A: Have you found your bag yet?

B: No, but I____ (report) it stolen to the police yesterday.

A: Did you enjoy the play last night?

B: No, even though I ____________

A: Have you written your report yet?

B: I _____________ (just/start) when you came in, actually.

A: Sorry I'm late.

B: Where have you been? I _______(expect) you an hour ago.

A: We _______ (go) to an antique market yesterday.

B: ______________(you/buy) anything?

A: Were you surprised that the factory closed down?

B: Not really. In fact, I ______ (know) it was going to happen.

A: Julia did well in the test, didn't she?

B: Yes. She ________ (study) very hard for it.

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

A When Simon 1) ______arrived______ (arrive) at the cinema, dozens of people 2) ______ (queue) outside. They 3) ______ (wait) to see the same film as Simon. Simon, however, 4) ______ (buy) a ticket in advance, so he 5) ______ (walk) straight to the front of the queue and 6) ______ (enter) the cinema. He 7) ______ (feel) relieved that he didn't have to queue. He 8) ______(reach) his seat just as the lights 9) ______ (go down) for the start of the film.

В Last weekend, Cathy 1) ______ (hire) a car and 2) ______ (drive) to the seaside. When she 3) ______ (arrive) the wind 4) ______ (blow) and the sky 5) ______ (be) cloudy. She 6) ______ (get out) of the car and 7) ______ (take) a walk along the seafront. Then she 8) ______ (decide) to go for fish and chips at a nearby restaurant that she 9) ______ (see) earlier and liked the look of. By the time she 10)______ (leave) the restaurant, it 11) ______ (already/grow) dark. As she 12) ______ (walk) to her car it 13)______ (begin) to rain. However, Cathy 14)______ (not/mind) because she 15) ______ (have) a wonderful day.

13. a) Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.

One fine morning, a man 1) was fishing (fish) in a river. The sun 2) (shine) and the man 3) (sit) on the river bank. Everything was very quiet and peaceful. The man 4) (wait) patiently for several hours when suddenly he 5) (feel) something pulling on the fishing line. He 6) (stand up) quickly and 7) (begin) to take in the line. He 8) (just/lift) the huge fish he had caught out of the water when there was a loud splash and it fell back into the river. At first, the man didn't know what 9) (happen). Then, he 10) (look) carefully at his fishing line. It 11) (snap). The poor man was so disappointed that he 12) (pack) away all his things and went home.

b) Which of the past forms in the text above are used to express:

1. emphasis on the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action or a stated time in the past

2. action which happened at a definite time in the past-time stated, known or implied

3. actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past

Other in the past

4. to describe the atmosphere, the setting, etc. in the introduction to a story

5. action which happened before another past action

14. Complete the sentences using any appropriate past forms.

1. While Joanne ______was washing______ her hair, Carl was cleaning the house.

2. I have no idea where I_______________ my wallet.

3. He _______ his leg when he fell off his skateboard.

4. We ______ in the classroom for ten minutes before the teacher arrived.

5. She ______________ to the theatre last night.

6. My tooth ___________ for a week before I went to the dentist's.

7. She cried when she ____________________ her driving test.

8. What ____________________ when the alarm went off?

9. They got into the car and ________________ away.

10. I could tell she __________ the competition because she couldn't stop smiling.

11. We _______ along the beach when we heard a cry for help.

12. Tom _______ the piano for years before he became famous.

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

A: Hello, Mark. You 1) ______took______ (take) a long time to answer the door.

B: Sorry. I 2) ______ (not/hear) the bell. Come in, Tony.

A: 3) What ______ (you/plan) to do today?

B: Well, I 4) ______ (think) of going for a picnic in the country, but the weather is awful so I 5) ______ (change) my mind.

A: Oh dear. Well, yesterday Mary 6) ______ (tell) me that she 7) ______ (buy) two tickets to see the Rocking Stars, but she couldn't go to the concert. So I 8) ______ (buy) the tickets from her, because I 9) ______ (think) you'd like to go.

B: Tony, that's brilliant! I 10) ______ (mean) to buy tickets for that concert, but they 11) ______ (sell out) by the time I 12) ______ (go) to the booking office.

A: Well, it's lucky I 13) ______ (see) Mary, then, isn't it?

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

1. A: Look at Steve! He is soaking wet.

B: I know. He ______has been washing______ (wash) the car.

2. A: Why ______ (you/make) so much food?

B: Well, I ____ (expect) guests, but they phoned to say they couldn't come.

3. A: Julia performed well at the concert.

B: Yes. She ______ (practise) for months beforehand.

4. A: ______ (you/ever/go) to Spain?

B: Yes. I ______ (go) last year.

5. A: I like your new coat.

B: Thank you. I ______ (wear) my old coat for years, so I decided to buy a new one.

6. A: Do you know this town well?

B: Of course. I ______ (live) here for six years.

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