THE PAST TENSE

THE PAST TENSE

VII Turn the following sentences into the Past Tense Simple

1.. They live next door to my parents.

2. She works from 5 p. m. till midnight.

3. He studies linguistics.

4. We never go to school on Sundays;

5. They only play classical music

6. I feel embarrassed..

7. Do they live in Romania ?

8. Who sings that song ?

9. He knows I work for your company. .

10. I think she's wrong.

1 1 . Ralph never wakes up before 8 o' clock.

12. The children kept asking me silly questions.

13. He never eats in the morning.

VIII. Put the verb in brackets into the Simple Past Tense

The shirt (cost) $35.

2. I (buy) it yesterday.

3. The shop assistant (say) it (be) reduced.

4. I (pay) in cash. .

5. She (wrap) it for me and (put) it in a bag

6. I (pass) several shops on my way home?

7. I (see) the same shirt everywhere.

8. They (be) $25.

9. I (hear) a strange noise last night

10. I (wake) up and (get) out of bed.

11. I (light) a candle and (walk) downstairs.

12. I (take) a big knife from the kitchen and I (open) the front door.

13. When I (look) outside I (see) a guy dressed in pajamas.

14. He (have) a big knife and a candle in his hand.

15. When he (see) me he (start) to scream.

16. They (build) this house 70 years ago.

17. The first owner (die) in 1945.

18. She (leave) a large fortune to her grandson

IX. Ask questions about the underlined parts of the following sentences:

1. The Defense Minister entered the room at 12 o'clock.

2. I found these cheap shoes in a little shop in this village

3. We heard an explosion.

4. They chose 25 girls for the beauty contest.

5. We travelled by plane

6. She sent postcards to her friends in South Africa .

7. We generally slept only 5 hours a day during the holiday

8. She didn't come to the party because she was ill. 

9. I went to the disco with my girlfriend Jane.

10. She taught English to foreign students.

11. This T-shirt cost $4.50

12. He drove at 100 mph.

13. Mother said 'No

14. We lost our way because it was dark.

15. Sam bought these trousers on the market.

16. Sergeant Briggs stood near the president

17. The cook used six eggs for the cake yesterday.

18. My brother showed me this trick.

19. I began my work in this bank ten years ago.

20. I liked his second novel best.

X.. Answer the following questions:

1. When did you start to learn English?

2. How much did you pay for your shoes?

3. How did you spend last summer?

4. What time did you get up this morning?

5. When did you last read the local newspaper ?

XI. Put the verbs into the Past Tense Simple or Past Tense Continuous:

1. The ship (approach) the harbour when the storm (begin)

2. The bomb (go) off when the politician (give) a speech. 

3. He (not hear) the bell because the radio (play).

4. When I (get) home everybody (sleep).

The plane (catch) fire when it (take) off.

Whenever I (come) to see them they always (quarrel).

Tim (crash) into a street light because he (drive) too fast.

8. Cindy (lay) the table while her husband (dry) the glasses.

9. She (cook ) dinner when the telephone (ring).

10. He (peep) through the keyhole when the door suddenly (open). 

11. Father (shave) and (sing) a silly song at the same time. 

12. What you (do) last night between 8 o'clock and midnight?

13. The teacher (write) something on the blackboard while the children (throw) paper balls at one another.

14. She (break) down when she (hear) the news.

15. I (think) about their proposal all night but I (not make) any decision.

16. I (see) that famous actress in the theatre last night. She (sit) in the first row.

17. We (fly) over the city center when the engine (stall).

18. They (work) very hard when the auditor (enter).

19. The tyre (blow) up when she (drive) on a crowded highway

20. She (take) a shower when the snake (creep) into the bathroom.

XII. Fill in the sentences with the missing parts according to the example below :

I.. when the telephone rang, (newspaper)

I was reading a newspaper when the telephone rang.

1. Jane .. when the gas stove exploded, (dinner)

The old housekeeper .while the kitten was playing with yarn, (sweater)

3. The nurse.. when the needle broke, (injection)
4. The boys .. when it started to rain, (a dog)

5. Jill.. when she injured her wrist, (tennis) 
6. Philip .. when he swallowed some toothpaste, (teeth)

7. They .. when a bear attacked them, (herbs)

8. The mountaineer .. when the rope snapped. (Mount Ben Nevis )

9. The secretary .. when the boss called her on the intercom, (letters)

10. The robbers .. when the alarm went off. (safe)

11. We .. when the war began. (Berlin)

12. Professor Taylor .. when the students' riot began, (lecture)

13. The reporter .. when the police put him under arrest, (pictures)

14. The lumbermen .. when the accident happened, (tree)

15. The sergeant while the soldiers were carrying them out. (orders)

XIII. Put the verbs in parentheses into the Simple Past or the Past Perfect :

1. When we (reach) the airport, we (find) that the flight (cancel).

2. She (tell) me that she only once (see) a kangaroo in her life.

3. When the police (enter) the bank the robbers already (leave)

4. He (wonder) where he (put) his glasses.

5. You really (think) that I (do) that?

6. By the time the ambulance (arrive) the wounded boy (die).

7. When I (get) on the train I (realize) that I (forget) my ticket .

8. They (bring) in a patient who (drink) some poison.

9. When I (see) you at the conference I (be) sure that we (meet) before.

10. They (have) no money because they (spend) everything on souvenirs in the airport.

11. Before he (join) the army he (work) already for the CIA and the FBI.

12. He (feel) awful in the morning because he (drink) too much that night.

13. Jackson (not be) afraid of Banks because he (beat) him twice before.

14. They (sell) two million copies of the novel before they (decide) to translate it into German as well.

15. He (not understand) a word until they (bring) an interpreter. .

16. She (know) about the accident because someone from the office (telephone) her before I (arrive).

17. She (watch) the film with interest because she (read) the book.  j

18. When he (see) some blood on the stairs he (come) to the conclusion that the murderer (climb) onto the roof.

19. They (discover) a sack of gold jewelry which the previous owners apparently (hide) in the garden.

20. She (keep) looking at the boy wondering where she (see) him before.