- •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
20. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
Dear Rick,
I'm writing to you from my hotel in Switzerland.
I'm having a lovely time here but you can't imagine what... (happen) to me yesterday. I... (be) on the mountain with my friends and we ... (have) a lovely time because the snow ... (be) perfect for skiing. Unfortunately the sun ... (shine) on the snow, so it... (be) difficult to see. Suddenly, I... (hit) a rock and I -. (fall) over.
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Luckily I... (not/be) seriously hurt -1 just... (get) a few bruises. Now I'm trying to be more careful!
I'll see you when I get back.
Best wishes,
Kevin.
21. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
She 1) was lying., (lie) in bed when she 2) ... (hear) a sudden noise. She 3)... (open) her eyes in horror. Someone 4)... (open) a downstairs window; they 5)... (try) to get into her house. She 6)... (climb) slowly out of bed and 7)... (creep) to the door. She 8) ... (stand) very still and listening carefully when she 9) ... (see) a light downstairs. It 10) ... (move) about as if someone 11)... (hold) a torch and searching for something. She 12) „. (know) that they 13)... (look) for her
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.
A. Charlie Chaplin ..became., (become) one of the best-known personalities in America within two years of his first appearance in motion pictures. He ... (be) so famous that no studio could afford to pay him, so he ... (appear) only in films which he... (produce) himself.
B. It „. (happen) at ten o'clock last night. John ... (sit) in his cosy living room with his wife and children. They ... (watch) the evening news on TV when suddenly, the lights... (go out) and everything in the house... (become) quiet.
C. The boys ... (play) football on the river bank while the girls... (talk). Everyone ... (enjoy) the picnic when suddenly they... (hear) a loud cry from further up the river. They all... (rush) to see what was wrong.
D. In prehistoric times, people ... (live) in caves. They ... (hunt) animals which they then ... (use) for food and clothing. They... (make) everything by themselves and they... (have) very simple lives.
E. Steve ... (have) an accident yesterday. He ... (drive) his car when a bird ... (fly) into the windscreen. He ... (try) to stop quickly but he ...(crash) into a wall. Luckily, he... (not/be) hurt.
F. Julie... (tidy) her bedroom last weekend. While she... (tidy) it, she... (find) some of the toys she... (have) when she was a child. She... (not/want) to throw them away, so she... (put) them in a box and... (store) them in the attic.
23. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple.
It 1) ... (be) a beautiful spring morning when Emma and her father 2)... (decide) to visit Seaton Castle. The sun 3) ... (shine) and the birds 4)... (sing). Emma 5)... (feel) very excited. The castle 6)... (be) very old and made of stone. They 7)... (climb) the steps to the top of the tower. While they 8)... (admire) the view, they 9)... (hear)
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some noises. They 10) ... (look) around but they 11) ... (not/ see) anybody. After a while they 12) ... (decide) to visit the cellar of the castle. Emma 13) ... (examine) an old barrel when she 14) ... (hear) the door of the ceDar close behind them. 'Dad,'she IS)... (say),'don't close the door!' 'But, 116)... (not/ close) it, dear,' her father said Emma 17)... (turn) around and 18)... (see) a shadow on the wall. She 19)... (know) then that the ghost of Seaton Castle 20)... (watch) them!