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

1.  When the police (arrive)________, the car (go)________.

2.  They (eat)________ everything by the time I (arrive)________ at the party

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

4.  By the time I (get)________ into my town, the shop (close)________.

5.  They (go)________ after they (finish)________ their work.

6.  He (do)________ nothing before he (see)________ me.

7.  When they (get)________ the station, the train (leave)________.

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

1.  I hope (have)________ a job

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

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

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

5.  It's no use (wait)________.

6.  I hate (see)________ a child (cry)________.

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

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

9.  Gravity makes water (run)________ downhill.

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

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

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

13. Stop (argue)________ and start (work)________.

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

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

2. What________ you (do)________ at 10 o’clock last night?

3. Tom (cook)________ the dinner.

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

5. We (read)________ a book when he arrived  

6. What________ he (do)________ when you came?

7. At 9.o’clock yesterday Lan (not watch)________ T.V.

8. All the students (read)________ the text carefully.

9. They (walk)________ to the corner.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where________ 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)________ English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall)________ as he (get)________ into the bus.  

3. They (not go)________ to the movies last Sunday.

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

5. ________ you (find)________ my pen yesterday?

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

7. The light (go)________ out when we (study)________ our lesson. 

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

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

10. What she (do)________ when you (arrive)________ there? She (write)________ a letter.

11. She (have)________ her bath while her sister (get)________ the breakfast ready.

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

13. When the students (hear)________ the bell, they (get)________ up and (leave)________. 

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

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

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

17. Dorothy and I  (just leave)________ the house when the telephone (ring)________.

18. The minute I (hear)________ the news, I (send)________ him a telegram.

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

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

21. My mother (arrive)________ while I (clean)________ the kitchen .

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

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

24. A noise of breaking chairs (suggest)________ that the men (fight)________. 

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

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

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

28. John (work)________ hard when suddenly the door (open)________. 

29. When we (open)________ the front door we (see)________ 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....