Put the verbs into the Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple

1. How many chapters of the book you (read) so far?

2. I’m really nervous. Where you (be)?

3. We have nothing to eat. My brother (eat) everything.

4. You (eat) anything today?

5. When she (get) home last night she was very tired.

6. I’m looking for my key. You (see) it?

7. Mary (earn) a lot of money this year.

8. When she (leave) for London?

9. I (not do) my homework yesterday.

10. What books you (read) recently?

11. Look! There (be) a fire!

12. He is not at home. He just (go).

13. You ever (drive) a car?

14. I (see) Mary yesterday but I (not see) her today.

15. When he (start) studying at university?

 

Task 3

Put the verbs into the Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple

(Each sentence or group of sentences contains one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it).

 

1. Did you finish that job yet? I haven't seen the finished product.

2. Tom worked in our company for 10 years. He started in 2000.

3. They've lived in New York for 10 years before they moved in 1987.

4. I saw that film three times in my life.

5. How long did you have your current car? When did you buy it?

6. She has known Tom for fifteen years. They have met in Paris.

7. Jason has wanted to go to Disneyland since he has been a child.

8. I have gone to San Francisco in 1993. I've been there a total of three times.

9. He went to lunch but should be back soon.

10. The criminals have committed three crimes. The have committed the first crime at 10 p.m.

 

2.3. Use of Past Continuous Tense was/were + Ving

Actions were in progress at special time in the past

Two actions were happening at the same time (the actions do not influence each other)

Together with the Simple Past

Repeated actions irritating the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)

Adverbs of frequency: While, when, as

2.4. Use of Past Perfect Tense had + past participle

When two things happen in the past, we have to mark which one happened first.

The past equivalent of the Present Perfect

Adverbs of frequency: no unambiguous ones

 

2.5. Use of Past Perfect Continuous had + been + Ving

1) .S omething started in the past and continued up until another time in the past

A long action before another action in the past to show cause or effect.

Signal words

No unambiguous one

Grammar Exercises

Task 1

Put the verbs into Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, and Past Perfect Continuous.

1. While he (wash) a car it (start) to rain.

2. He (wait) for 20 minutes when he (realize) that it was the wrong café.

3. My Mom (cook) when I came back.

4. I could tell that she (cry) because her eyes were red.

5. The students (not finish) the project by two o’clock yesterday.

6. As soon as she (get) off the plane she (see) her husband.

7. It was very cold yesterday; a cold wind (blow) and it (rain) heavily.

8. What you (do) when you saw the accident?

9. When they (save) enough money, they (buy) a flat.

10. My grandfather (work) for the company for forty years before he (retire).

11. Mary (smile) while she (read) a letter from her friend.

12. How long you (study) English when you were a child?

13. Granny (cook) breakfast before we (wake) up.

14. We were tired as we (walk) for four hours.

15. Jim (open) a letter and (read) it.

16. I realized that I (watch) that film before.

17. I was angry because I (wait) for my sister for an hour.

18. They (sleep) for an hour when an alarm clock (ring).

19. She was very good at teaching because she (do) it for 20 years.

20. They (climb) for two hours before they realized it was dangerous.

21. They (live) here from 1990 to 1999.

22. When you (go) to the theatre last?

23. You (do) your homework by 6 o’clock yesterday?

24. When I tried to finish my project I realized that I (not save) the information.

25. I was glad because I sold a bike which I (have) for 5 years.

26. I came to the party after almost all the guests (leave).

27. You (not see) me when you were crossing the road yesterday?

28. When I looked out of the window yesterday morning, the ground was wet. It (rain) all night.

29. She was happy as she (pass) her exam.

30. They (not move) to London last year.

Task 2