UNIT 3: THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST PERFECT I II Complete the sentences using the correct tense of the verb: Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner The kids (play) in the garden when he (come) I (practise) the guitar when she (come) At this time yesterday we (play) tennis I (watch) tv when the phone (ring) Keith (have) a bath when the detective (arrive) Alberto (break) a leg when he (ski) Last night Lily (listen) to the radio when she (hear) a strange noise downstairs Jim (fall) out of the tree while he (climb) it 10.We (give) Kate first aid when the ambulance (arrive) 11.While I (wait), I (notice) an old man lying the ground 12.Rachel (decide) not to go out, because it (rain) 13.The thief (steal) my purse while I (look) at the shop 14.The other day Heidi (cross) the road when suddently a car (crash) into a lamp-post in front of her 15.Marry (water) the flowers at 3.00pm yesterday 16.At this time last year we (learn) Englis in London 17.When I (phone) my friends, they (play) cards 18.She (do) her work at this time yesterday 19.Peter and I (do) the exercise at this time last night 20.Yesterday while my father (watch) tv, my mother(read) the newspaper, my sister (do) her homework and I (play) chess with my friend Put the verbs in the brackets in correct tense: Almost everybody (leave)………………………… by the time we (arrive)………………………… He (wonder)………………………… whether he (leave) ………………………… his wallet at home 3 The secretary (not leave)………………………… until she (finish) ………………………… her work The couple scarcely (enter)………………………… the house when they (begin)………………………… to argue The teacher (ask)………………………… the boy why he (not do) ………………………… his homework She already (post)………………………… the letter when she (realize) ………………………… she (send)………………………… it to the wrong address Hardly the car (go)………………………… a mile when it (have) ………………………… a flat tyre The weather (be)………………………… far worse than we (expect) ………………………… They (be married)………………………… for five years when thy finally (have)………………………… a child 10.No sooner they (sell)………………………… their car than they (regret) ………………………… having done so 11.When she (finish)………………………… her work she (go) ………………………… to the cinema 12.He (not eat)………………………… until his parents (come) ………………………… home 13.She (tell)………………………… she never (meet) ………………………… him 14.He (do)………………………… her homework before he ( go) ………………………… out 15.The lights (go)………………………… out the moment he (get) ………………………… into the cinema 16.Hardly the holiday (begin)………………………… when they (leave) ………………………… the town 17.They (be)………………………… out for an hour when it (start) ………………………… to rain 18.They (leave)………………………… the shop as soon as they (buy) ………………………… everything they (need) ………………………… 19.The house (burn)………………………… to the ground buy the time the firemen (arrive)………………………… 20.As he (do)………………………… a lot of work that day he (be) ………………………… very tired 21.I already (hear)………………………… about the accident when he (tell) ………………………… me about it 22.He (live)………………………… in the country for ten years when he first (come)………………………… to London 23.I (not talk)…………… to him because when I (arrive) ………………………… he already (leave)………………………… 24.When we (go)………………………… out again, the wind (stop) ………………………… 25.No sooner the bell (ring)………………………… when the pupils (go) ………………………… out to play 26.The same day he (arrive)………………………… I (receive) ………………………… a postcard from him 27.They just (close)………………………… the shop when I (get) ………………………… there 28.I knew I recognized the town square I (be) there before 29.After Rischard (finish) work, he (go) home 30.Susan no longer owned a bike She (sell) it III Write full sentences based on the words given: Before / she/ do/ the shopping/ she/ visit/ her neighbors At this time yesterday/ he/ do/ homework He/ have/ his breakefast/ when/ police/ come When/ the programme/ finish/ he/ switch/ the tv off After/ he/ do/ his homework/ he / go out