (meet) an old friend 10. It ………………… (be) a day in December. Snow ………………… (fall) , children ………………… (sing) carols and people ………………… (do) their Christmas shopping. |
III. Simple past or Present Perfect?
11. I …………………a great film yesterday. (see)
12. …………………a cheap laptop? (you ever buy)
13. Sue …………………the flu last winter. (have)
14. A few days ago, we …………………to his uncle. (drive)
15. They ………………… bingo on Wednesday afternoon. (play)
16. He …………………the bus to get there. (already take)
17. Last week my rabbit …………………away. (run)
18. We …………………a lot last Sunday. (do)
19. …………………in India? (she ever be)
20. I …………………him last Monday. (meet)
1. Look at the boy. He ……………………………. us. (watch) |
2. Our team is in Madrid this week. They ……………………………. part in a contest. (take) |
3. I ……………………………. up very early on weekdays. (get) |
4. My dad is in the garage. He ……………………………. his car. (clean) |
5. Dan ……………………………. a lot of friends. (have) |
6. I can see that you ……………………………. a lot of fun. (have) |
7. My little sister ……………………………. the dishes on Saturdays and Sundays. (dry) |
8. We……………………………. a week in Italy each year. (spend) |
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IV. Simple Past or Past Perfect?
Eg. When I _____ (WALK) through Paris I _____ (THINK) about the wonderful times I _____ (SPEND) there as a student.
1. They _______ (ALREADY LEAVE) the village before the sun _______ (RISE). 2. As soon as she _____ (FINISH) cleaning the floors she _____ (START) gardening. 3. After I ______ (POST) the letter I ______ (REALISE) I ________(WRITE) the wrong address. 4. We _______ (DRIVE) for two hours when we saw the hotel. 5. It was the first time that he ______ (INVITE) me for lunch. 6. John _______ (ASK) me if I ______ (BE) away on holiday. 7. When I ______ (GET) home last night my family _____ (ALREADY GO) to bed. 8. We ______ (BE) worried about John because we ________ (CALL) several times but he never answered. 9. When I _______ (ARRIVE) home I ______ (SEE) that someone ______ (BREAK) into my house. 10. She ______ (MEET) James on the street yesterday and he _____ (TELL) her that he ______ (BE) ill for the past two weeks. 11. I ____ (LOOK) out of the window last night because I ____ (HEAR) some noises. 12. I _____ (INVITE) Susan to the party but she couldn’t come because she _____ (ALREADY MAKE) other plans. 13. They ________ (WATCH) TV when the earthquake occurred. 14. When room service arrived, we ______ (ALREADY WAIT) for nearly half an hour. 15. He _____ (STUDY) English for three years when he started a new course. | Eg. walked, thought, had spent
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III. Put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect tense and in the question form.
Eg. _____________(she/meet) you before she came here? 1. _______________________ (she / see) the film already? 2. Why _______________________ (he / forgot) about the meeting? 3. _______________________ (it / be) cold all week? 4. _______________________ (I / read) the book before the class? 5. When she arrived, _______________________ (we / eat) already? 6. Where _______________________ (you / be) when I saw you? 7. _______________________ (they / travel) by bullet train before? 8. ______ (John / meet) Lucy before they went on holiday together? 9. ________ (you / do) your homework before I saw you? 10. Where _______________________ (she / work )? 11. _______________________ (I / pay) the bill before we left? 12. ________ (we / visit) my parents already that winter? 13. When you called, _______________________ (they / eat) dinner? 14. How _______________________ (he / manage) to fix the cooker? 15. _______________________ (my sister / be) sick for a long time? 16. How much _______________________ (she / study) before the exam? 17. What _______________________ (you / cook) for dinner that night? 18. When _______________________ (they / arrive)? 19. How many coffees ________ (she / drink) before the interview? 20. ____ (you / go) there before we went together? | Had she met…? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. |
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past tense.
Eg. He ____ it. (not/say) 1. They _____ (watch) TV last night. 2. Priscila _________ (talk) to her friends all day. 3. I _______ (have) a terrible headache yesterday. 4. Bob ______ (come) home from school late. 5. They ______ (arrive) late and _____ (miss) the bus. 6. She _________ (study) hard and ____(pass) the exam. 7. He ______ (call) the office to tell them he was sick. 8. I ___ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room. 9. Dr. Johnson ______ (get up) early this morning. 10. Mary ___(do) her homework and ___ (go) to school. 11. Chris _____ (find) a ten-dollar bill. 12. The dog ______ (follow) us down the road. 13. Those students _____ (work) hard last semester. 14. Lúcio ___ (stop) at the corner and ____ (call) us. 15. I _____ (try) to talk to Helen last night. 16. I ______ (pay) the phone bill yesterday. 17. My dad ___ (catch) a cold when he ___ (be) in Canada. 18. She _______(leave) home early yesterday. 19. They ____ (know) each other very well when they ____ (be) kids. 20. The teacher _____bring) the exams corrected. | didn’t say 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. |