Exercises

Read what Laura says about a typical working day:

I usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which
takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8.45 . I never have lunch. I finish
work at 5 o'clock. I'm always tired when I get home. I usually cook a meal
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in the evening. I don't usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o'clock, and I
always sleep well.

Laura
Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn't do yesterday.
1 ~h~. _
gpt- (Ap at 7 o'clock. 7 ........she ....... finished work
.. .......... ....... ........... at 5 o'clock.
2 She had
.. . a big breakfast. 8 she was ... ... tired when she ... got home.
3 She walked
.... . . .... to work ....... ........ . .... ... ........ ... she
9 .... . ....... cooked .......... a mea l yesterday evening.
took her
4 lt .... .... ..... .... .... ....... ..... ..... ........ ... she didn't get
to get to work. 10 ............... ............... ......................... ... out yesterday evening.
she started
5 ..................................... work ..
...............................
she went to bed
.... .. ..... at 8.45. 11 ................ ........ ...................... ............................. at 11 o'clock.
6 she didn't have any she
.. ... .. ... lunch. 12 ........... .. slept .... well last night.

Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form:
buy catch cost fall hurt sell spend teach throw ·write

1 Mozart ~li"O~ more than 600 pieces of music.

2 ' How did you learn to drive?' 'My father taught .......... me.'
3 We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we sold ... . . . ... . it.
4 Dave fell .. broke
brok ..... .. ..............
............ ...................
................ his leg.
5 down....................
threw
joe ..................... the stairsthe thisball
morning
to Sue,and
who ..caught
..... .... .... ............... it.
6 Ann ..........spent ......... ...... a lot of money yesterday. She .bought ... ........... a dress which
cost
........... ..... .. ..... £100.

You ask James about his holiday. Write your questions.

Hi. How are things?
Fine, thanks. I've just had a great holiday.
1 Where ......cLUL ~ou... go... ?
To the U.S. We went on a trip from San Francisco to Denver.
2 How ............... did . you go there
....... ............ ..... ... . ..................... ........ . ? By car?
Yes, we hired a car in San Francisco.
3 lt's a long way to drive. How long ....... ..........did. .it ............ take........
you ......... . ..... . ........................ to get to Denver?
Two weeks.
4 Where .......... did. you stay ? In hotels?
Yes, small hotels or motels.
5 was the
.. ........................ ....... ..weather
........ . .... ... ... . .............. ... good?
Yes, but it was very hot - sometimes too hot .
6 did you visit ....... ..... the Grand Canyon ?
Of co urse. lt was wonderful.

Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1 lt was warm, so I J-99.~ off my coat. (take)
2 The film wasn't very good. I . d.i.4-D.~.t. _e~o~ it much. (enjoy)
3 I knew Sarah was busy, so I .... ..didn't disturb
. .. ..................... .. . ....................... her. (disturb)
4 We were very tired, so we left. ..... .. ........ ........... ............... the party ea rly. (leave)
5 The bed was very uncomfortable. slept
........... ....... .................................................... well. (sleep)
6 flew . . .... . . ........... ...... .... . . into the room. (fly)
The wi ndow was open and a bird .................
7 The hotel wasn't very expensive. lt didn't .. ..... . cost ..... . ......... . ............. much to stay there. (cost)
8 I was in a hurry, so I ....... . . didn't..... .... have ... .. ......... time to phone you. (have)
9 were
lt was hard carrying the bags. They .............. ... ...... ......................... .. ................ very heavy. (be)
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Exercises 6
What were you doing at these times? Write sentences as in the examples. The past continuous
is not always necessary (see the second example).
1 (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) .. ..1. ...vv.~ ho...vmg....~rter.. ........... ...... .... .... .... .. ..........................
2 (at 5 o'clock last Monday) I w~ .O.n Q.- ..b<As qn_ __ m!:J w~ n.9rr..~.. ... ... . ...... .............. .... . . . ..... ..
3 (at 10.15 yesterday morning) i ...was having
................... .. . breakfast
...... ...................... ........ ..... ....... .. ....... ......... .......... .. .................... ..
i had an accident
4 (at 4.30 this morning) .......... ...... .. ....... . ....... ... .... ..... . ..... .......... . . .... . ................... . .... . .. ................ ..
5 (at 7.45 yesterday evening) we were......watching
.. . ......... .. .. . .tv ...... ....................... ...................................................... .......... .
6 (half an hour ago) .................... i got into
........ . .......a fight. ..... ........... .. .. .. .... ...... ........ ...... .. .. ... . ...... .

Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.
1 Matt phoned while we .... W.~e. .. ho...v.~g .. ~ner... ......... .............................. ............ ................. .......... .................. .
2 The doorbell rang while I .. was listening
...... . ...... to the....................
radio . . . .................... . . .... . ...... . ..... ................. .
3 The car began to make a strange noise when we were
....... ... ..in the oarking
........... .. . .. lot ... ... . .... ........ ...... .
4 jessica fell asleep whi le she ..was
...... getting
............ ...... .ready
... .... .. .. ..... ..... .. . ..... ... ....... . ..... .. ..... . . ........ .... .. .................... .
was watching ................................................................................................................... .
5 The television was on, but nobody ........................................

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

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s~....... (see) Sue in town met

I ........................ .................... (meet) was..........................
I ..... cycling (cycle) home
yesterday, but she didn't see.
............. Tom and jane at the airport a yesterday when a man
... ... .. .......... (not I see) me. few weeks ago. They ......were stepped... ........... .... (step) out
She was looking ....going
................ (go) to Paris and into the road in front of me. I
(look) the other way. I . ...was ..... .....going. .................. ... (go) was. going
......... ............ (go) quite fast,
to Rome. We had ...... ............... (have) managed
but luckily I .......................................... .
a chat while we were ........................ (manage) to stop in time and
waiting
............ ......... (wait) for our flights . .....didn't
.... hit (not I hit) him.

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1 jenny ...... IN.~?....NP,W.g ...... (wait) for me when I Q-rrir.v ~ (arrive).
2 'What were . ......... ......you ..doing .. ....... ..... (you I do) at this time yesterdayt 'I was asleep.'
3 ' did....you go
............................................. (you I go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired .'
4 How fast ........... were... you driving
. ..................... ..... . .. . ......... .... ..... (you I drive) when the accident happened .............................................. .
(happen) ?
5 Sa m . took ... ....... ..... . ................ (take) a picture of me while I ... .......................wasn't looking.... .. ........
. .... .. ......................
(not I look).
6 We were in a very difficult position. We ..... didn't ........
know . ......... . ...... . ..................... (not I know) what to do.
7 I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw
..... .. ... ....... ... .. . (see) him, he
was
........... trying . ................. (try) to find a job.
.............................
8 was
I . . ...... walking
............ ........ ..... ...................... (walk) along the street when suddenly I ....... heard . ..... . ........ . ............. ..
(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was ..... following
............... . . ........ ............. ... . (follow) me. I was
scared and I started .................................. (start) to run.
9 When I was young, I ...wanted .......................... .................. .. ... .... (want) to be a pilot.
10 Last night I ................. droped pp............ ........ ............. .. ........ (drop) a plate was doing
I ................................................................... (do) the
when
washing-up. Fortunately it didn't .. .. ......break
.............. . .. ............ (not I break).

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