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Verb Tense Exercise 3

1. The speaker was trying to change a light bulb when an accident occurred. 2. After finding a wallet full of money, the speaker immediately turned it in to the police. 3. The doctor said Tom was too sick to go to work and needed to stay home for a couple days.

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Verb Tense Exercise 3

1. The speaker was trying to change a light bulb when an accident occurred. 2. After finding a wallet full of money, the speaker immediately turned it in to the police. 3. The doctor said Tom was too sick to go to work and needed to stay home for a couple days.

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Verb Tense Exercise 3 Simple Past / Past Continuous 1. A: What (you, do) B: I (try) when the accident occurred?

to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find)

the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) it in.

to the police and (turn)

3. The doctor (say) to work and that he (need) days.

that Tom (be)

too sick to go

to stay at home for a couple of

4. Sebastian (arrive) PM, but she (be, not)

at Susan's house a little before 9:00 there. She (study, at the library)

for her final examination in French.

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

6. A: I (call)

you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)

there. Where were you? B: I (work) out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk)

into the busy office, the secretary (talk)

on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) quietly) at their desks, and two managers (discuss, methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch)

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)

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) about you.

because I (think, just)

11. The Titanic (cross)

the Atlantic when it (strike)

an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) tourists who (hunt) and (try) to sell their goods to naive

for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)

their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) belt. I (walk) (buy) over the price of a leather fruit and

over to a man who (sell) a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue)

the old woman who (be)

trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

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

her dirty me to do

15. Samantha (live) fact, she (live)

in Berlin for more than two years. In there when the Berlin Wall came down.

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