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j Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple

1 Complete the sentences with the time expressions

below.

when ■ as ■ last night ■ by the time

in 2003 ■ after

1. You missed an exciting football match

.................................. .

2. .................................. we had swum, we had lunch

at a café on the beach.

3. My friends were shouting encouragement

.................................. I was running the race.

4. I was sleeping .................................. Beth rang the

bell.

5. .................................. our bags arrived, all the other

passengers had already got theirs.

6. This shopping centre is only a few years old. It

opened .................................. .

2 Choose the correct answer.

1. Someone stole my wallet while I … yesterday.

a. shopped 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 wasn’t feeling well, so I … the wedding immediately

after the ceremony.

a. was leaving b. left

3 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 wasn’t as quiet as I had hoped.

I 1. ......................... (watch) television when the first call

2. ......................... (come). It was my old girlfriend. I didn’t

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 couldn’t

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.

4 Decide which sentence has got a meaning that is

similar to the first one.

1. We were swimming when the waves got very high.

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.

b. I had done my maths homework by the time I

had dinner.

3. The football team was practising while it was raining.

a. The team was practising until it began to rain.

b. The team practised in the rain.

4. Tim ran across the street to meet me as I was parking

the car.

a. I parked the car, and then Tim ran across the

street.

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.

b. The concert had ended before my ears began to

hurt.

5 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 hadn’t 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.

6 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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j Past 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.

Mona: Where were you 3. .................................. it

happened?

Ted: On West Road. I had 4....................................

driven Jane home, and then, the car stopped.

Mona: Didn’t 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.

2 Choose the correct answer.

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 didn’t want dessert after lunch but they

ate / had eaten some ice cream later.

5. When I heard Sue’s voice, I knew that something bad

had happened / happened.

3 Complete the passage with the verbs below. Use the

Past Simple or Past Continuous.

wear ■ happen ■ enter ■ hold

stand ■ cry ■ say ■ run ■ hear ■ drop

You’ll 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.

4 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. I’m not hungry. I .................................. an hour ago.

I .................................. eggs and bacon.

3. As Sara .................................. the road, a lorry nearly

hit her. She’s lucky she .................................. hurt.

4. They ......................... already ......................... four

games, so they .................................. to win the one

last Saturday as well. They were very disappointed

when they lost.

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.

5 Rewrite the sentences with the time expression in

brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or

Past Perfect Simple.

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 didn’t know that Andrew went on holiday last

Wednesday. (already)

I .............................................................................. .

6 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 / .

.................................................................................

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