Put the verbs into the correct tense Simple Past or Past Continuous.1.. Form irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked past form of 'be
Trang 1I Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous).
1 While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV
2 Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails
3 The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace
4 Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses
5 While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach
6 He (wake) up and (look) at his watch
7 The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill
in the form
8 The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home
9 The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe)
10 My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell)
me to tidy up my room
11 As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect)
wood for their campfire
12 While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run)
about
13 Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed
14 We (wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) around the corner
15 I (cycle) through the park, when I (hear) a strange noise
16 He (pass) her a message when the teacher (look / not)
17 I (fall) asleep while I (watch) TV last night
18 When Mike and Jane (paint) the walls, their dog (knock)
over the paint pot
19 Tom (break) his leg when he (play) frisbee
20 The phone (ring) when I (sit) on the toilet
21 I (jog) in the park, when two squirrels (cross) my way
22 Robert (fall) off the ladder when he (pick) cherries
23 Archimedes (discover) the theory of buoyancy while he (take)
a bath
24 When we (travel) around Ireland, we (meet) some very nice people
25 While she (speak) on the phone, the milk (boil) over
26 When I (leave) the house this morning, the sun (shine)
27 Caroline (burn) her hand when she (iron) her clothes
28 Two days ago, a murder (happen) in Market Street at about seven pm
29 Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) at the crime scene to investigate
Trang 230 He (ask) on of the tenants in the house
31 »What (do / you) yesterday at seven?«
32 »I (watch) a football match on TV.«
33 » (be) you alone?«
34 »Yes, I (be) .«
35 » (hear / you) anything suspicious?«
36 »Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) in the hallway But the football match (be) so interesting So I just (turn) up the telly and then (hear / not) anything anymore.«
37 A: »What (do / you) yesterday at 8 pm?«
38 B: »I (sit) in the pub with Sam Why?«
39 A: »I (drive) to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends As we only three players, I (try) to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well But I (reach / not) you at home.«
40 B: »Why (ring / not / you) my mobile?«
41 A: »I actually (want) to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)
William's number He (do / not) anything special at that moment and really (like) the idea of playing squash with us.«
42 When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate
43 While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up
44 He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips
45 I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang
46 When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by
to see him
47 She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) vto learn
48 When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside
49 When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
Blarney Castle
50 When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident
51 I (not / understand) what they (talk) about
52 When I (get) up yesterday, the sun (shine)
53 It (is) a beautiful morning
54 So I (decide) to cycle around a little
55 I (go) to the shed and (take) out my bike
56 While I (cycle) past some villages, I (see) some people in their gardens
57 One man (mow) the grass while his wife (pick) strawberries
58 After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)
and it (start) to rain
59 Luckily, a farmer (notice) me and (tell) me to come in
Trang 360 While it (rain) outside, I (sit) in the farmer's house
61 After a while, the sun (come) out again
62 I (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and (move) on
Form
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs
I spoke
regular verbs: verb + ed
I worked
past form of 'be' + ing form of verb
I was speaking you were speaking
he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking they were speaking Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :
when the final letter is e, only add d
Example: love - loved
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
Example: admit - admitted
final l is always doubled in British English
(not in American English)
Example: travel - travelled
after a consonant, final y becomes i (but:
not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worried
but: play - he played
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for
-Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
Example: sit - sitting
final l is always doubled in British English
(not in American English) Example: travel - travelling
final ie becomes y
Example: lie - lying
Trang 4After another or at the same time?
Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the
same time?
after another
She came home, switched on the computer and checked
her e-mails
at the same time Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watchin TV
New action or already in progress?
If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in
progress.
new action
My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)
action already in progress While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)
Only mentioning or emphasising progress?
Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short
actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g that an action was taking
place at a certain time?
just mentioning
Colin played football yesterday
emphasising progress Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football
Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form)
state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit Example: We were on holiday
possession: belong, have Example: Sam had a cat
Trang 5 senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch Example: He felt the cold.
feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Example: Jane loved pizza
brain work: believe, know, think, understand Example: I did not understand him
introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said
Signal words
first then If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)
when while
as long as