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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous. 1. We ……………… (play) volleyball with Mary, when you ……………. (call) me. 2. When the teacher …………….. (come) in, they ………………… (study) English. 3. The baby …………………. (sleep) when the telephone ………….. (ring). 4. As I ……………………. (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ……....... (meet) my old friend. 5. I ……………… (lose) my car keys two days ago. 6. I …………………… (look) for my purse when I ……………… (drop) my credit card. 7. My uncle ……………… (take) me to the airport yesterday. 8. She ………………… (dance) when she hurt her ankle. 9. It …………………(rain) heavily when I got up. 10. I ………… (see) the thief while he ……………… (get) into my neighbour’s house. were playing called came were studying was sleeping rang was walking met lost was looking dropped took was dancing was raining saw was getting
Choose the correct answer. 1. I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it. 2. At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay. 3. The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago. 4. She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001. 5. We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept). 6. By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started. 7. The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them. 8. They (had left / left) before we arrived. Past Simple - Past Continuous - Past Perfect Simple
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple. 1. They.............................. (get) to the airport as the plane was landing. 2. She wore the shoes she..................................... (buy) the previous day. 3. I fell as I.................................... (run) for the bus. 4. What........................ she................ (say) when he asked her to marry him? 5. When I was a student, I............................... (not have) much money. 6. Why....................... she still........................ (work) at ten o’clock in the morning? 7. I was happy to see her, because we.................................... (not see) each other for years. 8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue................. already..................... (form) outside. got had bought was running did say didn’t have was working hadn’t seen had formed
1. They ………………………….. at the airport and ………………… (arrive / check in). 2. We …………………… dinner when Lily.……………………….. her plate. (have / drop) 3. At 7 pm, most people …………………….. a movie in the hall. (watch) 4. When Chris …………………. home, he …………… … that he ………………… …. his keys at work. (come / realize / forget) 5. Claire went to the police to report that someone ……………………….. her purse. (steal) 6. Andrew ……………………… a lot since the last time we …………………. him. (change / see) 7. While Ryan ………………….., Daisy …………………….. a cake. (sleep / make) 8. I …………………….. working in the garden before you …………………….. (finish / call) 9. Last night at 1 am, I ………………… ………. Taylor Swift’s new album. (listen to) 10. My dad …………………… in that house forty years ago. (live) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple. arrived checked in were having dropped were watching came realized had forgotten had stolen had changed saw was sleeping was making had finished called was listening to lived h/w
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous. 1. We ……………………… (play) a video game when our friends came. 2. After I …………………… (eat) my lunch, I went back to the office. 3. Matthew ……………………… (drive) home late at night when the accident happened. 4. The guests ……………… (leave) the party before I reached the restaurant. 5. Emma ………………………………(watch) her favo u rite program for two hours before her mother turned off the TV. 6. When I saw my school friend in the street yesterday, I didn’t recognize him because he ………………… (change) a lot. 7. They were reading a book when somebody ……………… (knock) at the door. 8. I noticed that Audrey ………………………….(cry) for some time because her eyes were red. 9. I ……………………… (listen) to music at 7 pm yesterday. 10.They ……………(go) t o the theat r e last night. were playing had eaten was driving had left had been watching had changed knocked had been crying was listening went Past Simple - Past Continuous - Past Perfect Simple - Past Perfect Continuous
At ten o’clock yesterday, Kevin …………………………….. breakfast. (have) 2. Emily put on her coat, closed the door and ………………… the building. (leave) 3. We were tired because we ……………………….. tennis for two hours. (play) 4. The party ………………………… by the time my neighbors arrived. (already/start) 5. Lily …………………….. as it was time to say goodbye. (cry) 6. They ………………………… the problem since the morning before they came to the solution. (discuss) 7. I took a shower after I ………………. my training. (finish) 8. Harry and James ………….. their first trophy yesterday. (win) 9. They ………………. the dishes by the time their mother came home. (wash) 10. Chris ……………………….. the violin for a year before he entered the competition. ( practise ) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous. was having left had been playing had already started was crying had been discussing had finished won had washed had been practising Past Simple - Past Continuous - Past Perfect Simple - Past Perfect Continuous
