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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: past simple or  past continuous .

1. Jane ..........................................(wait) for me when I ........................................(arrive).

2. What..........................................(do) at this time yesterday?

3. “...................................................(go) out last night?” “No, I was too tired”

4. How fast..........................................(drive) when the accident ...............................(happen)?

5. While I ........................................... (walk) the dog it suddenly..................................... (start)

raining.

6. Tom ........................................ (meet) his girlfriend while he ......................................... (try)

to find a job in London.

7. When I .................................... (be) young, I .................................. (want) to be a pilot.

8. I ....................................... (look) through the window when I ....................................... (see)

the man stealing the old lady’s bag.

9. My father...................................(get) burnt while he ......................................(cook) dinner.

10. When I ..................................(arrive) home, my family ............................................

(already/have) dinner.

“SO” OR “SUCH”?

SO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB : The story was so stupid . adjective

Tom speaks so quickly. adverb

SUCH (a) + NOUN :  It was such a stupid  story.  singular noun

They were such nice people . plural noun

Complete with so or  such (a):

1. It was a great holiday, we had .................. great time.

2. I was surprised that he felt ................... well after his illness.

3. Everything is .................. expensive these days!

4. It has been raining all day long, it’s .................. awful day.

5. I have to go, I didn’t realize it was ..................... late.

6. He always looks good, he wears ..................... beautiful clothes.

7. It was .................... boring film that I fell asleep while I was watching it.

8. I couldn’t believe he was getting married, it was .....................shock!

9. The news had been ..................... shocking that I couldn’t believe it!

10. I think she works too hard, she always looks ...................... tired.

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REPASO

Make questions from the following answers.

1. Jane likes to play tennis at the weekends.

...........................................................................................................

2. Love films always make Jane cry.

............................................................................................................

3. My cousin gave me this bike for my birthday.

..............................................................................................................

3b. My cousin gave me this bike for my birthday

.................................................................................................................

4. I gave my boyfriend these rackets for his birthday.

................................................................................................................

5.Johnny met Alice at the theatre last week.

..................................................................................................................

5b. Johnny met Alice at the theatre last week 

..................................................................................................................

5c. Johnny met Alice at the theatre last week 

..................................................................................................................

5d. Johnny met Alice at the theatre last week 

..................................................................................................................

6. My mother was telling me not to come home late.

...................................................................................................................

7. Someone entered the house during the party, but nobody heard anything.

(happen).................................................................................................................

8. He phoned before I came home, so I couldn’t talk to him.

..............................................................................................................................

9. I remember putting my keys on the table, I think I forgot them there.

..............................................................................................................................

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PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

 Identify and correct the wrong verb forms in the following sentences (some verbs might not be wrong):

1. I was have dinner with some friends last night when my mother called..........................................

2. While I doing my homework, I got hungry so I preparing a sandwich............................................

3. They were playing cards when they were hearing the noise............................................................

4. Last night while she slept, she dreamt that she was a famous singer...............................................

5. Last month I was travelling by plane for the first time.....................................................................

6. Last month, while I worked in London, I was making a lot of new friends.....................................

7. At this time yesterday I was having a lot of fun at a birthday party.................................................

8. When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a football star......................................................................

9. I was watch a film when my brother did switched off the TV.........................................................

10. Lisa was very nervous while she writing the exam, so she forgot all the answers. When she was

going back home, she suddenly remembered them all. .......................................................................

SO or SUCH (A)? Correct the following sentences(some of them might already be correct):1. We enjoyed our holiday very much, they were such relaxing. ...................................................

2. We enjoyed our holiday very much, we had such good time! .....................................................

3. Sally is so nice: she always brings cookies when she comes to visit. ...........................................

4. I had so a big breakfast that I wasn’t hungry at lunchtime. ..........................................................

5. She speaks English such well that you could think she was English..............................................

6. My grandparents are such old couple, they have been together for more than 40 years..................

7. My neighbours are such good people, we never have any problems with them............................

8. The place was so beautiful and we had so great weather! ..............................................................

9. I didn’t like London very much, it was such a grey city.................................................................

10. Ann makes such a delicious cakes that you wouldn’t stop eating.................................................