1 have lost
2 have you lost
3 was going
4 realised
5 had been leaving
1,lost
2,did-lost
3,went
4realised
5,left
I.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past perfect continuous or past continuous
1.A: 1)....(you/go) to the beach on Saturday?
B: No, I 2)....(go) on Saturday instead.
A: 3)....(you/have) a good time?
B: No, I didn't. I 4)....(sun-bathe) when it 5)....(start) raining, so I 6)...(leave) in a hungry
I.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past perfect continuous or past continuous
A: Where 1)...(be) you last night?
B: I 2)...(be) at the cinema. I 3)....(watch) a great film when a fire 4)....(break out)
A: Oh gosh! How 5)...(it/happen)?
B: Someone 6)....(drop) a match into a waste-paper basket.
I Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple
1 "where's your key?"- "I don't know. I ( lose) _____ it .
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.
1. Yesterday when I ( arrive ) ______ to the party, the ( already go ) ____ home
2. After the guests ( leave ) ____, she ( go ) ____back into the living -room and (switch ) _______ of the light
3. On arrival at home I ( find ) _____ that she ( just leave ) ____ just a few minutes before
4. When they (get) _____ to the place, the man (die)_____
5. He (do) ____ nothing before he (see) ____me
Put the verbs into Past Continuous Tense or Past Simple:
1. You ( wear ) __________ your new hat when I (meet) _______ you yesterday.
2. While you (play) ______ the piano, I (write) ________ a letter.
3. I (sit) ________ down for a rest while they ( repair ) _______ his shoes.
4. I (go) _______ HCM city last month.
5. He (work) _______ when I (come) ________ in.
6. While I (look) ________ for my suitcase, I could see that somebody trying to open it.
7. This Time last year, we (study) ________ at a university in Ha Noi.
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.
2. I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.
3. I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.
4. Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.
5. The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.
6. Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.
7. Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.
8. The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).
9. Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.
10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.
11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.
12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I .................................... (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.
1:Past Continuous or Simple?Supply the correct form of the verbs.
1)The doorbell (ring) while I (have) lunch.
2)we (have)an accident when we (come) back from holiday.
3)when I looked out of the window,I (realise) that it(rain).
4)He (meet) his old friend when he(be) in Hanoi
5)I (stop) at a garage because the car(run) badly.
6)I suddenly (think) of you while I (wash up) -7)She (go) to sleep while I (tell) her about my holidays----8)when I (look) up,water (come) through the celing.
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense
1 . The snake (feel) sorry about this?
I ( not know ) . The story (end ) there
2. How you(end) a letter that (begin) ,'dear sir'?
I always (put) ,' yours truly' , but Tom (prefer ) ' yours faithfully?
3. What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)
It (mean) 'disaster'.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past
1. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy
2. I (fly) over loch Ness last week?
3. You (see) the loch Ness monster?
4. I ( not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
III. Change the following sentences from active into passive form
1. She used to full my hat over my eyes.
2. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.
3. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.
4. The police haven't found the murderer yet.
5. They sold one of her painting at $1,000.
Read the letter and write the correct form of each verb, using the past perfect of the simple past.
Dear Lisa
Thanks for your letter. I (1. just leave) __________ for school when I saw the postman and he gave it to me. It was really funny! I (2. read) __________ it during maths and it made me laugh. I almost got in trouble! Anyway, I’m excited because I (3. have) __________ my first judo lesson yesterday. I was late for the lesson because when I (4. get) __________ there, I suddenly realised I (5. leave) __________ my judo uniform at home! So I (6. go) __________ all the way home, and when I got back, the lesson already (7. begin) __________. The instructor was really nice, though, and I (8. learn) __________ how to do some basic throws. Can’t wait till next time!
What about you and your taekwondo? The last time I (9. speak) __________ to you, you talked about giving it up. What will you (10. decide) __________?
I think that’s all for now. My mum and I are going shopping shortly, so I’d better post this.
Speak to you soon.
Love,
Charlotte
