NAME : Felin Viona Cristy Tambun

CLASS / ST. NUMBER : X4 / 19

Assignment 1 (Simple Past & Past Continuous Tense)

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
EXAMPLE:
Pat ________ (watch) K-Drama in the living room when she __________(hear) the
suspicious sound from the kitchen.
ANSWER:
Pat was watching K-Drama when she heard the suspicious sound from the kitchen..

1. A: What (you, do) were you doing when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) found the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) immediately
went to the police and (turn) turned it in.

3. The doctor (say) said that Tom (be) was too sick to go to work and that he
(need) needed to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive) arrived at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be,
not) was not there. She (study, at the library) was at library for her final
examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she
(watch, also) was also television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) called you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) were not there
there. Where were you?
B: I (work) was working out at the fitness centre.
 7. When I (walk) walked into the busy office, the secretary (talk) was talking on
the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) were busilly working
at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) were quietly methods to
improve customer service.

8. I (watch) was watching a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out.
Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) was in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't
hear anything because she (listen, not)
.
10. It's strange that you (call) called because I (think, just) i was just thingking
about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) was crossing the Atlantic when it (strike) struck an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) were busily
bargaining and (try) trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) were
hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) were leading their donkeys
through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) were
arguing over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) walked over to a man who
(sell) was selling fruit and (buy) bought a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) rescuedthe old woman who (be) was trapped on the third
floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) was always leaving her dirty dishes
in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) actually expected me to do them for
her.

15. Samantha (live) lived in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) was
living there when the Berlin Wall came down.
Assignment 2 (Simple Past & Past Perfect Tense)
Fill in Simple Past Tense or Past Perfect Tense.
EXAMPLE:
Pat ________ (to live) in London before he __________(to move) to Rome.
ANSWER:
Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.

1. After they had seen (see) the Tower, they went (go) to Westminster Abbey.
2. He asked (ask) me which animals I had seen (see) in Africa.
3. After Columbus had (discover) America, he (return) returned to Spain.
4. Before they moved (move) to Liverpool, they had sold (sell) everything.
5. After he had worked (work) very hard, he fell (fall) ill.
6. She Opened (open) the box after she had found (find) the key.
7. They Went (go) to a restaurant after they had Sailed (sail).
8. Before they Started (start) the party, they had invited (invite) some friends.
9. After she had washed (wash) the curtains, she Cleaned (clean) the windows.
10. They went (go) for a sightseeing tour after the bus had Arrived (arrive).
11. Before he mowed (mow) the lawn, he had picked (pick) some roses.
12. After he had finished (finish) school, he worked (work) for a magazine.
13. They drank (drink) a cup of tea after they had finished (finish) lunch.
14. He had asked (ask) me for her telephone number before he phoned (phone) her.
15. My sister had eaten (eat) all the chocolate before my parents came (come) home.
16. After Fred had spent (to spend) his holiday in Italy he wanted (to want) to learn
Italian.
17. Jill had phoned (to phone) Dad at work before she left(to leave) for her trip.
18. Susan turned on (to turn on) the radio after she had washed (to wash) the dishes.
19. When she arrived (to arrive) the match already started (to start).
20. After the man had come (to come) home he fed (to feed) the cat.
21. Before he sang (to sing) a song he had played (to play) the guitar.
22. She watched (to watch) a video after the children had gone (to go) to bed.
23. After Eric had made (to make) breakfast he phoned (to phone) his friend.
24. I was (to be) very tired because I had studied (to study) too much.
25. They had ridden (to ride) their bikes before they met (to meet) their friends.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
I can't believe I (get) got that apartment. I (submit) submitted my application last week,
but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) showed up to take
a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) had arrived before
me. Most of them (fill, already) already filled out their applications and were already
leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
I (try) tried to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want)
wanted me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because
I (have) had some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend
me. I (end) ended up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide) decided to give me the apartment. It turns out that the
landlord and my father (go) had gone to high school together. He decided that I could
have the apartment before he (look) looked at my credit report. I really lucked out!