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Cre Grammar re Past simple and past continuous ‘1 Write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs. lay 8 chat 2 travel 8 happen 3 send 10 say 4 enioy know 5 stop Rwy 5 break Docu 7 fall 4 tun 2 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise 1. Last summer, my friend and | around the south of France, We realy ourselves, you atthe end of the film? Ishought it was realy sad Sarah is very angry. What you toher? You toher yesterday, 1 2 a 4 my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she (o0¥) how to open the attachment! 5 Myrobile phone fon the floor but the screen. (oot) That was lucky! 6 7 3 I didn't see the accident. tall very quickly, My PC was making a strange nak so| using itand itoft, We to open the box wth a knife but my dad himself There was blood everywherel 3) Write questions with the past simple. 1 When /you / buy/ that tablet /? 22 Howmuch /your new computer /cost/? 3 What / you / do after schol yesterday 7 4 Whyy/you/ not / call me lastnight /? '5 Where /Dad / save / the photos /on the computer /? 16 Wihich files / you / delete /? 1 Howmany copies / Gary /print/ yesterday /? {8 Which company / Steve Jobs / help to start /? 4. Write the ing form of the verbs. 1 attach 8 change 2 tie 9 upload 3 tun 10 think 4 save win 5 ave 12 spot 6 get B sere 7 delete 6 realise | Grammar Aaa 5 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. vw make) my dinner at 8 oclock lastnight. 2 Joe and Sam (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday. 4 Who was that guy you (dance) with at the party? 4 Poul (come) home from school when she saw an accident. 5 In 1999 my father (ive) n Dublin, That's where he met my mother 6 He (open) the box when he cut his finger. 1 This time last week, we (visit) my grandmother al (sit) at the back ofthe classroom so | couldnt see the screen. 9 Andow (insert) photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class. wt (tard to do miy homework when my friend sent me a message. 6 Choose the correct options. 1 Listened /was listening to the radio when | heard / as hearing this fantastic song. 2 When the teacher said/wos saying'Stop\ | sti ried /was still aying to finish the last question, 3 feel really sly! While | danced /was dancing, | fll/ was fling and broke /was breaking my elbow, 4 Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called /was calling him for lunch, +5 |ooked /was looking fra file on my memory stick when | noticed / was noticing there was 2 virus 65 Ron found was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed /was surfing the internet. 7 My mum had was having breakfast near the computer when she spiled/ was spiling her cup of coffee on the keyboard, ‘8 When you sair/were seeing me yesterday, | didnt go / wasnt going to school, | went / was going to the doctor's ~| felt tebe. ‘9 How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you traveled / were traveling around Ieland? 10 Why did you chat /were you chatting to Philip while ted / was trying to tel you something really important? 7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. vt (witch off) the computer because It (make a strange noise 2 Mydad ((isten) to classical music when | (ertve) home from school, 3 We (play) video games when my mum, a9) Tumn the volume down 4 Mycousin (meet his wife, Blanca, while he (ive) in tay, 5 My litle sister (iaw) a picture wile {study} for my French exam. 6 While they (ary) to faethe compute, all the lights (goour, 1 When we (eave) school yesterday it (pour wth rain 8 When you {see} Paul he (wear a black jacket? ot (uy) tolog on when the WiFL (stop) working, 10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out of paper. 8 Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets. Li Sometmes| hate computers! Once, when! (299 todo my English homeworkon my laptop, the batery 2 (un ow. {ie} on my bed and twas listening to music on Spotl. Ithelps me to concentrate “ ako (chat) to my fiend Daniel on Facebook. OX, so {not concentrate) very hard on my homeworkand® (Forget) to plugin my laptop drt notice thatthe battery was getting low. was lust finishing the essay when the screen / (go) black. 18 (lose) everything 1? (scream) in fustation. My dd {come} running into my bedroom. almost (ay)sohe 2 (give) me his laptop." (9) to remember everything in my essay — it (be) quite eiffel pecially because Danial was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while was watching one, the WEI stopped working Inthe end it was probably better because | (enanage) to finish the essay

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