Past Simple and Past Continuous
Exercise 3.1
Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. They decided / were deciding to go abroad last year.
2. I worked / was working on my project when I had / was having a brilliant idea.
3. When the guests arrived / were arriving, she still cooked / was still cooking dinner.
4. When his car broke down / was breaking down, he phoned / was phoning the garage.
5. Kate showed / was showing me her photos, and then went / was going to the kitchen for some drinks.
6. Did you hear / Were you hearing the wind? It blew / was blowing very strongly.
7. They didn’t need / weren’t needing our help yesterday.
8. I thought / was thinking he was right.
9. Someone knocked / was knocking at the door while I had / was having a shower.
10. At five o’clock this morning I had / was having a wonderful dream, but then the alarm went off / was going off.
11. I didn’t understand / wasn’t understanding what went on / was going on. Several people shouted / were shouting at me at the same time.
12. Was Val busy when you came / were coming to see her? – Yes, she helped / was helping her son with his homework.
Exercise 3.2
Make sentences using the Past Simple or Past Continuous + when or while.
1. I (stand) near the road – the accident (happen)
I was standing near the road when the accident happened.
2. We (wait) at the bus stop – we (see) the car
3. Jack (listen) to his car radio – he (drive) home
4. He (hear) about the accident – he (listen) to the news
5. Two men (cross) on a red light – the car (hit) them
6. The driver (not stop) – he (see) the men
7. It (rain) – Jack (drive) to the police station
8. He (think) about his article in the newspaper – he (talk) to the police officer
9. It (stop) raining – Jack (drive) back home
10. A TV programme about road accidents (begin) – Jack (write) his article
Exercise 3.3
Give short answers to the following questions.
1. Did you have a nice holiday last year? Yes, I did.
2. Were they travelling by boat when you saw them? No, … .
3. Was the party great last Saturday? Yes, … .
4. Did Mike tell you a funny joke? Yes, … .
5. Did you go to the bank yesterday morning? No, … .
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6. Weren’t they waiting for you? No, … .
Exercise 3.4
Put the verbs in the correct form, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Gary (break) his leg last month. It (happen) when he (climb) a mountain. He (fall) off a rock.
2. The plane (land) at the airport, and Katie (get off). Her parents (wait) to meet her.
3. Sarah and Bill (have) a party when I (come) to see them. The guests (dance) and (drink) champagne. They (ask) me to join them.
4. What you (do) when they (cut) off the electricity? – I (work) on my computer.
5. What time the noise (wake) you up? – It (start) while I still (sleep).
6. Was Brian at university today? – No, he (not go) to university. He is ill.
7. How high the plane (fly) when it (hit) the rock? – It (not fly) very high.
8. Your neighbour (borrow) any money from you yesterday? – No, he was busy, so he (not come).
9. How Newton (discover) the law of gravity? – He (sit) under a tree, and an apple (fall) on his head.
10. You (meet) Pete last night? – Yes, he (walk) his dog in the park.
11. What you (do) at 9 o’clock this morning? – I (water) the flowers.
12. The police (put) cameras on all the houses and (catch) the robber the next week.
Exercise 3.5
Read the text and put the verbs in the correct form.
Last Saturday I (1) .. (invite) my parents for dinner. I (2) … (decide) to make some delicious things, including grilled pork sausages. At about 5 o’clock I (3) … (cook) in the kitchen. My favourite CD (4) … (play) in the living room and my dog Jumpy (5) … (sleep) there quietly. Then the door bell (6) … (ring), so I (7) … (go) to open the door. When I (8) … (come) back, I (9) … (not can) see any grilled sausages. They (10) … (not be) on the table. Jumpy? I (11) … (go) to the living room. Jumpy (12) … (sit) under the chair and he (13) … (eat) my sausages! He (14) … (enjoy) the sausages so much that he (15) … (not hear) me. As he (16) … (not look) in my direction, I (17) … (take) a newspaper and (18) … (start) to walk up to him very quietly. I (19) … (want) to hit him with the newspaper, but at the last moment Jumpy (20) … (see) me, (21) … (catch) the sausages and (22) … (escape) under the sofa. I (23) … (return) to the kitchen to cook some chicken.
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Exercise 3.6
Read the dialogue and use the correct form of the verbs, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
A: I (1) … (lose) my house keys last night and (2) … (not want) to disturb my parents.
B: How (3) … (you/get) into the house?
A: I (4) … (climb) in through a window.
B: (5) … (you/frighten) your parents?
A: Sure. While I (6) … (enter) the house through the window they (7) … (think) it (8) … (be) a thief.
B: How (9) … (they/recognize) you?
A: Fortunately, I (10) … (manage) to switch on the light and they (11) … (see) my face.
B: (12) … (they/be) angry? (13) … (they/forgive) you for that?
A: Yes, and they even (14) … (not punish) me. They only (15) … (ask) me never to do such things again.
Part IV
Used to
Exercise 4.1
Match a line in A with a line in B and complete the sentences from B.
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| 1. When I was young, I went to the swimming-pool very often. 2. In my childhood I liked cakes, chocolate and sweets very much. 3. Jane always gave me good advice. 4. She was very fit when she was young. 5. Many years ago we didn’t go by car. 6. In his youth he enjoyed going to the disco. 7. When she was young, she couldn’t save money at all. 8. In my 20s I wasn’t very sociable. | a) … … a sweet-eater. b) … … very well. c) … … ice-skating. d) … … my best friend. e) … … by public transport. f) … … everything in the shops. g) I used to swim very well. h) … … at home most of the time. |
Exercise 4.2
Write sentences with used to which show how things were different before.
1. My home town looks very modern. It used to look old.
2. There are so many stadiums. There didn’t use to be many of them.
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3. The streets are very clean.
4. There are a lot of car parks.
5. The air isn’t very clean.
6. The shops are very expensive.
7. The people always hurry.
8. They wear fashionable clothes.
Exercise 4.3
Write these sentences putting one verb in the form of used to and the other verb in the Past Simple form.
1. He (play) table-tennis, but he (give) it up five years ago.
He used to play table-tennis, but he gave it up five years ago.
2. He (live) in Minsk before he (go) abroad.
3. She (not like) her job at first, but then she (change) her mind.
4. He (earn) a lot, but he (retire) two years ago.
5. Before she (start) her own business, she (be) a teacher.
6. You (travel) a lot before you (find) this job?
7. This road (be) dangerous, but then they (build) a bridge and it (become) safe.
8. Before we (move) to the city, we (have) a wonderful garden in the country.
9. My father (buy) a tent in 1995, and we (go) camping for many years.
10. Australia (be) the colony of Great Britain until it (become) independent.
11. We (start) chatting on the Internet last year. Before that we (talk) on the phone.
12. Jim’s parents (give) him some pocket money before he (find) a job.
Exercise 4.4
Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or used to.
It (1) … (be) midnight and Fred (2) … (be) alone in the house. Outside it (3) … (rain) heavily. Fred (4) … (get) ready to go to bed when he suddenly (5) … (hear) a strange noise outside his room in the corridor. Neighbours? But they never (6)… (make) any noise before. When he (7) … (look) at the door, he (8) … (notice) that someone (9) … (turn) the handle. Fred (10) … (rush) over to the door and very quickly (11) … (turn) the key in the lock. Then he (12) … (ask) in a trembling voice, “Who is it?”
Part V
Practice test
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