Грамматическое задание на закрепление темы "Past".

1. Use  Past Continuous or  Past Simple.

1. Who … you (talk to) on the telephone when I came?

2. When Mary (read) the letter she (notice) many spelling mistakes.

3. She (go) to bed when suddenly she (see) a mouse.

4. Mary’s grandfather (hurt) his back while he (dig) in the vegetable garden yesterday.

5. While he (sleep), the doctor (arrive).

6. What … she (wear) when you (see) her at the party?

7. What… she (want) when she (visit) you yesterday?

8. Somebody (knock) on the front door as I (have) breakfast.

9. How much money … you (spend) last Christmas?

10. My father (give) me money and I (spend) it all in one day.

11. Where …you (live) this time last year?

12. When the ambulance (arrive), the patient (sleep) like a child.

13. I (read) when he (call).

14. They (wait) for the bus when I (see) them.

15. What …you (do) when you (see) them?

2. Use  Past Continuous or  Past Simple.

 When I ____ (1)(go) to the shops, I _____(2)(see) my friend. When I _____(3)(see) my friend, I _____(4)(say) ‘Hello!’ While we _____(5)(talk), a car _____(6)(run into) a man on a bike. When we _______(7)(see) the accident, I ______(8)(phone) for an ambulance. While I _______(9)(wait) for the ambulance, a policeman _______(10)(arrive). When the policeman ________(11)(arrive),  he____(12) (ask) us some questions. The ambulance _______(13)(come), while I ________(14)(talk) to the policeman. The ambulance _______(15)(take) the man to hospital and we _______(16)(go) for a cup of coffee. While we ______(17)(drink) our coffee, we _______(18)(talk) about the accident.

3. Use  Past Perfect or  Past Simple.

1. I ... my exam last Wednesday. It was very difficult. (not/pass)

2. Mila was very pleased to see Tom. She ... him for 5 years. (not/see)

3. I was very lucky. By the time I finally arrived at the airport, the plane ... yet. (not/take off)

4. She ... a dress yesterday. They all were sold out. (not/buy)

5. When my brother was little, he ... chocolate. (not/like)

6. When he ... his phone out of his pocket, he ... that the battery ... . (take, realise, run down)

7. When another idea ... into my mind, I ... already the e-mail. (come, send)

8. By the time we ... our main course, the dessert ... already on the table. (finish, be)

9. I didn't have much luck. I ... the exam which I ... for perfectly well. (fail, prepare)

10. When I ... her, she ... already the news. (call, know)

4. Use Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Continuous

1. When I called at his house, they (to tell) me that he (to leave) an hour before.

2. The telegram (to come) some minutes after he (to leave).

3. She (to look) very tired as she (to work) hard.

4. I (to return) to the hotel only late at night as I (to lose) my way in the fog. When I (to come) up to my room, I (to see) Pete who (to stand) at the door of the room. He (to wait) for me as he (to lose) his key and could not get in.

5. When I (to wake) up, it (to be) already ten o'clock. I (to call) my brother. Nobody (to answer). He already (to leave).

6. I (to go) up to the open window. The rain (to stop) and the sun (to shine) brightly. The birds in the garden (to sing). The morning (to be) fine.

7. When the rain (to stop) I (to look) out of the window and (to see) John who (to stand) under a tree waiting for me.

8. She (to come) to see us just at the time when we (to have) dinner. It (to be) the first time I (to see) her.

9. I (not to see) him before we (to meet) at the concert.

10. He (to leave) the house before I (to have) time to ask him anything.

11. He (to tell) me he (to learn) it from the newspaper.

12. He (to enter) the room, (to take) something from the desk and (to go) out.

13. There (to be) two men in the room. One of them (to write) something while the other (to read) a newspaper.

14. He (not to tell) me that he (to receive) a telegram from her. 10. I (to ask) him if he (to know) where she (to live). I (to say) I (not to know) her address.

15.She (to say) that he (to give) her the wrong address.