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Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive)……… at the crime scene to investigate.. one of the tenants in the house.[r]
(1)Simple Past and Past Progressive Simple Past : S + V2/ed
S + didn’t + V-inf
- indicating an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past
Eg : I walked to school yesterday - past habitual activities
Eg: I usually went fishing when I was younger - when + simple, simple past
Eg: When Mrs Chu heard a strange noise, she got up to investigate
( heard got up )
yesterday, yesterday morning/ afternoon last + time ( last year/ night/ Saturday ) time + ago ( two minutes ago/ one year
ago )
complete
Past Progressive: S+ was/ were (not) + Ving - activity that is in progress at a particular time in the past
Eg: He was reading a book at this time yesterday At eight o’clock last night, I was studying Last year at this time, I was attending school - when + simple past , past progressive
while + past progressive, simple past
Eg: I was walking down the street when it began to rain
( was walking began to rain)
- while + past progressive , past progressive Eg: While I was studying, my roommates were having a party
( was studying // was having)
at this time yesterday/ at this time late year when/ while
incomplete Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.
1. 1/ He (sit) in a bar when I (see) him
2. 2/ When I (go) out, the sun (shine)
3. 3/ The light (go) out while I (have) tea
4. 4/ When it (rain) , she(carry) an umbrella
5. 5/ We (walk) to the station when it (begin) to rain
6. 6/ He (teach) _ English for months when he (live) in Germany and (work)
_ as a journalist
7. 7/ The house (burn) fast, so we (break) the window to get out
8. 8/ He (eat) three sandwiches while you (talk) to him
9. 9/ The servant (drop) _ two cups while she (wash up) last night; neither of them
(break) _
10.10/ While he (write) a letter, the telephone (ring) ; as he (go)
to answer it, he (hear) a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) while he (walk) to the door, but just as he (open) it, it (stop)
11.1.While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV
12.2.Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check)
his emails
13.3.The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave)
without a trace
14.4.Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses
15.5.While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach
16.He (wake) up and (look) at his watch Exercise 2:
1 The receptionist (welcome)……… the guests and (ask)……… them to fill in the form
2 The car (break)……… down and we (had)………… to walk home
3 The boys (swim)……… while the girls ( sunbathe)………
4 My father (come)………… in, (look)……… around and (teld)…… me to tidy up my room
5 As long as one group (prepare)……… dinner, the others ( collect)……… wood for their
(2)6 While the parents (have)…… breakfast, their children ( run)……… about
7 Martha turned off the lights and (go)……… to bed
8 We (wait)………… for Jane, when suddenly Louis ( come)……… around the corner
9 I ( cycle)……… through the park, when I ( hear)……… a strange noise
10.He ( pass)………… her a message when the teacher (look)…………
11.I (fall)………… asleep while I (watch)………… TV last night
12.When Mike and Jane ( paint)………… the walls, their dog ( knock)………… over the paint
pot
13.Tom (break)……… his leg when he (play)……… soccer
14.The phone ( ring) when I ( sit) in my room
15.I (jog)………… in the park, when two squirrels (cross)………… my way
16.Robert (fall)……… off the ladder when he (pick)……… cherries
17.Archimedes (discover)……… the theory of buoyancy while he( take)……… a bath
18.When we (travel)……… around Ireland, we (meet)…… some very nice people
19.While she (speak)……… on the phone, the milk (boil) over
20.When I (leave)………… the house this morning, the sun (shine)…………
21.Caroline (burn)…… her hand when she (iron)………… her clothes
22.Two days ago, a murder (happen)………… in Market Street at about seven pm
23.Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive)……… at the crime scene to investigate
24.He (ask)………… one of the tenants in the house
25.“What ( you /do)……… yesterday at seven?”
26.“I (watch)………… a football match on TV.”
27.“ be/ you) alone?”
28 “Yes, I (be)”
29.“( you /hear)……… anything suspicious?”
30.“Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue)………… in the hallway But the football match
(be)………… so interesting So I just ( turn)……… up the telly and then ( not hear)………… anything anymore
31.A: “What (you /do) yesterday at pm?«
32.B: »I (sit)………… in the pub with Sam Why?«
33.A: »I (drive)……… to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends As we
only three players, I (try)………… to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well But I
( not/ reach )………….you at home.«
34.B: »Why (you /not ring) my mobile?«
35.A: »I actually (want)……… to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)…… William's
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