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past tenses: more practice

Q Simple past. Make sentences.

► the train / stop / at every station Q . .7*?. f t .eY.ery ...........
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► when / my letter / arrive H . . ...................................

► the doctor / remember / my name B •

1 what/all those people/want H ..............................................................................
2 all your brothers / send you / birthday cards H ........................................................

3 the baby / eat / some toothpaste this morning H

4 the teacher/answer/my question B ...................................
5 I / lose / my keys again yesterday H ......................................
6 anybody / phone / while I was out H ....................................
7 The Prime Minister / tell / us that things were getting better Q

8 My friends and I / believe / the Prime Minister

9 Richard/give/me a birthday present B ..........................................

10 What time/you / get up/today H ..............................................................

^ Past progressive. Complete the sentences with past progressive verbs.

► When I walked in (the children fight Q) . f t ! ? . w ? r * .........
► What (you do H) in my office when I came in . .....................

► When I had the accident (/ drive B) fast ..! .......................

1 At 9.00 on Sunday (we watch Tl/D) ..............................................................
2 When I saw him he was holding a paper, but (read B) .................................
3 When you heard them, (they speak English H ) ..............................................
4 When you got home, what (the children do H ) ..............................................

5 Anna arrived when I (expect B) her ..............................................................
6 I don't know what I (do Q) at 6.00 on February 18th ....................................
7 When I looked out of the window it (snow Q) again ....................................
8 I had to drive to work because the trains (run B) ........................................
9 How fast (you drive ft) when the police caught you .....................................
10 When I saw Peter, he (stand ) and looking up at my window ...................

^ Simple past and past progressive. Put in the correct verb forms.
► They .ft?!'fl... the police that they cards at 10.00. (tell; play)

1 When I ...............out of the house I took my umbrella because i t ............................... (go; rain)

2 This morning I ............................. the newspaper before I went out. (read)
3 ............. you................ the football match last night? (watch)
4 When I ............... into the room they..............................about clothes, (walk; talk)
5 At 8 o'clock yesterday morning I ..............................in the sea. (swim)
6 I walked up to the classroom window and............................ in. The teacher............................... but
nobody............................... (look; talk; listen)
7 The telephone...............as usual, while I ...............................a bath, (ring; have)

8 This time last Friday I ..............................on the beach, (lie)
9 Why.............. you................home early yesterday? (go)
10 When I first...............John he...............................round the world, (meet; travel)

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