He won't go home ______ he has finished his work

A how long В until С yet

11. I have lived in Kent______ ten years now.

A since В for С before

12. We haven't finished work ______

A yet В until С just

13. ______ did Tina meet Steve?

A How long В How long ago С While

3. A Brian and Ruth went on a day trip yesterday.

Look at the notes below and say what they did, using the linking words from the list.

first, then, next, after that, later, finally

S1: First, they travelled to Brighton by train.

В Now, in pairs, ask and answer questions about what Brian and Ruth were doing at the times in the list below, as in the example.

SA: What were Brian and Ruth doing at half past nine in the morning?

SB: They were travelling to Brighton by train.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

A The sun 1) ______was shining______ (shine) and the birds 2) (sing) as Mike 3) (drive) down the country lane. He 4) (smile), because he 5) (look forward) to the journey ahead. Mike 6) (enjoy) driving, especially when he 7) (go) somewhere new. Then, suddenly, the engine 8) (begin) to make a strange noise and the car 9) (stop) dead in the middle of the road. Mike 10) (try) to start it, but nothing 11) (happen). He 12) (sigh), then 13) (get out) of the car. As he 14) (push) the car to the side of the road, Mike 15) (start) to wish he had stayed at home.

В John 1). (enter) his flat and 2) (close) the door. He 3) (hang up) his coat when he 4) (hear) a strange noise. A tap 5) (run) in the kitchen. He 6) (walk) into the kitchen and 7) (turn) it off. Then, he 8) (freeze). Someone 9) (stand) behind him. He 10) (take) a deep breath and 11) (turn) around. His flatmate, Steve, 12) (lean) in the doorway. 'You 13) (give) me a fright!' John exclaim Steve 14) (laugh) at him. John 15) (start) to laugh, too. 'I 16) (think) you had gone to London today,' he said. 17) (reply) Steve. 'Unfortunately 18) (miss) the train.

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

Here he (l)______ (be), Davey Stark, the big rock star. It (2) ______ (be) the end of an exhausting two-hour concert. The fans (3) ______ (scream) and (4) _______ (shout). They (5) ______ (want) Davey, their hero. His face (6) ______ (pour) with sweat, his hair (7) ______ (drip) and his heart (8) ______ (thump) violently. But he (9)______ (love) these moments at the end of a concert. He always (10) ______ (feel) powerful and in control. He (11) ______ (decide) to do one more song for the crowd: one of his most popular. When he (12) ______ {start) singing, the crowd (13) ______ (go) wild. By the end of the song, they (14) ______ (all/dance) and (15) ______ (clap) their hands. When Davey (16) ______ (leave) the stage, he (17) ______ (be) exhausted but exhilarated. But when he (18) ______ (get back) to the dressing room, he (19) ______ (open) the door and (20) ______ (see) that two men (21) ______ (wait) for him. They (22) ______ (lock) the door behind Davey. He (23) ______ (shout) for his bodyguard Bernard, but no-one (24) ______ (come). The two men (25) ______ (tie) his hands behind his back, (26) ______ (blindfold) and (27) ______ (gag) him. Davey (28) ______ (can hear) Bernard in the next room. Bernard (29) ______ (talk) to someone and he (30) ______ (say) terrible things about Davey. He (31) ______ (say) that Davey (32) ______ (deserve) it. (33) ______ (Deserve) what? What (34) ______ (he/mean)? What (35) ______ (go on)? Why (36) ______ (not someone tell) him what (37) ______ (happen)?

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

1. It (1) _______ (happen) in June 1985. It (2) ______ (be) summer and we (3) ______ (all/lie out) in the garden. My mother (4) ______ (read) and my uncle (5) ______ (just/doze) in the sun. We children (6) ______ (look for) worms and insects. And then he (7) ______ (arrive). He (8) ______ (be) a tall, handsome man with piercing blue eyes and he (9) ______ (look) straight at my mother. Her face (10) ______ (go) pale and her eyes ______ (open) wide with shock. 'Arthur, I (12) ______ (think) you (13) ______ (be) dead,' she (14) ______ (say) in a kind of whisper.

2. A: I (15) ______ (phone) you at about 9 o'clock this morning but you (16) ______ (not answer). What (17) ______ (you/do)?

B: Well, I (18) ______ (hear) the phone but I (19) ______ (have) a shower and I (20) ______ (can not) get out in time to answer it. Anyway, what (21) ______ (you/want)?

A: Well, last night I (22) ______ (clear out) that old desk you (23) ______ (give) me when I (24) ______ (come across) a pile of old letters with a red ribbon round them.

B: My letters?

A: Yes, they (25) ______ (be addressed) to you. And they (26) ______ (all/smell) of perfume, a man's perfume.

3. Last night Jake (27) ______ (wake up) at about 3 a.m. As soon as he (28) ______ (wake up), he (29) ______ (listen out) for strange noises but he (30) ______ (not hear) any. His father (31) ______ (snore) in the next room, some central heating pipes (32) … (make) a bit of a noise and a tap (33) ______ (drip) in the bathroom. It was all as usual. Jake (34) ______ (open) the window and (35) ______ (look) outside. The moon (36) ______ (be) full and it (37) ______ (shine) brightly. Jake (38) ______ (think) he (39) ______ (see) an owl in one of the trees. He (40) ______ (can certainly hear) one. But then he (41) ______ (see) something different. A man – no, it (42) ______ (be) a woman. She (43) ______ (wear) white and she (44) ______ (hide) behind a tree. Suddenly she, (45) ______ (run) towards the house.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect simple.

1. A: I'm sorry we're late. We (1) … (miss) the train.

B: How (2) ______ (that/happen)?

A: Well, I (3) ______ (get) the times wrong and when we (4) ______ (arrive) at the station, the train (5) ______ (just leave).

2. A: (6) ______ (you/have) a good meal at Hilary's?

B: Well no, it (7) ______ (be) very embarrassing. When we (8) ______ (arrive), we (9) ______ (know) immediately that she (10) ______ (forget) about the whole thing.

A: So what (11) ______ (she/do)?

S: Well, she (12) … (pretend) that she (13) ______ (not forget) and (14) ______ (say) that the meal (15) ______ (not be) ready because she (16) ______(get) home from work very late.

A: Oh no, how awful!

3. It (17) ______ (be) a beautiful morning. It (18) ______ (rain) in the night and so the ground (19) ______ (be) fresh and clean and it (20) ______ (smell) wonderful. None of the Taylor family (21) ______ (be) awake though. They (22) ______ (all go) to bed very late the night before. Their Australian cousin (23) ______ (arrive) unexpectedly that evening and they (24) ______ (sit up) talking most of the night. Although it (25) … (be) now 8 o'clock in the morning, they (26) ______ (only be) in bed for about two hours.

8. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect simple.

James (1) _______ (sit) outside the office waiting for the interview. He (2) ______ (feel) so nervous that he (3) ______ (not know) what to do with himself. The person who (4) ______ (go in) before him (5) ______ (be) in there for nearly an hour. And she (6) ______ (look), so confident when she (7) ______ (go) in. Not like James. He (8) _______ (feel) sure that she (9) ______ (already get) the job. The problem (10) ______ (be) that he (11) ______ (want) this job so much. It (12) ______ (mean) everything to him. He (13) _______ (think) about it such a lot before the day of the interview. He (14) ______ (imagine) himself performing brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job immediately. But now here he (15) ______ (be) feeling terrible. He (16) ______ (cannot remember) all those things he (17) ______ (plan) to say. At that moment, he (18) ______ (almost decide) to get up and leave. But no – he (19) ______ (have to do) this. He (20) ______ (spend) so much time thinking about it that he (21) ______ (cannot give up) like that. His hands (22) ______ (be) hot and sticky and his mouth (23) ______ (feel) dry. Finally the door of the office (24) ______ (open). The woman who (25)______ (go in) an hour earlier (26) ______ (come out) looking very pleased with herself. She (27) ______ (smile) sympathetically at James. At that moment James (28) ______ (hate) her. The managing director then (29) ______ (appear) at the office door. 'Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting,' James (30) ______ (suddenly wish) that he (31) ______ (go) home after all. He (32) ______(get up), legs shaking and forehead sweating and (33) ______ (wonder) whether he (34) ______ (look) as terrified as he (35) ______ (feel).

9. Underline the correct tense.

1. Lynne was singing/had sung as she was cleaning the windows.

2. Mr Todd was teaching/had been teaching for thirty years when he retired.

3. I phoned Jack because I wanted/had wanted to ask him a question.

4. They had walked/had been walking for hours when they stopped for a rest.

5. The shop had been selling/had sold the table by the time I got there.

6. Joe was happy. He was winning/had won first prize in the competition.

7. It was raining/had rained while they were playing the football match.

8. Rob was opening/opened the box and looked inside.

9. Eve was delighted to hear that she was getting/had got the job.

10. People used to work/were working very long hours in those days.

11. I was running when I slipped/was slipping on the ice.

12. They were already buying/had already bought the tickets when they went to the concert.

13. Carol had broken /was breaking her arm, so she couldn't write for six weeks.

14. We had been staying/stayed in a hotel by the sea last summer.

15. Elvis Presley sang/had sung lots of hit songs.

16. I opened/was opening the door and stepped outside.

17. They had stood/were standing outside when the results were announced.

18. Alexander Graham Bell had invented/invented the telephone.

19. She broke the glass while she had washed/was washing it.

10. Choose the correct answer.

1. 'Were you expecting James and Paul to stay dinner?'

'No, but I ______A______ a lot of food, so it didn't matter.'

A had prepared В was preparing С had been preparing

2. Tony has been singing for years, hasn't he?'

'Yes. He ________. his first record when he was sixteen.

A made В was making С had made

3. There was a power cut last night.'

'I know________. some paperwork when the lights went out.'

A had been doing B was doing C had done

4. 'Did you see Paul Simon in concert?'

'No. I was hoping to get tickets, but they ________'

A had sold out В sold out С were selling out

5. The restaurant was packed last night.'

'Yes. Luckily, I_____________. a table in advance.'

A was booking В had booked С had been booking

6. 'Did you watch the film yesterday?'

'No. It_________________. by the time we got home.'

A finished В was finishing С had finished

7. 'Did you stay up late last night?'

'No. I______________. all day, so I went to bed early.'

A had been working В worked С was working

8. 'Did you enjoy your holiday?'

'Yes. We ______________. most of our time on the beach.'

A had spent В were spending С spent

9. 'Kim looked tired this morning.'

'I know. She ________________. all night long.'

A studied В had studied С had been studying

10. 'So what happened?'

'We ____________ through the woods when we heard a gunshot.'

A had walked В walked С were walking

11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. A: What were you doing (you/do) at ten o'clock this morning?

B: I _________ (read) some important documents in my office.

2. A: Why are you so disappointed?

B: Because I __ (hope) that I would pass the test, but I didn't.

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