Тренировочные упражнения по английскому языку Past Tenses

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

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.

Exercise 2

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.

2. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.

3. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .

4. My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.

5. As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect) wood for their campfire.

6. While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.

7. Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.

Exercise 3

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. We (wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) around the corner.

2. I (cycle) through the park, when I (hear) a strange noise.

3. He (pass) her a message when the teacher (look / not) .

4. I (fall) asleep while I (watch) TV last night.

5. When Mike and Jane (paint) the walls, their dog (knock) over the paint pot.

6. Tom (break) his leg when he (play) football.

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).

1. We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.

2. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

3. We (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

4. I (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

5. How long (learn / she) English before she went to London?

6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) in the rain too long.

7. He (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) on the farm all day.

9. I (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

10. They (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .

2. He (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.

3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework.

4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .

5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before.

6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) .

7. I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before.

8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) from the tree.

9. (he / phone) Angie before he went to see her in London?

10. She (not / ride) a horse before that day.