I, the simple past and the past progressive
1,i...........(call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)............at home.He (study)...............at the library
2,I...........(not hear0 the thunder duing the storm last night because i..............(sleep)
3,it was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park.The sun..........(shine). The birds............(sing)
4,my brother and sister............(talk) about something when I.................(walk) into the room
5,Tom went to hes friends'house, but the boys............(not be ) there. they (play)........soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
6, the little boy..........(fall) asleep while his mother ..............(read) him a story.
7,i really enjoyed my holiday last january. while it................(snow) in lowa, the sun.................(shine)in florida.
8,while Ted..............(shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday,his wife..........(bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9,john..........(have) a car accident last week.he..................(drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry................(hit) his car from behind.
10, ten years ago , the govement .................(decide) to begin a food program. at that time, many people in the rural aeas............(starve) due to several yeas of drought
11, they......(wait) for me when i ................... at the station (arrive)
12, she..............(swim0 in the sea when i .............. her (see)
13...............they..........(play) tennis when it .............rainning(start)?
14, we............(drive) home from the theatre when he police..........(stop) us
15, the wind.............(blow) very hard when i.................(go) out this morning
16, i.....................(be) looking for some photos when you rang but i..............(not find) them
II. the simple past and the past perfect
1, i(watch)................ a good film on TV before i (go) ..... to bed last night
2, Mary (not/go)...................to paris with us last week because she(already/go).............there.
3, By 2002, she (leave)..............the university
4, by the time he (arrive)................. his school, all his classmates (go)............out for lunch.
5, Mrs My Linh (have ) .....................very much money before she (be).............18.
6,Mrs Browns (visit)................Cua Lo beach in Vietnam last year after they (retire)..................
7,i helped my sister do english exercises after we (play)...........chesses on the computer
8, she (walk).................for two kmsbefore she (have)................dinner.
9,after Mary (speak)...........in public on many occasions, she (get)........... the TV job offer
10, my father(not/watch)..............that film because he (already/see).............. it before.
11. before i and you (be)............born,Granham Bell (invent).............the telephone.
12, she (tell)...............me that she (send)................to me a letter a weel before , but i (not/receive).................it.
13, we (try).............to phone Hery yesteday evening , but there (be)................no answer. he (go)...............out for shopping
14, they (arrive)...........at work in the morning and (find )...........that someone(break)..............into the office during the night, so they (call)..........to the police.
15, yesterday, bobby was very surprised when he (have)...........a phone call from Ann . he (write)..............to her many times but she (never/eply).............to his letter.
SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Sally WAS EATING (eat) dinner last night when someone KNOCED ( knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred CAME (come) at seven thirty.I WAS STUDYING (study) when Fred CAME (come).
3. While I WAS STUYING (study) last night, Fred DROPPED BY drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents CALLED (call) him last night while he WAS WATCHING (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he CAME (come) home, I WAS TALKING (talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice WENT (go) to the zoo around one. They SAW (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they WERE WALKING (walk) home, it BEGAN (begin) to rain, so they STPPED (stop) at a small cafe and HAD (have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I WENT (go) to visit the Parker family. When I GOT (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker WAS (be) in the yard. She WAS PLANTING (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker WAS (be) in the garage. He WAS WORKING (work) on their car. He WAS CHANGING (change) the oil.