Past tenses:
1. His uncle(teach) ................ English in our school 5 years ago.
2. The old man (fall) ............. as he (get) ................. into the bus.
3. They (not go) .............. to the movies last Sunday.
4. When I saw him, he (sit) ............... asleep in a chair.
5. ............... You (find) ............. my oen yesterday?
6. The light (go) ........... out when we (study) .............. our lesson
7. There (be) ............... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.
8. They (give) .............. me the letter a few minutes ago.
9. What she (do) .................... when you (arrive) ....... there? She (write) ................ a letter.
10. She (have) ........... her bath while her sister (get) ........... the breakfast ready.
11. The storm (begin) ......... at half past ten while the class (study) .............. history.
12. When the students (hear) .............. the bell, they (get) ............ up and (leave).
13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ............. me about my plans the next time he (see) .................. me.
14. As I (cross) ............... the street, two cars (race) .......... by me at full speed.
15. Just as I (leave) ............ for home, a student (stop) .............. me in the hall.
16. Dorothy and I (just leave) .............. the house when the telephone (ring) ...............
17. The minute I (hear) ............... the news , I (send) ................ him a telegram.
18. I (go) ............ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) ........... so peacefully when I (look) .......... into your room that I (decide) to do it alone.
19. When I (arrive) ............ at his house, he still (sleep) ............
20. The light (go) .............. out while we (have) ............ dinner.
21. Bill (have) ............. breakfast when I (stop) ............. at his house this morning.
22. As we (cross) ............ the street, we (see) .............. an accident.
23. Tom(see) ............. a serious accident while he (stand) ............... at the bus stop.
24. While my father (read) ....... a newspaper, I (learn) ............. my lesson and my sister (do) ........... her homework.
25. The children (play) ........... football when their mother (come) ......... back home.
26. The bell (ring) ........... while Tom (take) ................. a bath.
27. I (be) ................. very tired because I (work) .............. all day yesterday.
28. He (sit) ............. in a cafe when I (see) ............ him.
II. Building sentences using suggested words.
1. Teacher/ explain / lesson / we / arrive.
-> The teacher was explaining the lesson when we arrived.
2. What / they / do / while / he/ sleep?
-> What were they doing while he was sleeping?
3. We / speak / English / when / light / go out
-> We were speaking English when the light went out.
4. When / he / come back / she / cry
-> When he came back, she was crying.
5. I / walk / school / when / see / him
-> I was walking to school when I saw him.
6. She / learn / English/ when / father / come back / from work
-> She was learning English when her father came back from work.
7. I / prepare / meal / while / mother / read / newspaper
-> I was preparing the meal while my mother was reading newspaper.
8. He/ do / his homework / this time yesterday?
-> Was he doing his homework at this time yesterday?
9. Where / they / go / 3p.m yesterday ?
-> Where were they going at 3p.m yesterday?
10. What / he / do / while / they / work?
-> What was he doing while they were working?
II. Building sentences using suggested words.
1. Teacher/ explain / lesson / we / arrive.
WHEN TEACHER EXPLAIN THE LESSON ,WE ARE ARRIVING
2. What / they / do / while / he/ sleep?
WHAT WERE THEY DOING WHILE HE SLEPT?
3. We / speak / English / when / light / go out
WE SPEAK ENGLISH WHEN THE LIGHT GO OUT.
4. When / he / come back / she / cry
WHEN HE COME BACK,SHE IS CRYING
5. I / walk / school / when / see / him
I AM WALKING TO SCHOOL WHEN I SEE HIM
6. She / learn / English/ when / father / come back / from work
SHE IS LEARNING ENGLISH WHEN FATHER COMES BACK FROM WORK
7. I / prepare / meal / while / mother / read / newspaper
I PREPARED THE MEAL WHILE MY MOTHER WAS READING NEWSPAPER
8. He/ do / his homework / this time yesterday?
WAS HE DONG HIS HOMEWORK AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY?
9. Where / they / go / 3p.m yesterday ?
WHER WERE THEY GOING AT 3 P.M YESTERDAY?
10. What / he / do / while / they / work?
WHAT WAS HE DOING WHILE THEY WERE WORKING?