1)Complete the following sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use the past progressive

and the simple past in the completions.

1. Yesterday I watched the NASCAR competition. Juan Pablo Montoya (lead)

________________leaded________ the race when he (have)

___________had_____________ an accident with another car.

2. Last night, I stayed alone at home. I (read) _____was_________reading__________

when Mary (come) _____came______________ in suddenly. She made me scream!

3. I spent yesterday afternoon watching TV. When Susan (call)

___________called_______________, I (watch)

_was_______watching________________ The Simpsons.

4. You won’t believe this: A mouse (appear) ___appeared_____________________ on my

desk while I (study) was_studying_______________________. It was horrible!

5. My brother came home late last night. I (sleep) __was

sleepping________________________ when he (enter) ______was

entered____________ my bedroom to ask me for money.

6. I (drive)was driving _________________________ my car back home yesterday

afternoon, when a tree (fall) _felt_____________________ across the street. I almost

crashed my car against that tree!

7. Yesterday I class, while the teacher (speak) ____was

speaking______________________, Tom (start) ____started__________________ to

throw paper balls outside the window.

8. Last Sunday at the cinema, while we (watch) _were

watching_______________________ the movie, a crazy man (dance)

_______danced________________ in front of the screen. Security had to come and

took him out. It was very funny.

Teacher-Created Worksheets Level: Beginning Basic English Grammar: Ch.9

9. Last Saturday at the park, a thief (try) tryed____________________ to grab my dad’s

arm while he (jog) _was jogging______________________. Dad was lucky; a policeman

was near them.

10. The worst thing happened to me yesterday morning. While I (take)

___________took____________ a shower, my friend Adriana (call) _______was

calling_______________. I was alone, so I had to get out to answer the phone!

2) Present Perfect or Past?

Use correct forms:

 1   Tony never been (never, be) to this country before.

 2   I never seen (never, see) this film before. Have you seen(you, see) it?

 3  hace you been (you, be) to the United States? - Yes, I gone (go) there last year.

 4 have your sister met  (your sister, meet) my friend? - No, she haven´t met (not meet) him yet.

 5  have you ever taken (you, ever, talk) to an Eskimo? - No, I haven´t met (not meet) one yet.

 

 6 have your father ever vistied  (father, ever, visit) the National Gallery?

 7   When has he gone (he, go) there? – He has gone (go) there last January.

 8   Yesterday I have seen (see) a big blue Ford parking in front of our house.

 9   The children haven´t play (not play) cricket yet. But I have play (play) twice since last May.

10   We haven´t gone (not go) out last Sunday because it was raining (rain).

 

11   Is the window open? - Yes, this boy has just opened (just, open) it.

12   Where is Mary-Joe? – She has gone (go) to the shops.

13   Is Dora in? - Yes, she has been (be) to the bank, but she (just, come) back.

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Teacher-Created Worksheets Level: Beginning Basic English Grammar: Ch.9

14   Have we got anything to eat? - No, I didn´t be (not be) to the shops yet.

15   Where are the children? - They were going (go) to the park a minute ago.

 

16   How long (you, live) in this street? - We (move) here two years ago.

17   The Tucks wasn´t having(not have) a holiday by the seaside for seven years.

18   He was (be) at the cinema last night but I wasn´t not seeing (not see) him ever since.

19   I was (be) to the market and bringing (bring) some vegetables, here they were (be).

20   Tony wasn´t (not be) at home now, he was going (go) to the post office.

 

 

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