below. when as last night by the time in 2003 after
a. We began swimming after the waves got high.
b. We had begun to swim before the waves got high. 2. I did my homework after I had had dinner. a. When I finished dinner, I did my homework.
1. You missed an exciting football match
.................................. . 2. .................................. we had swum, we had lunch at a caf on the beach.
b. I had done my maths homework by the time I
had dinner. 3. The football team was practising while it was raining.
3. My friends were shouting encouragement
.................................. I was running the race.
a. The team was practising until it began to rain.
b. The team practised in the rain.
4. I was sleeping .................................. Beth rang the
bell.
4. Tim ran across the street to meet me as I was parking
the car.
5. .................................. our bags arrived, all the other
passengers had already got theirs.
a. I parked the car, and then Tim ran across the
street.
6. This shopping centre is only a few years old. It
opened .................................. .
b. While I was parking, Tim ran across the street.
5. By the time the concert ended, my ears were hurting. a. My ears had begun to hurt before the concert ended.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Someone stole my wallet while I yesterday.
a. shopped
b. The concert had ended before my ears began to
hurt.
b. was shopping
2. Jim on the phone when I arrived.
a. was talking
b. talked
3. By the time the waiter brought the dessert, we our
coffee. a. had finished
b. finished
4. Dan was at basketball practice when he his knee.
a. had hurt
b. hurt
5. that joke before Cindy told it last night?
a. Did you already hear
b. Had you already heard
6. I wasnt feeling well, so I the wedding immediately
after the ceremony. a. was leaving
b. left
Complete the passage with the verb in brackets.
Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home last
night. But it wasnt as quiet as I had hoped. I 1. ......................... (watch) television when the first call 2. ......................... (come). It was my old girlfriend. I didnt want to talk to her, so I 3. ......................... (tell) her that I 4. ......................... (study). Then Lisa rang, but she 5. ......................... (laugh) so much that I couldnt understand what she 6. ......................... (say). After that, my new girlfriend, Mary, 7. ......................... (arrive) at the door. While she 8. ......................... (stand) in the hall, the phone 9. ......................... (ring) again. Luckily, it was Bob. He 10. ......................... (do) his homework when he realised that he 11. ................... (need) the maths assignment. Finally, Mary 12. ................... (leave), the phone stopped ringing, and I watched another programme on TV.
Choose the correct answer.
1. They offered me more tea, but I already drank /
had already drunk enough. 2. By the time Mia decided / had decided which jeans to buy, she had tried on seven pairs. 3. Jason was upset / had been upset last night because he hadnt scored a goal. 4. The thieves were caught after they robbed / had already robbed three banks in a month. 5. I spoke / had spoken to my sister when she called home yesterday. 6. Alice came home after her parents went / had gone to bed.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Continuous.
1. Sally ......................... (hike) when she and David met
for the first time. 2. What ......................... you ......................... (do) after you heard the news? 3. Last night, Joni was wearing the boots she ......................... (buy) the day before. 4. By the time we got to the station, their train had already arrived and they ......................... (wait) for us. 5. What DVD ......................... you ......................... (watch) when I rang last night?
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WORKSHEET 2
EXTRA GRAMMAR PRACTICE
jPast Simple, Past Continuous,
Past Perfect Simple
1
Complete the dialogue with the time expressions
below. Use each expression only once. when while in February last night by the time already after
Mona: How was the party 1. .................................. ?
Ted:
It was great, but 2. .................................. I was
driving home, my car broke down.
Complete the sentences with the verbs below.
Use the Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Continuous. not be eat arrive run be film win cross play manage have hope
1. We ................................... tennis when it started to
rain, but we .................................. to finish the game before the rain got too hard. 2. Im not hungry. I .................................. an hour ago. I .................................. eggs and bacon.
Mona: Where were you 3. .................................. it
happened?
3. As Sara .................................. the road, a lorry nearly
hit her. Shes lucky she .................................. hurt.
Ted:
4. They ......................... already ......................... four
games, so they .................................. to win the one last Saturday as well. They were very disappointed when they lost.
On West Road. I had 4....................................
driven Jane home, and then, the car stopped.
Mona: Didnt you get the car repaired
5. .................................. the same thing had happened 6. .................................. ? Ted:
No, that was different.
7. .................................. help arrived, I had realised that I was out of petrol.
Choose the correct answer.
5. While the stuntwoman .................................. through
fire, the cameraman .................................. her. 6. By the time Jon .................................. at the club, most of his friends .................................. there for two hours.
1. I sent an SMS to ask David to go out for coffee but he
made / had already made other plans. 2. By the time the singers appeared on television, they had rehearsed / rehearsed for weeks. 3. They had first met each other when they were / had been in different bands. 4. The children didnt want dessert after lunch but they ate / had eaten some ice cream later. 5. When I heard Sues voice, I knew that something bad had happened / happened.
Complete the passage with the verbs below. Use the
Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. When all my exams ended, my mother bought me a
CD. (after) My .......................................................................... . 2. Linda talked on the phone and cooked at the same time. (while) Linda ....................................................................... . 3. We had started to watch the DVD before Ann arrived. (when) We .......................................................................... . 4. I didnt know that Andrew went on holiday last Wednesday. (already)
wear happen enter hold
stand cry say run hear drop
Youll never believe what 1. .................................. to
me a few minutes ago! I 2. .................................. in the queue in the bank when two men suddenly 3. .................................. in. They started shouting, but it was hard to understand what they 4. .................................. because they 5. .................................. masks over their faces. But, as soon as we realised that the men 6. ............... ................... guns, everyone immediately lay on the floor. I heard that someone near me 7. .................................. very softly, but other than that, it was very quiet for a moment. Then we 8. .................................. the robbers demand cash from a clerk. A moment later, there was a noise at the door, and I could tell that people 9. .................................. the bank. It turned out to be the police. The robbers immediately 10. .................................. their guns and were arrested.
Rewrite the sentences with the time expression in
brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
I .............................................................................. .
Arrange the words in the correct order to form
sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs.
1. doorbell / the / ring / watch / television / Gill / when / .
................................................................................. 2. while / I / last / answer / write / pen / the / in / the / exam / my / break / . ................................................................................. 3. ago / she / an / call / hour / ? ................................................................................. 4. by the time / arrive / close / we / the / already / shop / . .................................................................................