Question 1

Write the verbs in the negative.

1. My uncle ____didn’t write____ (write) any books last year.

2. My cousins ____didn’t swim____ (swim) yesterday.
3. I ____didn’t buy____ (buy) a piano, I bought a guitar.
4. She ____didn’t call____ (call) me last night.
5. We ____didn’t____ (understand) the last class.

Question 2

Match the times (1-5) and the activities (a-e).

1. 6.00 am. a. I was eating lunch at quarter past one.

2. 8.30 am. b. I woke up at six o’clock.
3. 1:15 pm. c. I fell asleep at ten to eleven.
4. 6.45 pm. d. I went to school at half past eight.
5. 10.50 pm. e. I was studying at quarter to seven.

1-B
2-D
3-A
4-E
5-C

Question 3

Choose the correct tense.

1. As soon as Mary arrived / was arriving, we went out.

2. While Paul was watching television, he heard / was hearing the news.
3. I fell asleep while I read / was reading the book.
4. As the sun shone / was shining, we had a picnic.
5. When we were away someone stole / was stealing my bicycle.

Question 4

Complete the sentences.

1. I ______saw_______ (see) the accident while I ______was shopping_______ (shop).

2. Her brother ______was waiting_______ (wait) for her when she _______was geting_______
(get) home.
3. While we ______was playing________ (play) tennis, Jane _______was sleeping________
(sleep).
4. I _______went_______ (go) to the doctor because I _______broke________ (break) my leg.
5. As it _______was raining________ (rain) all afternoon we _______was staing________ (stay) at
home.

Question 5

Underline the correct form.

1. Cathy arrived/was arriving, while we were eating.

2. While Paul was watching television, the phone rang/was ringing.
3. I fell asleep while I read/was reading the book.
4. What were you doing/were you did at 8.30 yesterday.
5. I heard the accident while I was studying/studied.

Question 6

Choose the correct ending (a or b) for the sentences (1-5).

1. I saw my friend a. while I was shopping.

2. Her brother was waiting for her
3. While we were playing tennis,
4. I went to the doctor
5. Because it was sunny
b. while I shopped.
a. when she was arriving home.
b. when she arrived home.
a. Jane makes a cake.
b. Jane made a cake.
a. because I broke my leg.
b. because I was breaking my leg.
a. we went on a picnic.
b. we were going on a picnic.

1-A
2-A
3-A
4-A
5-B

Question 7

Write these sentences in the negative.

1. He wrote many letters from Australia.

___he didn’t write many letters from Australia___________________________________________

2. They brought some suitcases.

___they didn’t bring some suitcases___________________________________________

3. I spent a lot of money on the piano.

__i didn’t spent a lot of money on the piano____________________________________________

4. She drank some mineral water.

__she didn’t drink some mineral water____________________________________________
5. They understood the lesson.
__they didn’t understand the lesson____________________________________________