Grammar Past Simple - Past Continuous + Choose the correct item. While Tyler was boarding/boarded the plane, ne was hearing/heard his phone ringing sam and Lily visited/were visiting a lot of museums when they were going/went to London last summer. Why did you stop/were you stopping taking when | walked/was walking into the room? AS we watched/were watching the film at the cinema, some people in the front row made/were making a lot of noise Jane was getting/got out of her car, locked/was locking the doors and walked/was walking to the front door, Rick wasn’t studying/didn’t study at 7 o'clock yesterday evening, he was playing/played basketball with his brother. ++ Find and correct the mistakes. Only one word is wrong in each sentence. Were he working yesterday evening? Molly didn't went to the book fair Fran wasn't had lunch when we saw her. Jake was reading when Sally was watching TV. The sun was shine in the sky. Did Harry and Amy came to the cinema with you? ++ Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. (not/snow) when George (leave) his office and .. (begin) his long journey home anna (tidy) her room when the lights (go out) Jasper (sleep) and his father (watch) TV when the earthquake (hit) A small boy (grab) Mary's arm while she (feed) the ducks Tom (not/can) sleep that night because the wind (blow) through the trees outside. {you/come across) ‘Anna as you (walk) to work? used to - would % Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets. in which sentences can we use would? Melanie (have) a lot of pets at home when she lived in York. 1 a (take) swimming lessons when | was a child (Fred/be) il a lot when he was at school? Jessica (not/wake up) early at weekends. We... (og) every morning when ‘we lived in the countryside. My grandparents (walk) for an hour to get to schoo! when they were young, x Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to, would or the past simple and the verbs in brackets. My parents (go) sailing every summer. Bianca (have) Jong hair when she was a teenager sue (love) having picnics with her friends. There § (not/be) 2 shopping centre in my area back then. My grandpa (bring) me chocolate whenever he (wisit) us. My family (visit). France lot when | was young, but we only (go) to Germany once. ocx Find the mistakes and correct them. Danny would live in Brighton when he was a child Did Ellie used to go to school by bus? 3 | didn't use to liking train journeys, but now | enjoy them. 4 Tom and Susie use to go for long walks in the forest Where did Olly would go running when he lived in town? Does Rachel use to have a part-time job when she was at university?bul 3 * Choose the correct item. Vocabulary Types of books 1 At the beginning of the book, war breaks offvout between the two countries. 4] * Shoces the correct word. 2. The main character is an expert of/at finding ; —i missing people. 3. Their car breaks down/up in the middle of a dark forest at night 4. It’s story up/about how we make friends and how ¥ we lose them. i 5 tall starts when school breaks up/off for summer F holidays. . 6 Alice finds herself at/by the top of the mountain just as a storm begins, 2. textbook/biography : Robot Wars 4 ** Choose the correct word. 1 He settled/put down on the sofa and opened the book at page 1 2 Ann must miss/break a code to enter the building 3. The twins have to stay/take alive in the jungle 4 Only Sherlock Holmes could fix/solve such a strange j crime. 3. heamivectoe & atarhus <4. selenos tettivsiee! 5 The hero of the book has to build/take chances to save his town. 6 Reading @ good book makes you see/look the world 2D @) +> Fillin: full, easy, exciting, impossible, differently complicated, scary. 1 sters were so that | 5) xx Complete the text. Use: totaly, powerful, Confusing, bestseller, dull, arrives, missing, falling, broken, epic, throne, stay, main, look, rules, Three words are extra, land. He tells her that war has just 8) ‘out and that she holds the key to finding his ; | Paula Murphy's neW 1) scencasesnvmm The Road oe | Home, io a fantasy 2) : : |B) on nnunsnmm character's fight to 4) ] = in this book that is | alive after her plane crashes on a mountain in a , ae | remote land. The snow is 5) and just sae _ | 48 she gives up all hope, help 6) mw and a . aod funny potmeke if coves hasta ths rare 7) story a 4 b) ** Match the sentences in Ex. 2a to the 9) daughter The plot is a little types of books. 10) coonmuoa a the beginning, but don't give ce fiction * comedy up. Things become clearer by page 5O, and after that ia IEE NEVEE 11) wo nnesnnnnnnny BoCaUse The Road Home: ‘5 a(n) 12) » Story that will keep you 1 4 (on the edge of your seat until the very last. page. 2 5 Highly recommended. 3 6Past simple: regular /irregular verbs (Czas przeszly prosty: czasowniki regulame i nieregularne) Ca \/you/he/she/t/ we you/they walked left didn’t walk/didn’tleave Tworzenie + Forme twerdaca wigkszosc czasonmikow reguamych tworeyy przez dodane Lock -eddo casownia return ~retured + Nektére zasowmki maj nieregulang forme twerd2gca 0 went (sta casonnikéw rereguamych zajdye sina tr 12-18.) Pisownia + Jet zasonmik jes zakocony samogoska-edodayemy samo =f Ise isoved * Si czasoumicjostzakohczony spglaska + y opuszczary -y ‘dodgy kocowke ed!) ~ ied + Jesh czasownk est akoiconysamogtoska + y, dodgjemy kofcowke-ed I sioy-Istoyed ‘+ Je8i cask st zakorczony akcentowana sylaba, kre sown sarogoskazajdye se mez Gwe spo, podwajemy ostatng spgosteidodjemy karcowke -ed rep | crooped | Past continuous (Czas przeszly ciggly) Sic cae epee ie Twas oars yorwerert : re se at a bey was | walking you they J | owe Zastosowanie Czasu past continuous uzywamny + do opsywania oyna, kta odbywala se we wskazanym rmomencie w praeshic Nie wim, key coynno se rozpocreta arloedy sg konica 41 9 dock last mght we were watching TV + doopsywania eyo, kratwala mamence, dy wy dare se cb nego, co alec Cynnost raalaca de epsyemy case past continuous, 2 czynnok rvaaca ice ~w case post simple "was cooking dinrer when the doorbel rang you she ve/you/they | Jost sti te a Wii odpowied| id /youjhe sbeyit/we/youythey| Yes, /you/ne tp. did walk /leave? No, \/you/he itp didn't Zastosowanie zasu past simple u2ywamy do opsywana + caynnos, kre se wy dara lub zakovicayy w okrelonym rmomence w przsaok We lef the house at 730 pm ‘caynmosa, te odbywaly sew presto 2 pewng reglamoscg Wym prypadku w 2daniu mozemy uzyé praystowk6w aestotinosci always often usual ) ‘He often watched footbal matches ith hs brother when he was «teenager (uz tego rie rob) ‘aynnosc,ktce wy dary 9 w przeszosc edna po drupe fist eopened the window Then, he looked down te steet ond saw a strange back car ‘cays, te may mice w presi use ne powtrza Te ancent Greeks held many fests Okrestenia crasuuzyane w czase past simple yesterday, when, then, lastight/week/yeor/Monday to, ‘amonth/two yeors/three yearstp ago, 19604 Pancess Dara died in 997 “ete sips “Yes, [was /No, | wasn't. | ‘Yes, you were /No, you weren't | str | (No, he/she /it wasn't. Yes, we/you/they were No, we/you/they weren't | dy de ub rece} czynnosc odbywaly se w tym samym crase wpreslea (czynnokjednacesne) Dovid was reading the newspaper wile Cora was watching 'V co praedstamana ta akegoS wydarzena lub aynnose\ The snow was falling heaviy os Mary was walking n he park Okreslenia czasu uzywane w czasie past continuous when, wile as, allday/night/mornngitp. Zauwai: ~ when /while/as + past continuous (caynnost twaygca duze) = when + past simple (czynnost trwajgca kde) oeput the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple, as inthe example. Which use ofthe past simple does each sentence show? Michael wotched (watch) a great fm last right. (an action which hoppened at a definite time in the past) Tom (come) home late, (eat) a sandwich and (go) to bed Sue always (read) fairy tales when she was a child Mrs Smith {arrive) at the office, (turn on) the computer and (start) typing. (you/see) Maura when you were at unwersiy yesterday? The ancient Romans (not/wear) trousers - they wore togas. My grandmother (walk) to Kelometres to school every day Last year, George (buy) his son a new bike Underline the correct form of the verb, as in the example. lept/was sleeping 2 10 oclock this morning We all went/were going out last night ate/was eating breakfast when the phone rang/was ringing He took/was taking some really great photos when he was /was being in California Siw had/was having lunch wth her family when her parents gave/was giving her an expensive watch as apresent He didn't meet/wasn't meeting Mary yesterday 7 Did Robert tell/Was Robert telling you the number of his 10 12 fightin hs emai? Kevin wasn't studying /didn’t study at 9 o'dock lastnight, he played/was playing basketball Dylan got/was getting out of his car, locked/was locking the door and headed was heading home People were standing/stood on rooftops while the rescue teams were trying /tried to reach them. 3 Choose the correct tense, as in the example, A: Hl Were you enoying/Di you enoy you hoi 8: Yes, tas fantastic but the days 2) flew were fying byw fast! | can’t believe that this time last week | 3) waited waiting fr my plane to take off Infact, 4) was complaining complained about my fight beng celayeq ‘A: What?S) Didn't it take/Wasn'tit taking off on time? B: No, there was a two-hour delay 'A:. What a pty’ So, what 6) were you doing/did you do iy London? Lots of exiting stuff On my fist day.17) took,/was aking tour of London on a double-decker bus ‘A: msure that was great B: Well it was a lovely morning but as we B) were driving/ drove around central London, it9) was starting/started tp get dark Before we knew ft 10) was pouring /poured with ain ‘What bad luck! Fortunately the rest of my stay was amazing What about you? How was your summer? 11) Were you staying/Did yousstay at home? ‘A: Yes, we 2) spent /were spending anice quiet summer at home ths year Apolice officer (P)is asking a witness (W)about an accident he saw. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous, as in the example. P: Where 1) were(be) you when you 2) (see) the accident, sir? W: 13) Jameson Street. (stand) on the corner of P: What exactly 4) (happen)? W: Well aboy 5) (Fide) his bicycle along the road towards the traffic lights when suddenly acar 5) (drive) quickly around the cornet The diver) (lose) control and 8) (hit) the boy P: 9) (boy/cycle) fast? We No, not ata P; 10) (anyone else /see) the acaident? WE No, dont think so Thank you very much for your help, iUse the prompts below to ask and answer questions, asin the example. 1. Thefat caught fre + watchTV/in my bedroom + runto/emergency exit you doing when the flat caught fie? s watching TV in my bedroom, 2. Thecar crashed + wak down/street call/polce 3. The fim star arrved + wat/in the queue + ask for/autograph 4. Theearthquake ht + sleep/in my bed + dive under a table roof colapsed. + water plants garden phone /father letchen flooded. + dean/house + ring/my neighbour G Putthe verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past ‘continuous, as in the example. Which isthe longer action in each sentence? 'As we neve surfing (surf) the Internet, we found (find) a website about endangered animals. (surfing the Internets the longer action) fd (leave) the house when he (hear) the phone ing They (see) a little boy run into. an abandoned building as they (rive) down the deserted street ht {start 0 ain as we (wait) at the bus stop Sarah (write) a letter when the lights (gout) My brother (tidy) his room when he (find) his old toys Judy (cycle) to work when suddenly her bike (get) a fat tyre ut the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous, as in the example. It was a cold winter day The wand 1) wos blowing (blow) wally andit 2) (pour) with rain When ‘Alson 3) (arrive) home she 4) (take off) her wet shoes and 5) (hang) up her coat. She 6) (walk) into the kitchen and 7 (feed) the cat Then, as she 8) (make) herself a sandwich, she 9) (hear) someone whisper her name We 1) (have) dinner when the doorbell 2) (ring) My father 3) (get up) and 4) (open) the door A man 5) (come) rushing in. “tm sorry to bother you,” he said, “but my wafe and | 6) (rive) along the road when we 7 (have) an accident. There 8) (be) no one 10 help us so | 9) (come) here” 13