Put each verb given into the present simple or continuous, or the past simple or continuous.

Where (you go) ______________________ for your holidays last year?

At the moment Helen (read) ______________________ a book written by a Brazilian

author.

I left school around 5.00, (play) ______________________ football for a while, then went
home.

Mary (listen) ______________________ to the radio when her friend Barbara called.

Mary (turn off) ______________________ the radio when her friend Barbara called.

In her free time Helen (read) ______________________ a lot.

Where (you spend) ______________________ your holidays next year? In France.

What (you do) ______________________ when the rain started? We went inside.

When they arrived in the park a lot of people (play) ______________________ football.

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People (become) ______________________ more and more interested in solar energy.

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Where (you spend) ______________________ your holidays? Usually in France.

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She (become) ______________________ rich in the fashion industry and retired to

Majorca.

13

What (you do) ______________________ when the rain started? We were playing
tennis.

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At the moment I (stay) ______________________ at a friends house.

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What (you get) ______________________ for your birthday last week?
2
What are you doing? I (check) ______________________ this letter for spelling
mistakes.
3
I got to the station at 3pm, (wait) ______________________ for half an hour, then came
back here.
4
George (watch) ___________________ the television when I arrived at his flat.
5
At the moment inflation (increase) ______________________ slowly.
6
James (turn on) ______________________ the television so we could watch the football
match.
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Every day Helen (check) __________________ her emails when she gets home.
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Where (you go) ______________________ ? To the shops. Do you want to come with
me?
9
What games (you play) ______________________ when you were young? Hiding
from people, trying to catch people, all the usual things.
10
When I arrived at the checkout a lot of people (wait) ______________________ in the
queue.
11
Buy one next year prices (go down) ______________________ quite fast at the
moment.
12
Where (you go) ______________________ on Saturday afternoons? Shopping, with
my mother.
13
Prices (go down) ______________________ quite fast when other, similar models
started to appear.
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What game (you play) __________________ just now? We were playing chess.