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PAST TENSES REVIEW
Ex.27. Identify the tenses, then match the sentences on the left with their functions on the right.
| 1. The young people were dancingto a loud music when I entered the room. 2. She finished writing the course paper yesterday. 3. Mike had made a report before his boss asked him about it. 4. When they were playing in the attic, they found a rare book. 5. They redecorated the house when they moved to New York. 6. They had been redecorating the house for a year before they moved in. 7. The office workers had already locked the door when the alarm went off. 8. In the middle of the party, when they were having fun, the storm hit. 9. Theystarted the company in 1999. 10. The students were cheating while they were writing the test. 11. They locked the door, gave the keys to the guard andwent home. 12.The companys funds had run out by the end of the year. | a - an action which happened at a specific time in the past; b-actions which took place immediately one after another in the past; c -an action which was in progress before another action interrupted it; d -an action which was completed before another action in the past; e -two or more actions were in progress simultaneously; f -an action which was completed before some specific time in the past. g-an action which lasted for some time in the past before another action or a stated time in the past |
Ex.28. Final test. Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect Continuous? Choose the right answer.
1. He _______ a new car last year.
a. bought b. was buying c. had bought d. had been buying
2. He _______ London two years ago.
a. visited b. was visiting c. had visited d. had been visiting
3. I _______ yesterday because I was sick.
a. didn't work b. wasn't working c. hadn't worked d. hadn't been working
4. She fell asleep while she _________ TV.
a. watched b. was watching c. had watched d. had been watching
5. She probably lost her keys while she ________ in the park.
a. walked b. was walking c. had walked d. had been walking
6. He _________ at four o'clock yesterday.
a. slept b. was sleeping c. had slept d. had been sleeping
7. First he ________ as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.
a. worked b. was working c. had worked d. had been working
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8. Christopher Columbus ________ America in 1492.
a. discovered b. was discovering c. had discovered d. had been discovering
9. By the time I came back, Mike and Jane______, so I couldn't tell them about it.
a. already left b. were already leaving c. had already left d. had already been leaving
10. It ________ me two hours to get to the airport.
a. took b. was taking c. had taken d. had been taking
11. Their car was stolen while they________ lunch at a cafe.
a. ate b. were eating c. had eaten d. had been eating
12. When he lived in Mexico, he ________ in a bank.
a. worked b. was working c. had worked d. had been working
13. He ________ for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers attacked him.
a. waited b. was waiting c. had waited d. had been waiting
14. She _______ all the letters by the time her boss asked her to type them again.
a. sent b. was sending c. had sent d. had been sending
15. Until last night, she _______ him about it.
a. never asked b. was never asking c. had never asked d. had never been asking
16. By the time we arrived, she _______ for us at the train station for three hours.
a. waited b. was waiting c. had waited d. had been waiting
Ex.29. Complete the story by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. You can choose from the Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
My English is really getting better. I ______ (try) to learn the language since 2005, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 2008, I ______ (study) the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I ______ (struggle) through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.
I ______ (find) an exchange program in England that ______ (sound) like the perfect answer. I ______ (stay) with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I ______ (sit) there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.
When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I ______ (have) problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I ______ (research) exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally (decide) on a school in the United States.
Well, it ______ (work). I ______ (live) and ______ (study) in the U.S. for more than two years. I ______ (stay) here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.
