malala past tenses - simple cont perf

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Write the past participle of the following irregular verbs.

1. speak -spoken

2. catch -caught

3. eat - eaten

4. understand -understoo

5. begin -begun

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.)

1. I lost the key that he (give)had given

to me.

2. He told me that he (see)had seen

the film .

3. I went outside as I (hear) has heard a noise.

4. When they came home, Liza (cook)had cooked

dinner.

5. We could not send you a postcard because we (lose)had loose

your address.

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order)ad not ordered

.

2. He went to the country which he (not / visit)had not visited

before.

3. She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear)

had nor worn

for ages.

4. He (not / swim)had not swu

in the beach before that day.

5. His mother was angry because he (not / do)had not done

the shopping for her.

Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

1. (you / finish)ou had finished

your homework before you went to the cinema?

2. Why (you / not /clean)u didnt cleaned

the bathroom before you took a bath?

3. (you / have)did you had

breakfast before you left the house?

4. (she / manage)e had managed

to find a place to stay when she went to London?

5. Where (she / stay)she had staye

before she moved to live with her friend?

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

1. The storm (destroy)destroyed

the house that they had built .

2. The children (clean)cleaned

the blackboard they had used to do the

mathematics exercise.

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


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4. She (eat)eaten

all of the food that we had made .

5. He took off the jacket he (put on)had put

before.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple

or continuous.)

1. I (try)had been tryin

to get tickets for that play for months before my friend finally

got them.

2. When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick, already)had picked

up the

tickets.

3. He was really angry because he (wait)d been waiting

for more than half an hour

when I arrived.

4. When the play started, I (already, apologize)had apologized

to my friend.

5. We (watch)w as w atchin

the play when the lights went off.

1. He (marry)had married

her two years before we met.

2. I (want / always)alw ays been wanting

to travel that's why I was delighted to

go abroad with them.

3. She was no stranger to him. They (be introduced)w ere introducing

toeach other a few days before.

4. We (stay)

had stayed

there since 1980, you know.5. I (stay / never)

had never stayedin London before. How expensive hotels

are !6. Did I tell you that when I saw you, I realised that we (meet /

already)had met

?

7. James told me you (buy)had brought

the old vicarage two yearsbefore your son's birth.

8. I wish we (buy)brougth

it before.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Pastor Past

Continuous.

1. They (buy) ice-creams while they (wait) to

play.

2. They (play) when it (start) to rain.

3. They (stop) when the rain (start) .


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4. When the rain (stop) they (go on) with their

game.

B.Join the sentences using before or after

according to the meaning given in brackets ( ).

5. They got married they found a flat. (=They got

married though they didnt have a flat)

6. They got married they found a flat. (=They got

married in their own flat)

7. They put out the fire the fire brigade arrived. (=The

fire brigade was on time to put out the fire)

8. They put out the fire the fire brigade arrived. (=Thefire brigade was late)

9. The car was repaired he sold it. (=He sold it damaged)

10. The car was repaired he sold it. (=The car was

working well when he sold it)

C. Rewrite the sentences using past simple and past

perfect simple. Use the words in brackets.11. The woman slept. Then, her husband came home. (already /

when)

.12. She put on her make-up. Then, she went to work. (after)

.13. He noticed the smoke in the house. Then, he called the fire

brigade. (before)

.14. I finished setting the table. Then, the guests knocked the door.

(just / when)

.


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D. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.(Pastsimple, continuous or perfect)

A LOVE STORY

It was Friday again, the day forfamous parties at Wellington High

School. Students (dance) in the

garden and everyone (enjoy) thepleasure of being away from boring lessons.

When Sarah (come) to the party, themusic (already / start). Tim

suddenly (notice) Sarah and (feel) shocked.

He had (look for) her for 2 years. They (meet)

each other at a holiday camp in 1999, but mysteriously

Sarah (disappear) after a while.

He (think) about her since then.

At the party, Sarah (talking)to one of her friends while most of the

students (drink) as much as they could.

Tim (decide) to talk to her

and (wait) for her friend to

leave. When he (go) next to her,

she (search for) something in

her bag, so she (not see) him.As soon as he (touch) her on the

shoulder, she (raise) her head and couldnt believe

her eyes. She (never / forget) him.

At the end of the party, no one (be) happier than

Sarah and Tim as they (find) each other after 2 years


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1. I decided to learn English when we (live) in Sydney.

2. I (drive) my car for more than 11 hours when we reachedthe border.

3. The competitors (shake) hands after the ceremonyended.4. I went to the box office at lunch-time, but they (already,

sell) all the tickets.

5. Prof. Powell (teach) his grammar class for 20 minutesonly when an explosion occurred in the main hall of the building.

6. I saw them as I (drive) to work.7. Unfortunately his girlfriend was not there because she (already,

leave) when he arrived.

8. I saw her at the party and I realised that we (already,meet) one week earlier.

9. When John arrived, I (still, work) in the garden.

10. Cindy started to feel very cold because she (stand) inthe snow for over three hours.

I can't believe I (get) that apartment. I

(submit) my application last week, but I didn't think I had a

chance of actually getting it. When I (show) up to take a look

around, there were at least twenty other people who

(arrive) before me. Most of them (fill,

already) out their applications and were already leaving.

The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the

questions. They (want) me to include references, but I didn't

want to list my previous landlord because I (have) some


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problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I

(end) up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he (decide) to give me the apartment. It

turns out that the landlord and my father (go) to high school

together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he

(look) at my credit report. I really lucked out!

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