EXERCISE 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past & Past Perfect:

1.  When the police (arrive) arrived, the car (go) had gone.

2.  They (eat) ate everything by the time I (arrive) will have been arrived at the party

3.  When I (find) found my purse, someone (take) had taken the money out of it.

4.  By the time I (get) will have been got into my town, the shop (close) closed.

5.  They (go) had gone after they (finish) finished their work.

6.  He (do) did nothing before he (see) had seen me.

7.  When they (get) got the station, the train (leave) had left.

 

EXERCISE 2: Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund, To Infinitive & Bare Infinitive. 

1.  I hope (have) to have a job

2.  Try to avoid (make) making him angry.

3.  He thinks of (leave) leaving his job.

4.  Would you mind (show) showing me how (work) to work the lift?

5.  It's no use (wait) waiting.

6.  I hate (see) seeing a child (cry) crying.

7.  I'm looking forward to (see) seeing you.

8.  He warned her (not touch) not touching the wire.

9.  Gravity makes water (run) run downhill.

10. Please let me (know) know your decision.

11. It is difficult (please) to please every body.

12. We are eager (return) to return to school in the fall.

13. Stop (argue) arguing and start (work) working.

EXERCISE 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous.

1. This time last year I (live) was living in Brazil

2. What were you (do) doing at 10 o’clock last night?

3. Tom (cook) was cooking the dinner.

4. Tom burn his hand when he (cook) was cooking the dinner

5. We (read) were reading a book when he arrived  

6. What was he (do) doing when you came?

7. At 9.o’clock yesterday Lan (not watch) wasn't watching T.V.

8. All the students (read) were reading the text carefully.

9. They (walk) were walking to the corner.

10. They (study) were studying in the library when the fire alarm went off.

11. It (snow) was snowing when I got up this morning.

12. Helen (wait) was waiting in the lobby, wasn’t she?

13. The wind (blow) was blowing very hard when I went out this morning.

14. He fell while he (go) was going down the stairs.

15. Where is she (be)  at 5 o’clock this morning?

EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous:

1. His uncle (teach) TAUGHT English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) FELL as he (get) WAS GETTING into the bus.  

3. They (not go) DIDN'T GO to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) WAS SITTING asleep in a chair.

5. DID you (find) FIND my pen yesterday?

6. It (take) took me 5 minutes to walk to school last year.

7. The light (go) WENT out when we (study) WERE STUDYING our lesson. 

8. There (be) WAS a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

9. They (give) GAVE me the letter a few minutes ago.

10. What she (do) WAS SHE DOING when you (arrive) ARRIVED there? She (write) WAS WRITING a letter.

11. She (have) WAS HAVING her bath while her sister (get) WAS GETTING the breakfast ready.

12. The storm (begin) BEGAN at half past ten while the class (study) WAS STUDYING history.

13. When the students (hear) HEARD the bell, they (get) WERE GETTING up and (leave) WERE LEAVING. 

14. Mr Harvey (ask) ASKED me about my plans the next time he (see) SAW me.

15. Just as I (leave) WAS LEAVING for home, a student (stop) STOPPED me in the hall.

16. As I (cross) WAS CROSSING the street, two cars (race) RACED by me at full speed.

17. Dorothy and I  (just leave) WERE JUST LEAVING the house when the telephone (ring) RANG.

18. The minute I (hear) HEARD the news, I (send) WAS SENDING him a telegram.

19. I (go) WENT to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) WERE SLEEPING so peacefully when I (look) LOOKED into your room that I (decide) DECIDED to do it alone.

20. When I (arrive) ARRIVED at his house, he still (sleep) SLEEPING. 

21. My mother (arrive) ARRIVED while I (clean) was cleaning the kitchen .

22. John (work) works from morning to night: he (study) is studying to be a doctor.

23. Just as I (write) wrote the letter, the inkpot (fall) fell over.

24. A noise of breaking chairs (suggest) suggests that the men (fight) are fighting. 

25. He (just close) had just closed the church door when he (notice) noticed a man still praying in the corner.

26. The men (fight) fought bravely, but the general (order) ordered them to retreat.

27. As he (come) came up his house in the darkness, he (see) saw that a man (climb) climbing out of one of the bedroom windows.

28. John (work) was working hard when suddenly the door (open) opened. 

29. When we (open) opened the front door we (see) saw someone walking out of the gate.

30. Lighting (strike)________ the tree that they (shelter)________ under. Of course, they (have)________ a terrible fright, but they (be)________ very lucky. No harm (come)________ to them at all.

31. The light (go)________ out while we (have)________ dinner.

32. Bill (have)________ breakfast when I (stop)________ at his house this morning.

33. As we (cross)________ the street, we (see)________ an accident.

34. Tom (see)________ a serious accident while he (stand)________ at the bus stop.

35. While my father (read)________ a newspaper, I (learn)________ my lesson and my sister (do)________ her homework.

36. The children (play) …………… football when their mother (come) ……………back home.

37. The bell (ring)________ while Tom (take)________ a bath.

38. I (be)________ very tired because I (work)________ all day yesterday.

39. He (sit)________ in a cafe when I (see)________ him.