PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS

It (be) a beautiful spring morning when Emma and her father

(decide) to visit Seaton Castle. The sun ..(shine) and the birds
(sing) . Emma (feel) very excited. The castle
.(be) very old an made of stone. They .. (climb) the steps
to the top of the tower. While ..(admire) the view, they
.(hear) some noises. They (look) around but they
.(not see) anybody. Thats funny, said Emma. I ...
(think) I . ..(see) somebody standing there. After a while they
............ (decide) to visit the cellar of the castle. Emma .
(examine) an old barrel when she ..(hear) the door of the cellar close
behind them. Dad, she (say), dont close the door! But I
(not close) it dear, her father said. Emma ..(turn)
around and ..(see) a shadow on the wall. She ...... (know) then
that the ghost of Seaton Castle ..(watch) them.

1) .?
Emma and her father decided to visit Seaton Castle.

2) ...?
Emma felt very excited.

3) ..?
The birds were singing.

4) ?
No, dad didnt close the door of the cellar.

5) ?
The ghost of Seaton Castle was watching them.
PUT THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT PERFECT

1) Im really excited. Were going to Spain. I .(never be)

to Spain before. My friend, Josh .(be) there three
times. He.(be) there two weeks ago, in fact. I
(meet) him last Saturday, while I
(go) to my music lesson. He ..(tell) me they
(have) a great time. However, his sister
(have) a bit of an accident. While she
(climb) some cliffs, she .(fall over) and she ..
(hurt) her wrist. Shes OK now, though

2) Yesterday, while I ..(watch) TV, I .

(make) a list of all the things I need to do before we go. I
(not do) them all yet. So far, I (download) some music
for my MP3 player. I ..(do) that last night while I
(write) some e-mails. I (take) all my
clothes out too, and they are all on the bed. I (not
pack) them yet, because as I .(open) my suitcase, I
..(break) the lock. Mum (go) to the
shops to get a new one an hour ago, but she .(not come
back) yet. Oh, I cant wait to go on holiday.

SHOULD/SHOULDNT/MIGHT/MIGHTNT

1) You do more exercise if you want to be fit.

2) Zadie ..wear jewellery in school. The headteacher
.. get angry.
3) I . eat more fruit and vegetable.
4) We ..let our parents know what time well be home.
5) We miss our train if we hurry, but it leaves in 5
minutes.
6) The weather be better tomorrow. If it is, we can have a
7) You . run across the road. You . fall.
8) They . should stop smoking. They must know its
dangerous.
9) Sarah . go to Toms party if he invites Frank. I dont
think she likes him.
 10) Laura .. be in the garden. On the other hand, she
. be in her bedroom.

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