PAST TENSES: PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT,

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, USED TO

1 Zakreśl prawidłowe uzupełnienie zdań: a, b albo c.
0 Did you know that Brad Pitt
and TV series before he became famous?
a used to act b had acted
1 The first time I saw him he
It looked like hard work.
a had cleaned b cleaned
2 I loved going to the beach as a kid.
Unfortunately, we there very often.
a didn’t use to go b weren’t used to going
c weren’t going
3 Przekształć zdania, używając wyrazu podanego
in dozens of films drukowanymi literami, tak aby zachować
znaczenie zdania wyjściowego.
0 I finished my homework and then the telephone rang. JUST
c was acting
I had just finished my homework when the telephone
his dad’s car. rang.
1 They had dinner and then went to see a play. AFTER
c was cleaning
2 It was my first time eating octopus. BEFORE

3 Last Sunday I was at that concert. It was the best

gig I in years.
3 Sleeping in a tent was a great holiday experience for me
a saw b have been seeing c had seen
when I was a child. USED
4 Have you seen this cool T-shirt? I it for my brother.
a bought b have bought c was buying
5 Oh, I’m so jealous of you. When I asked her, she told
me that she to that play already.
a went b had been c had gone 4 How long have you had your new bike? WHEN
6 I was covered in cobwebs and dirt when you
visited because I the cellar all morning.
a had cleaned b had been cleaning /4
c was cleaning 4 Wybierz poprawne formy czasowników, tak aby powstał
/6 spójny i logiczny dialog.

2 Wstaw czasowniki w nawiasach w odpowiedniej Sarah: So, tell me Paul. What 0 did you think / had

formie. It 0
was a complete coincidence. I 1 you thought about the exhibition?

(watch) TV and there was this advert for a new chocolate Paul: Well, you might be surprised to hear that
and toffee ice-cream. It was a lovely day so I I 1 enjoyed / had enjoyed it. I 2 was / had been
2
(decide) I’d go out and see if they sold it amazed by the quality of the show overall.
in my local shop. Anyway, as I 3
(walk) So many original pieces of famous art works, you
down the street, I 4
(see) this woman
know, pieces that even I 3 heard / had heard of.
in front of me fall and drop her shopping all over the
Sarah: Yes. It’s the first time they have shown so many
pavement. I 5
(run) to help her but I had famous
no idea at that time that she 6
(collapse).
works in the same place. There wasn’t a gallery in the
I 7
(not / imagine) that the first aid
whole of Europe that 4 had shown / had been showing
training would come in so handy so soon – I mean, it was
those paintings by Dali together before.
only the week before that we 8
(have)
the course. I remembered first to see if she was breathing, Paul: Well, it 5 was / had been well worth the entrance fee

which she was, and then I checked whether she could hear
me or talk to me. I 9
(shake) her gently to
try and get a response – and nothing. So I
(ring) for an ambulance and made sure that she was
comfortable and could breathe easily. You’d have done the
same. I’m certainly no hero.
even though waiting to get in was a nightmare.
We
10 6
had been queueing / have queued for nearly an hour
before we finally got in, right? Anyway, I’d definitely
recommend it and I 7 was wondering / had wondered
whether Janet would like to see it. She’s into art, isn’t
/10
she? What was your favourite part of the exhibition?
Sarah: For me, it was the expressionist stuff. I really 8 had
never thought / had never been thinking that
I’d see Munch’s ‘Scream’ in the flesh so to speak.
A real shame about the Dali, though. I wasn’t
impressed at all and I 9 had always liked / used gone.
to like his work. But I’m glad we 10
went / had