Write the correct tense of form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He … (receive) £300 when his uncle died.
2. The day we heard the news we … (have) holidays with our family.
3. Why … (you/not answer) my phone call last night? ~ Oh, sorry, I … (take) a shower at that time.
4. She … (not see) her father since he …
(start) to work in Marseille two years ago.
5. My mother … (fly) home from London today. Her flight … (arrive) in an hour.
Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting
1. The beloved tale of Cinderella is one of the world’s best - known fairy tale, renowned as a ‘happily ever after’ story.
2. Little Red Roding Hood’s mother sent her to Grandma’s house with a basket of goodies and told her to not talk to strangers.
3. Snow White’s evil stepmother wanted to be more beautiful in the land and was jealous of Snow White’s beauty.
4. The fog turned into a handsome prince, married the princess and they lived happily after ever.
5. The Hare ran across a field as fastly as he could, and all the animals agreed that the Hare was very fast.
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets
1) My car ... (break) down when I ... (drive) home from work
2.Alan.......(look) out of the window when he.......(see) a UFO
3.When he.......(see) me, he.........(fall) of the wall
4.We.......(try) to log on when the Wifi .......(stop) working
5........Jim.......(smoke)when he.......(turn) on the gas?
6.She......(be) so tired that she......(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise..........(run)while the hare..........(have) a nap
8.I.........(phone) you four times last night but you..........(sleep)
9.The police.......(ask) them lots of questions before they.......(release) them
10.While the children......(surf) the Internet,they.......(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He........(walk) down the road when he.......(hear)a lound noise
12.When we.......(be) in Canada,we.......(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where......you.....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I.......(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I.......(arrive),they.......(say) hello but continued working
15.When you......(meet) me yesterday,I......(not go) to school,I.......(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible