1. I saw Jim this morning. He ran/was running for the bus.
2. Keri was angry. She had been waiting/was waiting for Sarah for two hours.
3. Andy was relieved to hear that he was passing/had passed the exam.
4. I was walking/had walked home when I saw Paul.
5. Brian learnt/had learnt how to spell his name at school today.
6. They hadn't visited'/weren't visiting their grandparents for a long time.
7. I watched/was watching television when the telephone rang.
8. Jason had been thinking/had thought about his new car all day.
9. I bought the dress because I wanted/had wanted something special to wear to the party.
10. The little boy was crying because he had lost/was losing his mother.
11. Graham had been working/was working for the company for twenty years before he retired.
12. Pam opened/had opened the present and read the card.
13. Lucy wrote/had written a letter to her sister last night.
14. It had been raining/was raining all day and the roads were very wet.
15. Sue was smiling/had smiled as she was reading Mary's letter.
7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
1. They ...were walking... (walk) in the park when the storm broke.
2. The man........... (pay) for his new car in cash.
3. I.......... (already/eat) breakfast by the time the others woke up.
4. It............ (snow) for three days when suddenly the sun came out.
5. Sam........ (work) here for six years before he left to go to university.
6. Liz...........................(go) to the Bahamas for her holidays last year.
7. We................. (watch) a film on TV when our guests arrived.
8. They................ (already/see) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video.
9. The teacher.................(teach) the children a song yesterday.
10. He........... (sit) on the train at this time yesterday morning.
FUTURE FORMS
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| future simple will + Infinitive | a) , think, believe, be afraid, hope, probably e.g. I believe life will changein the 21st century. b) e.g. It's late. I'll take a taxi home. I'll lend you my car if you want. c) , , e.g. Winter will set in early this year. d) , , , , e.g. Stoptalking or I'll sendyou out of the class, (warning) |
| be going to: | a) , e.g. I'm going to buy a sports car. b) , , - e.g. Someone's going to fall over that box if you don't move it. |
| present continuous be + Participle I | e.g.He's flyingto Turkey next month. He has already booked his flight. |
| present simple Infinitivewithout to | e.g. The ferry leavesat eight o'clock tomorrow morning. |
| future continuous will be + Participle I | a) , e.g. This time next week he'll be flying to Morocco. b) , e.g./'// be seeing Jim at work later on today. c) - , , , e.g. 'Will you be going to the dentist this afternoon?' 'Yes, why?' 'Can you make an appointment for me to see him? |
| future perfect will have + Participle II | , e.g. We will have returned home by Sunday afternoon. |
| future perfect continuous will have been + Participle I | e.g. By the end of this week, she will havebeen working here for six years. |
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