- •I. Past Simple
- •Exercises
- •1. Put in was/were or wasn't/ weren't.
- •3. Write the past simple of the verbs in the list in the correct box.
- •4. Write the past simple and the past participle of these verbs. Then choose five verbs and make sentences using the past simple.
- •5. Write sentences about the past
- •6. Supply the past forms of the irregular verbs in italics.
- •Lizardman
- •Past Simple versus Present Perfect
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •3. Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
- •II. Past Continuous
- •2. Put these sentences into the negative and question form.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
- •4. Write sentences. Use the past continuous in a positive, negative or question form.
- •8. Make the sentences complete using either the past continuous or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
- •9. Put the verb into the correct form, the past simple or the past continuous.
- •10. Correct the mistakes.
- •11. Rewrite the sentences. Use the past continuous and past simple with when or while.
- •12. Join the sentences using as, just, while, when and ago. Put the verbs into the past continuous or the past simple.
- •13. Join the sentences below using when, while, and, so or as/ because
- •14. Look at the sentences in exercise 13. Which tenses are used for:
- •16. A Look at the notes below and say what Rick did yesterday, using the linking words from the list:
- •17. Imagine that you were present when these things happened, then, in pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example.
- •18. Read these lists.
- •20. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •21. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
- •22. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then say which uses of these tenses are shown in each extract.
- •23. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple.
- •24. Put in the past simple or past continuous. Note where both forms are possible.
- •In the blaze of her headlights. It (look)... Like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It
- •III. Past perfect
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions using the past perfect tense.
- •2. Jane arrived late at different places yesterday. What had happened when she arrived at each place?
- •3. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- •4. Make up a complex sentence combining two simple sentences.
- •Read the situation and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •6. Choose the correct words.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect or the past continuous
- •9. Supply the past simple, the past continuous or the past perfect.
- •10. Read the following sets of sentences and say how the meaning changes.
- •11. Look at Pam's day. Combine these sentences in the correct order. Begin your sentences with when.
- •12. Look at these phrases.
- •IV. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Exercises
- •1. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets using the past perfect continuous.
- •2. Supply the past perfect continuous tense of the vert» in brackets.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the past perfect continuous:
- •4. Complete the questions.
- •5. Make up sentences with the past perfect continuous tense.
- •6 . Make up sentences complete the suitable parts from the right and left-hand columns.
- •8. Identify the tenses in bold then match them to the correct tense description. How is each tense formed? When do we use each tense?
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •10. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb in the correct form, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •Past Perfect Continuous и Past Continuous
- •E xercises
- •2. Supply either the past perfect continuous or the past continuous of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •4. Put the verbs into the correct tense, past perfect, past perfect continuous or past simple.
- •5. Work in two teams. Continue the story that your teacher starts. If you fail to continue the story your team loses.
- •V. Revision
- •1. Look at the sentences. Are they past simple (write ps), past continuous (pc), past perfect (pp), or past perfect continuous (ppc)?
- •2. Supply the Past Simple, the Past Continnous, the Past Perfect, the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
- •3. Choose the correct answer.
- •4. Underline the correct tense.
- •5. Put the verb into the correct past tense.
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
6 . Make up sentences complete the suitable parts from the right and left-hand columns.
1 They had been experimenting for a y year
Before the palace was open for the public.
2 He had been writing poetry for some years
before they achieved some promising results.
3 They had been repairing the palace for a few years
before his first collection of poems came out
before she became a pensioner.
4 He had been working very hard for a few years
51 had been living in London for a year
before he
could keep bis family.
7. Give reasons for each situation below using past perfect continuous as in the example.
Example: Tina was wet. She had been walking in the rain without an umbrella.
Fiona's eyes were red. 4. Ann felt sleepy.
Tim felt exhausted. 5. Tom was hot and sticky.
John was dirty. 6. Liz had a headache.
8. Identify the tenses in bold then match them to the correct tense description. How is each tense formed? When do we use each tense?
She had finished her homework by the time her mother got home.
He was tired because he had been working hard all day.
3. He had been studying for two years before he got his degree.
a. past action continuing over a period up to a certain time in the past.
b. past action which happened before another in the past.
с past action if a certain duration with visible results in the past.
9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
1. A: Did you do anything last night?
B: I went to the gym and I ...had just arrived... (just / arrive) home when Michael called me. He said he... (try) to call me for ten minutes before I finally answered the phone.
2. A: Did you catch any fish on your fishing trip today?
B: Yes.... (sit) in the boat for two hours when I caught a huge fish.
3. A: Did you enjoy the open-air conceit today?
B: The concert... (just / start) when suddenly, it began to rain.
The musicians... (only / play) for ten minutes. A: What a shame!
4. A: Was the house tidy when you got home?
B: Yes, the children... (dust) the furniture and they... (put away) all of their toys.
5. A: Why were you so upset this morning?
B : Well, I... (clean) the house for hours when the children came in with muddy shoes.
6. A: Why are you so late for work this morning?
B: I'm sorry. I... (wait) for the train for over an hour before it eventually arrived.
10. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb in the correct form, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
We were all surprised when Jenny and Andy got married last year, (they/only/know/each other/a few weeks)...
Suddenly I woke up. I was confused and didn't know where I was. (I/dream)...
3.1 wasn't hungry at lunchtime so I didn't have anything to eat. (I/have/a big breakfast)...