- •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
4. Write the past simple and the past participle of these verbs. Then choose five verbs and make sentences using the past simple.
Example: become -became -become; begin, blow, creep, dig, drive, eat, fall, feel, hang, hear, hurt, know, leave, lead, lose, meet, see, sold, sleep, stand, tell, understand, wake, win, write.
7
6
5. Write sentences about the past
He writes a letter to Jane every week. Last week ...
She meets her friends every evening. She... yesterday evening.
They buy a new car every year. Last year...
We usually do our shopping on Monday. ... last Monday.
Bill always loses his keys. He... last Saturday.
Ann often takes photographs. Last ...
We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. ... last Sunday.
We leave home at 8.30 every morning. ... this morning.
He always goes to work by car. Yesterday ...
10. They always get up early. This morning they...
6. Supply the past forms of the irregular verbs in italics.
1. I often see Jack. I saw him again only yesterday.
As teenagers, we always... each other very well. We still understand each other.
We always meet on Sunday. We... last Sunday as usual.
4.1 often find things on the beach. I... this very old bottle yesterday. 5. She is very good at figures, you know. She... first in maths at school. 6.1 have the same car now that I... five years ago. 7.1 don't keep pets now, but I... a dog when I was a boy. 8. Where did you eat last night? - We... at a restaurant. 9.1... a lot of letters when I was young. I hardly ever write letters now. 10.1 hardly... Ray's wife. Did you know her at all?
7. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. It was warm, so I (take) off my coat. 2.1 was angry because they (be) late.
We (go) to Kate's house but she (be) at home.
She wasn't hungry, so she (eat) anything.
Ann (spend) a lot of money. She (buy) a new dress which (cost) $ 100.
We (invite) them to our party but they (decide) to come.
It (be) a funny situation but nobody (laugh).
The hotel wasn't very expensive. It (cost) a lot of money. 9.1 was very tired, so I (go) to bed early.
10. The film wasn't very good. I (enjoy) it very much.
8. Write an appropriate questions for each answer.
A... B. I got up early, went to the sea, bathed and lay in the sun.
A... B. The weather was sunny and hot.
A... B. My friend and I rented a nice room in a private house.
A... B. No, it was not far from the sea.
A... B. We cooked our meals at home.
A... B. Vegetables and fruit were not very expensive.
9. Give complete answers to these questions using the time references in brackets.
When did you work as a civil servant? (five years ago). I worked as a civil servant five years ago.
When did you last play football? (when I was 14)
What time did John arrive? (at 4 o' clock)
When did you last see «Gone with the wind»? (2 days ago)
How long did you wait at the airport? (till they arrived)
Write 5-10 sentences about yourself. What did you do yesterday or what happened yesterday?
Complete the text Use the correct form of the past simple.
I (visit) Istambul in 1997. I (go) there with my friend. We (not understand) Turkish unfortunately. Sometimes people (not understand) us, but it (not matter). They (be) very friendly. We (see) many beautiful buildings. We (not have) much money, so we (try) to live cheaply. We (eat) a lot of bread and cheese. We (have) a wonderful time in Turkey and I'm sure we'll go back there some day.
11. Put in the correct forms of the past simple tense of the verbs in brackets.