EXERCISE 18 > Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. There may be more than one correct answer. 1. While Rob ......W25 prac . (practise) the cello, his brother was fixing (fix) his car. 2. When the dog (hear) the burglars, it. (bark) a. Is (sleep) when the fire .cccccescrssrscesene (break Out). 4. Allthe children cco. cnn (Shout) when the headmaster sees (COME) in. 5. Jack and Tina sessensen (play) outside when it {start} to snow. 6. Why ... (you / not pay attention) while 1. (talk)? 7. WHO soso (sing) so loudly while we .... (try) to sleep? 8. It J (rain) when we .... eseaneenne {arrive) at the station, 94 (write) a composition at the same time as my sister (play) tennis. 10, They ssesssessene saws. (8€€) a good play while they . (stay) in New York 11. Yesterday, while | (ring) the doorbell. (rest), someone ... HD, WG aenennnsascrngiaiittne (have) such a good time that we ...... (not want) to go homeName ‘The Hamburger Paragraph ! SN COEF ea Sa oo For more fee printables, please vist www. timvandevall.com {rete by Tin vance Vall Copyright © 2013 Duck Renalenance Press LC.1 = Complete using the Simple Pas. Yesterday my fend Saly and | (90) tote supermarket to buy ood. We (ina) eventing we (nai), except my fvorte cookies. John usualy goesto schoo by bis, but yesterday he {wal because it ‘e) Beavifl day. When Mary and Jake (erive) athe party, they —_ (Jk) for Mike but eoulén find him We (G20) Star Wars last week. (ite it alot, but my tends didnt. My TV {be} broken last week, so_| (ead) al my magazines in my fee time Janet (rake) three delicious dishes for lunch last Saturday. We (cat) al the ‘hod - fee was nothing leftTony and Tim (olay) basketbal as children. Tim also stud French ard pana.| ose) my walat yesterday, but thanktully agit fom my school ____{fnd) it and" (give) me a call Where Monica and Sandra be) chilren, they rave) tree dogs and a bird. They he) ina farm, so te dogs (have) a lot of space to play, 2+ Order these sentences. a) TV ~ did — watch - night — what ~ program — you — last -? b) fim = yesterday - happened —to— what-? ‘) her = break how— she — arm — id -7 ‘last vacation —1— not tavel— £2) Menth = my not study - 3 Complete the conversation with was, wasn't, were, or weren't. Nancy you in college last year, Chuck? Chuck: No, 1 T graduated two years ago. Nancy: So where | ‘you last year? Chuck: | in France, Nancy: OF! you in Paris? Chuck: No, 7 1 jn Nice. I had a job there. Nancy: What the job? Chuck: | a receptionist at a hotel 4 Write the words in the correct order to make sentences: 2) Friday where / you / last / moming / were? ’b) was /ihis 11/ year/ Canada /Tast/in/ time [at ‘e)home | was [at Sunday /notI7on evening. 0) birthday 7 yesterday /it/ Brenda's / was? Rewrite these questions correcting the mistakes. a) What clothes she wore at the party? ) What time it started to rain?, ‘c) What you were doing when the bomb exploded «d) Was it snowed when you woke up? 8) Why he did wear jeans to the weddinga1 53 54 EXERCISES ‘ 5 Read what Sharon says about a typical working day: SHARON Tusually get up at 7 o'clock and havea big breakfast, I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8.45. [never have lunch. [finish work at 5 o'clock. I'm always tired when T get home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don’t usually go out. [go to bed at about 11 o'clock. [always sleep well Yesterday was a typical working day for Sharon. Write what she did or didn’t do yesterday. 1 ..She got up at Z o'clock, 7 at 5 o'clock. 2 She a big breakfast. 8 tired when vo. home, 3 She Beas ‘meal yesterday evening. 4 It toget to work. 10 out yesterday evening. 5 at 8.45, 11 at 11 o'clock. 6 lunch, 12 well last night. Put one of these verbs in each sentence: buy’ catch cost drink fall hurt sell spend 1 Mozart .wrate.. more than 600 pieces of music. teach throw win -wsite 2 ‘How did you learn to drive?” ‘My father me? 3 We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we d it. 4 was very thirsty. I the water very quickly. 5 Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He's much better than me, so he fe easily. 6 Dons. down the stairs this morning and his leg. 7 Jim the ball to Sue, who it. 8 Ann alot of money yesterday. She a dress which £100. A friend has just come back front holiday. You ask him about it, Write your questions. 1 (where/go?) Where did you ge? 6 (how/travel?) 2 (go alone?) 7 (the weather / fine?) 3 (Food/good?) 4 (how long / stay there?) 8 (what / do in the evenings?) S (stay /at a hotel?) 9 (meet anybody interesting?) Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct farm, positive or negative, Te was warm, so 1..200K.. off my coat. {take) The window was open and a bird 10 The hotel wasn’t very expensive. Ie 11 Twas ina hurry, so T 12 Tt was hard work carrying the bags. They 1 2 The film wasn’t very good. I.ldn'z enjoy.. it very much. (enjoy) 3 Iknew Sarah was very busy, so I her. (disturb) 4 Lwas very tired, so 1 to bed early. (go) 5 The bed was very uncomfortable. I ‘very well. (sleep) 6 Sue wasn't hungry, so she anything. (eat) 7 We went to Kate’s house but she at home. (be) 8 It was a funny situation but nobody - (laugh) 9 into the room. (fly) very much. (cost) time to phone you. (have) very heavy. (be) "Pst Sins od ast tatiad Bi Greene cree min cach of the fotowing sentences. 4 LA n> 19). Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming. 1b) Tom was very unlucky. trained / was raining every day during hs holidays. ©) Who was that nice gil you talked / were talking to when | walked / was walking by the pub? 4) Last weekend Susan fell was falling and broke/ was breaking her le, ©) When | entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter. 1) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert's new car. 9) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning. ‘h)_ Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter. 2) Ae Sophie {walk) up Regent Street she [meet an old friend from college by) When (father/atrve) yesterday? He {arrive} late, The tain (be}delayed due to an accident, ) Who (you/ speak) to on the phone when | {comeyin? 4) Mary {read) in bed when she (hear) a strange noise downstairs. ) When Mr. Lawrence (leave) home at & 30 this morning, the sun {shine} brightly. However, by 10 o'clock t (ain) heavily 4) Sebastian (arrive) at Susan’s house a litle before 11 a.m., but she {not/be) there, She (study) atthe library. 8) The fireman (rescue) a 75-year-old woman who (be) trapped on the second floor of the burning building, h)____{you/do) any shopping yesterday? Yesterday Jane (tall) and (hurt) herself when she (ride) her bicycle J) What (Peter / do) when you {knock} om his door? TS§Gom Mec ti viseer AURA to te party last right.