Workshop

1. Use the past simple version of the verb in brackets to complete

each sentence.
A. She ___went_____ (go) to the disco alone.
B. The storm __started___ (start) at about ten o'clock.
C. An apple ___dropped__ (drop) on Newton's head.
D. Mike's ball ____rolled____ (roll) down the hill and into the river.
E. Jane ______got____ (get) the best score in the English test.
F. The party ___began___ (begin) at eight o'clock and _finished__
(finish) at midnight.
G. I ____sold______ (sell) my old red guitar and
___bought____ (buy) a trumpet.
H. We _____walked_____ (walk) along the beach until we
__saw______ (see) the cafe.

2. using the sentences given, change them into interrogative and

negatives. You must rewrite 4 of them as negative sentences and the
other 4 as interrogative.
A. She didn’t go to the disco alone
B. The storm did not start at about ten o’clock
C. An apple didn’t drop on newton’s head
D. Mike’s ball did not roll down the hill and into the river
E. Did jane get the best score in the English test?
F. Did the party begin at eight o’clock and finish at midnight?
G. Did I sell my old red guitar and buy a trumpet?
H. Did he walk along the beach until we see the café?

3. Fill the spaces in the sentences with these phrases from the boxes.

was looking the other way my wife arrived home

while I was having a bath
when the accident happened
when we were cut off
it was snowing
when it stopped working
when the police stopped me
as the big game was
starting
when the dog attacked him
A. Tim was driving his car too quickly _ when the accident
happened
B. __ my wife arrived home __ as I was preparing her dinner for
her.

C. I was riding my bicycle on the pavement _ when the police

stopped me _
D. The boy was delivering newspapers __ when the dog attacked
him__
E. __ it was snowing _ during the match and that made playing very
difficult.

F. My sister was using the computer __ when it stopped working _

G. The power went off in the house just __ when we were cut off

H. Unfortunately, the phone rang ___ while I was having a bath __

I. I was speaking to my brother on the phone __ as the big game was
starting

J. The thief escaped while the policeman _ was looking the other
way

3. write 10 sentences using past perfect tense (you must write 4

affirmative sentences, 3 negatives and 3 questions).

A. I had bought things for dinner.

B. You had always been there.

C. We had never seen ghosts before.

D. They had studied English before they went to London.

E. I hadn't learned the present perfect tense before know what was the
past perfect tense

F. He hadn’t been to France before the trip in 2019.

G. I hadn’t already woken up when the alarm clock rang at 6am.

H. had we photographed the model previous she comes fat?

I. had the electricity failed in this way before the earthquake?

J. had i read the book before I saw the movie?