Past Continuous Negative Form Name: 1. These fish 2. He saw she 3. He was not searching 4. And I 5….

Put the verbs into Past Simple Tense,

make negative and interrogative sentences

1.

He a letter two days ago. (write)

He

a letter two days ago.

he

a letter two days ago?

2. She me to the cinema yesterday. (take)

She

me to the cinema yesterday.

she me to the cinema yesterday?

3. They very well last night. (sleep)

They

very well last night.

they very well last night?

4. We our teacher in the park yesterday. (meet)

We

our teacher in the park yesterday.

our teacher in the park yesterday?

5. They a very good house last year. (have)

They

a very good house last

year.

they. a very good house last year?

6. The cat all the fish from the table. (eat)

The cat

all the fish from the table.

the cat all the fish from the table?

7. You a very good book last week. (buy)

You

a very good book last week.

you

a very good book last week?

we

ENGLISHAU English Language Learning

PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 3

Fill in the past simple or the past progressive.

1. Father_

(wait /do)

2. When he

3. While they

4. They

5. He

6. They

out. (play/go)

7. While George and John

in the car while mother.

we

chess, we

a party while he

a photo when I,

football when the lights in the stadium

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dinner. (arrive / have)

their room, she

the shopping.

shopping. (play/go)

(have/sleep)

the ducks. (take / feed)

the

Present tenses revision

Complete the sentences with the correct present form.

—- (study) for the

1. I can’t talk to you right now. I _-_-

technology exam.

present simple

a repeated action or daily

routine

I walk my dog every morning.

permanent state

Brian works in an estate agency.

g

general truths or laws of nature

Ice melts in temperature above zero.

present continuous

an action happening at the time

of speaking

Look! Monica is crying.

an action happening around S

now but not at the moment

of speaking

We are rehearsing a school play at

present.

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my

fixed arrangement in the near future

He is meeting his supervisor tomorrow.

I am seeing a dentist next Monday.

present perfect

an action that started in the

past and is still continuing in

the present

Mrs. Webb has been a widow since 2003.

ABC

Tenaga

2. George

3. Where __.

three o’clock.

4. My dad

5. Where are the kids? They

grandpa upstairs.

— (sprain) his wrist and he can’t write now.

— (you, be)? We __.

—- (usually, wash) our car once a week.

6. My parents —

7. A: Mum, can I watch ‘Titanic ? B: But you

five times. Watch a different one.

8. What time—

9. In my class there are children who

abroad in their lives.

10. It ________ (rain) all day. We can’t go out to play in the

friend’s mum

14. Polly’s hair_.

15. A:

as I know she —

16.___

17. My grandma

she-

18. Teresa

25. Rita

L. Ja es

He

22. The wind______

23. We ___

24. Where

basket.

present

Jake and Bill have been playing ludo for half an hour.

garden.

11. What ——— (Vicky, do)? She’s a researcher. She

(work) at Kingston University.

12. A: Why

____ (Rick, wear) a tailcoat? B: Because he

(perform) in the concert hall today.

13. I____________ (usually, walk) home from school but today my

(give) me a lift.

(grow) since I last saw her.

(Laura, ever, act) in a school play? B: As far

(wait) for you since

(look) for a car for my elder sister.

(play) scrabble with their

www.

a past action of certain duration which results are visible in the present

It has been snowing all night. The path is covered with snow.

(the library, open) on weekdays?

(speak) fluently now.

(they, visit) you next Sunday?

(bake) delicious cheesecake, but now

(make) a chocolate cake.

(exercise) a lot recently. She

present perfect continuous

an action which started in the past and continues to the

up

1-

(see) that film

(never, travel)

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(type) letters for two hours. She

(already, type) four.

(blow) the leaves off the trees today.

(live) in this house since I was born.

(you, keep) your toys? In a wicker

26. Tommy

.(look)

(lose)

his car keys. He’s furious

about it.

27. Look! Dave

(dance) with Sarah. I can’t

believe it!

28. A: Who________

(clean) up today? B: Nick

and Bill

Complete the sentences. Use Past Perfect Continuous.
|) She.(learn) Spanish for five years before she could speak
fluently
2) It was lunchtime and Sam .(work) for three hours when his
boss came
3) Tom.(not talk) very loudly so in the end I couldn’t understand
him at all.
4) . .you. (cook) the cake long enough when you took it out?
5) They. (live) in this city for almost three years when their son
came back to England
6) How long. she.(wait) before he came?
7) We were very wet when we came home because we.(walk) in the
rain for a long time
Mark tried to stop Dan who.(shout) for the last tem minutes
9) Sally. (type) this text for 3 hours before Mark came.
10) Anthony .(wait) for his airplane for 3 hours when its delay
was announced.
11) I saw many huge puddles. .(rain) hard?
12) Sam did not even realize what a hard time Molly. (have)​

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous

We . (plan) to go to the cinema, but we stayed home instead.

Sam . (take) notes during the lesson.

The students . (work) hard because they wanted a good mark in the exam.

What . (you/do) last night?

He . (play) with his brothers all day on Saturday.

Complete the sentences using the Past Simple, the Past Perfect or the Past Continuous.

1) A lot of interesting people

(be) present at the meeting yesterday.

2) What

(you/have) for breakfast on Sunday?

3) My father

(post) a letter. He’s waiting for a reply.

4) What

(you/do) at 6.00 on Saturday?

5) I opened my laptop and saw that I

(miss) some letters.

6) They

(enter) the room quietly because the child was sleeping.

(not/ride) a horse before that day.

7) He (not/ride) a horse before that day.

II Past Simple/Past Continuous.

1. He (play) computer games from two till three yesterday.

2. I (not / sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.

3. I (play) computer games yesterday.

4. He (play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

5. When I (come) home, my little sister (sleep).

6. Ann finally (tell) us the whole story about Peter.

7. Mary (prepare) lunch when they (come)

8. Tom (be)very unlucky. It (rain) every day during his holidays.

9. Last weekend Susan (fall) and (break) her leg.

10 When I (enter) the cafeteria Mary (have)lunch with Peter.

Past Continuous.

Look at the picture of a classroom at 2.00 yesterday. Complete each sentence

about it using a verb from the box:

play football, draw pictures,look out of the window,listen to music,

write on the board, read a book.

1.Anna was reading a book.

2.Paula and Jin ______.

3.Tim _______.

4. Kate and Bill ______.

5. Sam _______.

6. Ed and Lisa ______.

Help me pleas!

Make the following sentences interrogative and negative.

1. We went for a stroll down «Alphabet Street» to Ginger Street. 2. In the 1950s, television cut deeply into the movie-going audience. 3. He did a tremendous amount of work. 4. They carried out a huge survey. 5. There were a lot of disasters in the 20th century. ^ 6. The actress gave a bravura performance in the Aldwych in London. 7. He failed to appear before the magistrate. 8. Hobbs was a founding partner in the Atlantic Financial Markets. 9. They couldn’t get out of the place. 10. We had absolutely nothing to do last weekend. 11. When they saw me, they shut up. 12. She began the examination on time. 13. She had a problem on her mind. 14. My friend taught English for twenty-five years. 15. The old man used to take a long walk every morning.

Task 3. Past Simple,Past Progressive/Continuous, Past Perfect . Open the brackets.

1. The students ( to discuss) this problem yesterday.

2.She (to write) a poem last week.

3.A month ago our staff (to enter) the new educational program.

4. The students ( to discuss) this problem from three till five yesterday.

5.She (to write) an essay the whole week.

6. The whole month our staff (to study) the new educational program.

7. The students already ( to discuss) the problem by 5 o’clock yesterday.

8.She (to write) a book of poems by last December.

9.Our staff (to master) the new educational program by the end of the year.

10.He (to do ) his lessons by four o’clock and at five he (to play) soccer in the yard.

11.My parents (to come) home by 7 o’clock and at 7 we (to have) dinner.

12.His father looked tired as he (to work) hard before.

13.Gery (to be) at home when you (to arrive)? — No, he (to go) to college.

14.When Jake (to see) me, I (to read) the article which he(to write) for the magazine.

15.When Alison (to enter) the house she (to see) that her lilttle brother (to play) with the toy which his father (to bring) from his journey.

16.When I (to come) into the kitchen, Larry (to eat) the pie which mother (to cook).

17.Jenny (to tell) the aunt that his sister (to water) the flowers which she (to plant).

18.When they (to arrive) to the station, they (to be) surprised that the train (not to start) yet.

19.She (to be) afraid that they (not to tell) the police the truth.

20.She (to explain) to inspector that she (not to be) there.