II Past Simple/Past Continuous. 1. He (play) computer games from two till three yesterday. 2. I (not…

Past Simple & Past Continuous

1 I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.

2 My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.

3 We (play) video games when my mum ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’

4 My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.

5 My little sister (draw) a picture while I (study) for my French exam.

6 While they (try) to fix the computer, all the lights (go out).

7 When we (leave) school yesterday, it (pour) with rain.

8 When you (see) Paul, he (wear) a black jacket?

9 I (try) to log on when the WiFi (stop) working.

10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out) of paper.

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!

Present/Past/Future Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect 1. Sam just (to have) breakfast. He (not to have) it yesterday because he (to have) no time. 2. What you (to do) now? I (to write) a letter. I (to send) it tomorrow.3. They (to travel) every year but they (not to go) anywhere last year. 4. Look! The puppy (to sleep).5. Have you ever (to be) to London? Yes, 6. The weather (to be) terrible yesterday. I hope it (to be) better tomorrow. And What the weather (to be) today? It (to be) cloudy.7. We (not to have) the lesson yesterday because the teacher (to be) late. 8. My cousin (to do) morning exercises every day. You (to do) morning exercises? No, 9. Kate and her brother (not to go) to school by bus. Kate (to go) by taxi and Mike (to go) by tram.10. What you usually (to do) after school? 11. He (not to finish) his homework yet. 12. When Tom (to come) home yesterday? He (to come) at 9.13. Who (to watch) TV every day? I, 14. Children (to love) chocolate. 15. He (to build) this house many years ago. 16. Why Sam (to play) football now? He (to take) part in a football match in a day.Ask questions to the underline words 1. Betty went to the cinema with her best friend yesterday. 2. Sam usually gets bad marks because he is very lazy. 3. The boys are watching cartoons. 4. Mr. Smith will come here at 7 tomorrow. 5. Chris has just opened the window.

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.

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.

put the verbs into the Past Simple:
1. Yesterday my mother (come) home at 6.
2. The boys (play) football last Sunday.
3. Tom (finish) his work yesterday.
4. He (see) his friend yesterday.
5. there (be) many children in the yard.
6. Yesterday the lessons (begin) at 8 o’clock. ​

Тренировочные упражнения по английскому по употреблению Past Simple и Past continuous

I (to play) computer games yesterday.

I (to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

He (to play) computer games from two till three o’clock yesterday.

We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday.

What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?

What you (to do) when I rang you up?

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

What he (to do) yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? — He (to read) a book.

She (to sleep) when you came home?

My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday.

My sister (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening.

When I came into the kitchen, my mother (to cook).

She (to cook) the whole day yesterday.

We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday.

We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday.

You (to do) your homework yesterday?

You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday?

Why she (to sleep) at seven o’clock yesterday?

He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.

Упражнения — 2.

I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.

I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.

I (to go) to the cinema when you met me.

I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday.

I (to do) my homework when mother came home.

I (to do) my homework yesterday.

I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.

I (to do) my homework at six o’clock yesterday.

I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 1

I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) a book.

He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.

When we were in the country last summer, I (to go) to the wood one day. In the wood I (to find) a little fox cub. I (to bring) it home. I (to decide) to tame the cub. Every day I (to feed) it and (to take) care of it. I (to tame) it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house.

When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh), too. I still (to laugh) when we came to school. After school I (to tell) this story at home. My father and mother (to like) it very much.

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

Rewrite the sentences in the Past Simple form as in the example.

Example: Sam usually plays football on Sundays. He didn’t play football last Sunday. He played football last Monday. Willy writes stories on Fridays.

2 Helen usually takes pictures at the weekend.

3 Bob sings in the school choir on Wednesdays.

4 Jack usually does sports on Tuesdays.

5 Mary watches TV in the evenings.

6 They usually travel in the summer.

ПОМОГИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА С АНГЛИЙСКИМ СРОЧНО!

Choose the correct tense — Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. On my way to school I (remembered

had remembered

was remembering

did remembered)

that I (was left

left

was leaving

had left)

my report at home.

2. What (were they doing

they were doing

had they done

did they do)

yesterday from 2 to 3 p.m?

3. When he (phoning

phoned

was phoning

had phoned)

me last night I (was reading

read

had read

reading)

.

4. He (was studied

was studying

had studied

did studied)

French before he (entered

had entered

was entering

did entered)

the university.

5. While mom (sleeping

was sleeping

had slept

was slept)

, I (did

had done

done

was done)

all the housework.

6. By the time we (came

had came

had come

were coming)

to see him, he (left

was leaving

had left

did left)

home.

7. By two o’clock the teacher (already examined

was already examining

had already examined

was already examined)

all the students.

8. Matt (playing

was playing

had played

played)

football while Peter (working

worked

had worked

was working).