Exercises [EEE Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple ‘Areyou hungry? -..De.you. want... you / want) something to eat? 2 Alan says he's 90 years old, but nobody believe) him. 3. She told me her name, but. (I not / remember it now 4 Don't put the dictionary away. (1 / use) it 5 Don't put the dictionary away. (/ need) it. Air (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen 7 Who is that man? What the / want)? 8 Who is that man? Why {he /look) at us? © Who is that man? (you / recognise) him? 10 {I / think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it? LL Tcan't make up my ming, What {you / think) Ishould do? 12 Gary wasn’t wel earlier, but {he / seem) OK now. [LEED Use the words in brackets to make sentences. ‘Areyou ok?) You look wore (you /not/ seem / very happy today) = You took worried You don't. seem. very happy. today. (these gloves /not/ it me} They're too small [EE Are the undertined verbs OK? Correct them where necessary 1. Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. ok. 2 It’snot true, I'm not believing it \ don't believe. ib 3 I'm feeling hungry. Isthere anything to eat? 4 F'venevereaten that fruit, What is it tasting like? I'm not sure what she does. think she works in a shop. 6 Look over there. What are you seeing? 7 You're very quiet, What are you thinking about? [EIEN compete the sentences, Use is/are being (continuous) or is/are (simple). 1 Ican'tunderstand why ...Me’s. being... so selfish. He isn't usually like that 2 You'l| ike Sophie when you meet her. She very nice, 3 Sarah very nice to me at the moment. Lwonder why, 4 They, very happy. They've just got married. 5 You're normally very patient, so why. ‘so unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes? Would you like something to eat? hungry?Unit 10 Past simple (I did) ‘Study this example: gong Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. Ke lived from 1756 to 781. Ke started composing at the age of five gemamey 2 and wrote more than 600 pieces of music WA Micact) He was only 25 years old when he died. lived/started/wrote/was/died are all past | TGs ‘ery often the past simple ends n-ed (regular verbs): I work in atravel agency now. Before that! worked in a department store They invited uso thei party, but we decided not to go. The police stopped me on my way home lastnight, Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard For spelling (stopped, stucied etc), see Appendix 6 But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not end in -ed. For example: write > wrote © Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. seo > saw ©. Wesaw Alicein town a few days ago, go > went © Iwentto the cinema three times last week shut — shut O ttwas cold, so Ishut the window. Fora list of irregular verbs, see Appendix 1. Ih questions and negative sentences we use did/didn’t + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc): 1 enjoyed you | enjoy? 1 enjoy she | saw did she | see? she didn’t see they | went they | go? they 0 enjoyed the party a lot. Did you enjoy it? How many people did they invite to the wedding? I didn’t buy anything because | didn’t have ary money. ‘Did yougoout?” ‘No,Ididn’t! ‘Sometimes do is the "ain verb in the sentence (did you do?, didn't do}: What did you do at the weekend? (not What did you at the weekend?) Ididn’t do anything, (not Ididn’t anything) ‘The past of be (am/is/are) is was/were: Whe/she/it_ was/wasn't was Wyhojshe/it? welyousthey were/weren't were wo/youjthey? Iwas annoyed because they were late Was the weather good! wien you were on holiday? ‘They weren't able to come because they were so busy Iwasn’t hungry, so didn't eat anything. Did you go out lastnight or were you too tired? Unit 6 _ Pastsimple an:Exercises [ERI Read what Laura says about a typical working day: i usualy getup at 7 oclock and havea bg breaas. |walko work, which takes me about half an hour, Istart work at 8.45. Ineverhave lunch. |finish ‘work at 5 o'clock. Im always tired when I get home. | usually cook a meal iinceslng ortusolygsowt pvobeds sous suk an “Soren Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn’t do yesterday. She. gob.up. atTo'lock, 7 at 5 o'clock. 2 She abig breakfast. & tired when home, 3 She a meal yesterday evening, 4 It togettowork, out yesterday evening. atg45, 11 at LL o'clock lunch, 12 wel last night. Complete the sentences using the folowing verbsinthe correct form: buy catch cost fall_—shurt sell. spend —teach_— throw 2 Mozart...brdte.... more than 600 pieces of music. 2 ‘How did you learn to deve?’ “My father me 3 We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we it 4 Dave down the stairs this morning and his leg 5 Joe the ball to Sue, who it 6 Kate alot of money yesterday. She a dress which £100. [EGEII vou ask somes about his holds 1 You: Where...did you go? vhwes: Tothe US. Went on a tip Fam San Francisco te Denver 2iou How aycar Stour eelorgiwayo dive, Hoong - Thwes; Two weeks We topped ata oof place slong the way the US. Write your questions. you: Where 7 Inhotels? JAMES: Yes, small hatels or motels. 5 you: good? JAMES: Yes, butit was very hot - sometimes too hot. 6 vou the Grand Canyon? JAMES: Of course. Itwas wonderful [EB complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. Itwas warm, so £20k off my coat. (take) The film wasn't very good, |_.didn't enjoy it much. (enjoy) 2 I knew Sarah was busy, 501 her. (disturb) We were very tired, so we the party early. (leave) 5 Itwas hard carrying the bags. They. really heavy. (be) The bed was very uncomfortable. | well. (sleep) This watch wasn't expensive. It much. (cost) 8. The window was open and a bird into the room, fy) 9 Iwasin a hurry, so time to call you. (have) 10 I didn't like the hotel. The room very clean, (be) ulUnit A Past continuous (I was doing) en Study this exemple situation = Yesterday Karen and Joe playee tennis, They started at 2 430 olack and finished at 11.30, 4, * So, at 10.30 they were playing tennis. oe they were playing = they were in the middle of playing, they had not fished veas/were-+-ingisthe past continuous he/she/it was playing doing we/youlthey were working et. Iwas doing something =| was in the middle of doing it ata certain time. The action or situation started before this time, but had not finished: | started doing Iwas doing finished doing past past now (© This time last year! was living in Hong Kong. (What were you doing at 10 o‘lock lastnight? © Iwaved to Helen, but sre wasn’t looking, a Compare Iwas doing (ost continuous) and I did (past simple}: Iwas doing (in the middle of an action) I did (= complete action) CO Wewere walking home when Imet we walked home after the partylast Dan. {in the middle of walking home} night. (=all the way, completely) ©) Kate was watching TV when we Kate watched TV lot when she was ill arrived. last year. ‘You can say that something happened (past simple} in the midale of something else (past continuous} (Matt phoned while we were having cinnex © Tewas raining whes I got up. © saw youin the parkyesterday. You were sitting on the gress and reading a book () Thurt my back while | was working in the garden. ‘ut wo use the past simple to say that one thing happened aftr another: © Iwas walking along theroac when Isaw Dan, So stopped, andwe talked fora whic. Compare: ) When Keren arrived, we were having (When Karen arrived, we had dinner, dinner. (= we had already started before aren arrived, and then we had she arrived) inne?) ‘Some verbs {for example, know and want) are not normally used in continuous forms (is +-ing, was +-ing etc). See Unit 44 fora listo these verbs, (O Wewere good friends. We knew each other well, (notwe were knowing) © Iwas enjoying the party, but Chris wanted to go home. (not was wanting) 12Exercises [EEG complete the sentences. choose from: was looking wasn’tlistening weren't looking was snowing was working —_were sitting were you going 1 Today Helen is wearinga skirt. Yesterday she..twas. wearing... trousers. 2 ‘What did he say?" ‘Idon'tknow. | 3 We. atthe back of the theatre, We couldn’thear very well, 4 Thistime last year Steve ona farm. 5 They didn’t see me. They in my direction The weather was bad. It was very cold and it | sew you in your car. Where 2 8 | saw Kate afew minutes ago. She for you [EEE which goes with which? When | got to the cafe @ when she was living in Rome f she was working in a clothes shop. Amy leamt Italian, when Iwas driving home, 4 Tom didn’t come out with us but nobody was watching it > The carbegan to makea strange noise | while we were watching a film The Twas on When I first met Jessica We fell asleep 1.840. (S00) Suen town yesterday, but yele) home yesterday she {not/see} me whena man (step) outinto the Se (look) theotherway. | roadin frontofme. 1 (go) quite fast, but luckily 1 (manage) to stopin time, andl {not/hit) him [EB pute the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1 Jenny...as waiting. wait) for me when |_arrived,.. (arrive 2 ‘What (you / do) at this time yesterday” ‘Iwas asleep: 3 (you / go) outlast night?” ‘No, | was too tired. 4 How fast (you / drive) when the accident (happen)? 5 Sam (take) a picture of me while | (not / look) 5 Wewere ina very dificult position. We = {not / know what to do, so we (¢o} nothing 7 Thaver't seen Alan for ages. When I last. (see) him, he {trylto find a job. 81 (walk) along the street when suddenly (hear something behind me. Somebody. (follow) me. Iwas scared and (start to run © When Iwas young, | (want) to bea pilot, Later! (change) my mind 10 Last night | (drop) a plate when | {do) the washing up. Fortunately it. 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