PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1) When the post man.. (arrive), my father .. (have a

shower)

2) While my brother .. (study), my grandma .. (make)

some muffins

3) I .. (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I .. (have)

a terrible headache

4) When I .. (be) 10, I .. (eat) a sandwich every evening

5) He .. (miss) the train because he .. (talk) with some

friends

6) The thieves .. (come) into the house while the man..

(sleep)

7) I .. (drink) a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now

8) .. you .. (write) the composition last week?

9) My mother .. (not/be) at home when she .. (fall)

down the stairs

10) The children .. (plant) a tree when their mummy ..

(call) them

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

1 I got home and found that someone (try) to break into the house.

2 I (celebrate) last Friday night because I (pass) my exams the

day before.

3 I (see) a bad accident on my way here. Two cars (crash) on the

crossroads.

4 I (get) to the cinema and a minute later the film (start) .

5 I (go) to Ireland in 2008 and then to Sweden in 2009.

6 When I married Helena in 2007, I (be) married three times before.

7 I got to the cinema and saw that the film (already/start)

 PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

1. She (put on) a lot of weight recently.

2. you ever (have) a pet? Yes, I (have)

a dog when I lived with my parents.

3. My parents (live) in Paris for ten years and then they moved to Hamburg.
They (live) in Hamburg for five years now.

4. Lady Di (visit) a lot of poor countries. The Queen..

(visit) a lot of poor countries, too.

5. When you (give up) smoking? Oh, a long time ago. I think I
(not smoke) since 2000.

6. My great-grandfather (die) forty years ago. I never (meet) him.

7. I don't know Jane's fianc. I never (meet) him.

8. When we were on holiday, the weather (be) awful. Since we came back,
the weather (be) great.

9. How long you (study) English? For five years now. I

(start) when I finished university.

10. My bicycle is not here anymore. Someone (take) it.

Ann (live) in Birmingham all her life. Yesterday when Ann

(be) on her way to the train station, it (begin) to rain. She
(run) back to get her umbrella, but this (make) her late
for her train. When she (get) to the station, she (ask) a
woman on the platform: "How long you (be) here, Madam?" "Not long, the
train to London just (leave), I'm afraid."

When Ann (arrive) at the office, her boss (look) at her

and (say): "You (be) late every morning this week. What
(happen) this time?" "I (miss) my train."