Put the verbs in brackets into the.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. |