Write was/were/did/have/has. 1 W here were your shoes made? 2 .you go out last night? 3 W h at. you…

When i was young, i.take dance lessons

1.used to

2.would

3.was going to

The concert.before i arrived

1.had started

2.started

3.starts

At noon today, I.in the park

1.jogged

2.had jogged

3.was jogging

Paul’s eyes were red he. for hours

1.was reading

2.had been reading

3.had read

I. Matthew for a long time

1.wasn’t seeing

2.haven’t been seeing

3.haven’t seen

Jane couldn’t open her door, she. her keys

1.forgot

2.had forgotten

3.was forgetting

Tammy was tired. She.all day

1.studied

2.had been studying

3.was studying

He. waiting for the bus when its started snowing

1.is

2.were

3.was

What time.they come home last night

1.do

2.did

3.does

She.the house and got into her car

1.had left

2.was leaving

3.left

Her left an hour.

1.before

2.ago

3.last

John was dirty. He.in the garden

1.was working

2.had worked

3.had been working

They.have a dog

1.used to

2.would

3.used

3

Choose the correct option, A, B or C.

1 Sarah

A jogged

2 Tim

in the park when she met her neighbour.

B had jogged

C was jogging

at 7:30, had breakfast and went to the pool.

B had got up

was getting up

in the lake.

A got up

C

3 We were cycling in the forest while Tom

A swam

B was swimming C

had swum

4 Adam didn’t go horse-riding because he his riding

boots.

6 (ton) +

A was forgetting B had forgotten C forgot

5 She didn’t believe that I

volleyball before.

A had never played B was never playing

C never played

6 When we

finished.

A arrived

7 Kim

rink.

inniw chipsm

at the court, the match had already

8 Mark

B had arrived C were arriving

her skating boots and stepped onto the ice

B put on

C had put on

injured while he was overtaking his rivals.

B had got

C got o

A was getting

9 Nina realised she_________ her mobile at home when she

was already on the bus.

A left

B had left

A was putting on

C has left

10 Wein a restaurant when we heard about the

accident.

A were eating

Bate

C had eaten

1. Alexander Graham Bell. the telephone

A. had been inventing

B. was inventing

C. had invented

D. invented

2. Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody . into their house.

A. had broken

B. Broke

C. had been breaking

D. was breaking

3. Lynne. as she was cleaning the windows.

A. had sung

B. sang

C. was singing

D. had been singing

4. Mr Todd. for thirty years when he retired.

A. was teaching

B. taught

C. had taught

D. had been teaching

5. I . the door and stepped outside.

A. had been opening

B. was opening

C. had opened

D. opened

6. Eve was delighted to hear that she . the job.

A. had been getting

B. got

C. was getting

D. had got

7. It wasn’t raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It . all day.

A. had been raining

B. was raining

C. rained

D. had rained

8. We . in a hotel by the sea last summer.

A. had been staying

B. were staying

C. had stayed

D. stayed

9. Rescue workers . a man, a woman, and two children from cold rushing water.

A. had been pulling

B. were pulling

C. pulled

D. had pulled

10. I was running when I . on the ice.

A. had been slipping

B. was slipping

C. slipped

D. had slipped

11. My tooth .for a week before I went to the dentist’s.

A. had hurt

B. had been hurting

C. was hurting

D. hurt

12. We.along the beach when we heard a cry for help.

A. had walked

B. walked

C. had been walking

D. were walking

13. I could tell she.the competition because she couldn’t stop smiling.

A. won

B. had been winning

C. had won

D. was winning

14. Where . you yesterday?

A. were

B. were being

C. had been

D. was

15. While Joanne . her hair, Carl was cleaning the house.

A. was washing

B. had been washing

C. had washed

D. washed

1. I (have been doing/have done) have been doing the flat since 2 o’clock.

2. How long (have you known/have you been knowing) ____ each other?

3. I (haven’t worn/have not been wearing) ____ these shoes yet.

4. Mary (has phoned/has been phoning) ____ the office since morning but

she (hasn’t managed/hasn’t been managing) _____ to get through.

5. I (have met/have been meeting) ___ Mr Black only once, I don’t know

what kind of person he is.

6. John (has owned/has been owning) ___ the house for 15 years.

7. This factory (has polluted/has been polluting) ____ the air for 12 years.

8. Mark is a vet, he (has saved/has been saving) ___ animals for years.

9. Mike is not interested in foreign languages. He (has never even tried/has

never even been trying) ___ to do it.

10. Your mouth is dirty. (Have you eaten/Have you been eating) ____ jam?

11. A number of students (have waited/have been waiting ) ___ for you in

the hall for an hour already.

12. They (have lived/have been living) ____ in this city all their lives and

they are not going to leave.

3 Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn’t and weren’t. My family and I were in England last year. ✔ 1 The shoe exhibition boring. X 2 Bluebird 3 The shoes in China 4 5 a motorbike. X interesting? year? No, they very small. ✔ the Natural History Museum Yes, it ✓ May and her family in Paris last X​

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Write sentences with the Past continuous.
1 Max was eating pizza. * (make pizza)
Max wasn’t eating pizza. He was making pizza.
2 Julia and I were watching TV. X (listen to music)
3 Ben and Daniel were walking. * (run)
4 I was doing my homework. * (read my emails)
5 You were walking to school. X (ride your bike)​

I Fill in was / were.

1. The lionss _______ thirsty yesterday.

2. His sisters ______ at home 20 minutes ago.

3. I ____ sad 2 weeks ago.

4. Their parents ______ busy 5 minutes ago.

5. Tom’s family _____ friendly 10 years ago.

6. Linda and Kate _____ doctors 3 years ago.

7. Kevin ______ twenty-six last year.

8. They ______ in the kitchen 5 minutes ago.

9. Tom ______ at school the day before yesterday.

10. The child ____ in the living-room 15 minutes ago.

11. Dina _____ in our town last month.

12. Jill’s children ______ happy yesterday.

13. Mike’s wife ______ angry 10 minutes ago.

II Fill in was / were.

1. _______your son good at English many years ago? — ___________

2. _____ his friends at the playground yesterday morning? -_____________

3. _____ her aunt in New York last month?

4. ______ the white bike in the street 2 hours ago? — ____________

5. _____ the red bikes on the road 3 hours ago? — ___________

6. _____ the girl in the yard 15 minutes ago? — ___________

7. ______ Ann’s cat on the sofa 5 minutes ago? — __________

8. _______ students at the circus yesterday? -___________

9. _____ the film interesting? — ____________

10. ______ the weather hot yesterday? — ___________

11. _____ men hungry 5 hours ago? — ____________

12. _____ his brother a rich man last year? — _______________

III Fill in There was / There were.(-,?)

1. __________ a chair in the bedroom last week.

2. __________five photos on the wall last year.

3. __________ a supermarket in my town 20 years ago.

4. __________ four desks in the classroom last year.

5. _________ two markets in your city many years ago.

6. _________ a shop in the park last month.

7. _________ thirty cows on the farm last Monday.

8. ________ducks in the river 5 minutes ago.

9. _________ a pen in the bag yesterday.

10. _________ a puppy under the chair 10 minutes ago.

I. Complete the following sentences with the necessary word.
careful, late,spent, gets, guidebooks
1. We got up . every day.
2. Are. useful?
3. I. five weeks in Spain.
4. Be when the floor is wet.
5. What does he do when he . home? II. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 1.Yesterday, I play with my friends.
2.My friend take a lot of photos last summer.
3.What did you saw last night?
4. I boughth a tiny flat in London.
5. We was in the village yesterday.
III. Make sentences or questions about the past.
1. we /listen/ to/music/ in /class?
2. They / not/ cook/ fish. 3.1/do/my/homework/quickly/
4. you/ use/ a/ computer/ last/ night?
5. She/ buy/a/ ticket/ at/ the/ station.​

3 Write complete questions in the past continuous. Then write short answers.

At 10 am yesterday,

0) it/snow? [X] Was it snowing? No it wasn’t

I) your friends/ride their bikes? (✔)

2) you / shop with your friends? (✔)

3) your mom/work? (x)

4) I / have a shower? (X)

5) you and your friends/swim in the lake? (✔)

1. They … teachers. A. am, b. is, c. are

2. We … a dog. A. to have, b. has, c. have

3. Ann has a lamp. Is it … lamp? A. my, b. his, c. her

4. . a house in the street. A. is, b. there are, c. there is

5. She … at a college. A. to study, b. studies, c. study

6. Take the book … the table. A. from, b. in, c. into

7. He … her at the hospital yesterday. A. help, b. helped, c. helps

8. They … to dance. A. like, b. liked, c. likes

9. We … English lessons in the first year. A. takes, b. took, c. take

10. This … is very interesting. A. story, b. stories

11. … you swim? A. May, b. Can, c. Must

12. I … writing a letter when you phoned me. A. am writing, b. was writing, c. wrote

13. We … go to the cinema tomorrow. A. will, b. are, c. does

14. I … my homework now. A. was doing, b. am doing, c. do

15. She … sitting at the theatre from 6 to 8 tomorrow. A. shall be, b. is, c. will be

16. Was the weather fine yesterday? A. Yes, it is. B. Yes, it was. C. Yes, it did.

17. The Alps are … mountains in Europe. A. the highest, b. a high, c. higher

18. There are … buses in Moscow. A. a little, b. many, c. much

19. You … your work when they came. A. had finished, b. has finished, c. finished

20. … wants to see you. A. Somebody, b. Nobody, c. Anybody

21. We … the story when they come. A. will have translated, b. will translate, c. will be translating

22. The books … to the students at every lesson. A. are given, b. were given, c. gave