Past tenses ‘Complete the text with the past simple form of these verbs. en eer eee ae et The mystery of Kaspar Hauser ‘The mystery of Kaspar Hauser (1) began in Nuremberg, He was holding a piece of paper in his hand. The paper | | (3) only that he (a) the son ofa — | only water, | but he graduely (10) ____ used to ordinary meals. He also | (1) to talk properiy. ‘The real truth about his birth remains a mystery, butts probable that his father kept him In one small room for the whole of his early fe. He (12) him on bread and | (13) him water to drink. Kaspar never (14) ____ out, he never (15) ______ to anyone or 16) ___ other children. In spite of this extraordinary childhood, Kaspar was not stupid. He (17) books and (18) ___ discussions ‘with teachers and philosophers. News about Kaspar (19) through Europe and. visitors (20) from abroad to meet him. 1 2found 3explained 4 was 5knew 6wrote 7 seemed Bate 9 drank 10 got 11 learnt/leamned 12 fed 13 gave 4 went 15 spoke 16 met 17 read 1Bhad 19 spread 20.came (> Bt)1 2 a 4 si in the gaps with the past simple or past continuous form ofthe verbs. My parents___got___ (get) to know each other when they__were studying (study) at university. Doctor Fisher (travel) widely asa young man and___ (always keep) adiay, 1__ (see) my brother and his fiend when |_____ (wait) forthe bus, but they (not see) me. iy, (fll in the application form and__ (give) itto the receptionist While!_________(work) in Rome,|_____ (meet) girl who ~ (look) just like your sister. simon (buy) a new laptop because his old one. (always crash). 1 (miss) your ext because my phone (charge) in another room. ‘Anna’ Feeling depressed because she (hope) fora pay rise last week but she (not get) one, 2 2travelled, always kept 3 saw, was waiting, didn’t see 4 filled, gave 5 was working, met, looked 6 bought, was always crashing 7 missed, was charging 8 was hoping, didn't get (> 81-2) EEA Choose the correct form of the verbs in this text. My granny is 93 and she's come to live with us at our house. We're all pleased because we love having her near us, She’s a very independent person and until this year, she (1) refused / was refusing to move to the flat on our ground floor. But last month she suddenly (2) changed / was ‘changing her mind and 1 3) asked / would ask her why. She explained that for years, nobody in her village (4) would lock / was locking their front doors and the place (5) used to feel / would feel safe, but last month (6) she met / was meeting a neighbour in the street when she (1) was walking / would walk home from the shops and (8) heard / was hearing some bad news. ‘Thieves (9) were breaking / got used to breaking into people’s houses while they (10) were sitting / would sitin their back gardens. She (11) realised /was realising that she (12) wasn’t wanting /didn’t want to live alone any more. She (13) isn’t used /didn’s use to being in the town yet, but it’s not as difficult as she (14) was thinking / thought it might be, and she loves seeing us more often. 3 2changed 3 asked 4 would lock § used to feel 6 met 7 was walking & heard 9 were breaking 10 were sitting 11 realised 12 didn't want 13 isnt used 14 thought ( 81-4)[E3 Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of be/get used to. Rita’s very tired this morning. She _ isn't used. to (not) going to bed late. Don't worry about the children: they ___going to school by bus. Mynewboss__giving orders, not receiving them. She ___(not) drinking very strong coffee and it made her ill. (you) our climate or do you still miss the sunshine? aur wene Ihad never stayed in such an expensive hotel before, butIsoon it. 4 2're/are used to 3s used to 4 isn't used co / wasn't used to 5 Are you getting used to / Have you got used to 6 got used to (> B4) © Complete these sentences by Cambridge First candidates withthe past simple or past continuous form ofthe verbs. 1 Don'task me about the concert! _was working _ (work) in the stadium café when the band was playing (play). at (Wook) round the palace when aman___(stop) me to ask for directions 3. Thelights (Go) out whileshe__ (have) party in her house. 4 She__(go) quietly out of her bedroom and________(stand) behind the door so she could hear what they were saying Si (hope) my colleagues would say ‘happy birthday’ when | got to work, but nobody (say) anyehing. 5 2was looking, stopped 3 went, was having 4 went, stood 5 was hoping, said (> 81-2) HD © Correct the mistakes with used toin these sentences by Cambridge First candidates. When | was a child | arruused to go camping. used. ‘My parents used to often take me to thez00. They didn't used to help their parents with housework, but now they do. We use to go to the beach every day last summer. Helen isa teacher at a primary school, so she used to teach children, | would lke to bea sports instructor because | was used to train tennis players before | came to England. aneone 6 2usedto-often often used to 3 used use 4 use used 5 used teteach is used to teaching 6 was-used used (> B3-4)| Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 1 For questions 1-8, ead the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an ‘example at the beginning (0) A musician is discovered When Jimmy Yates was a small boy, his family 0) A _ ther holidays on his grandfather's farm. “This was ina valley (1) by mountains. t was during one of these visits that Jimmy's (2)_to ‘remember a tune led tothe suggestion thatthe boy should (8) __ a musical instrument. One evering ‘aciscussion (8) among the adults about the differences between two hit songs. His father tried +o prove the (5) ____ of the two tunes by playing them, not very wel, on his guitar. No one thought ‘that Jimmy, who was only five, was listening, but suddenly he made his (€) ___ to the ancient piano ‘which stood in the comer and played fist one of the tunes and then the other. The family was amazed (7) noone had heard him play any music before. n this way, Jimmy's musical (@)__ began. © (A) spent B made © took D- went 1 A surounded —Bclosed © held D circled 2 A talent B git © ability D ski 9A takeup B startup © ick up D join up 4K happened = Bcame © ontored D arose 5 A comparison B_ closeness «= C_—_—ikeness D similarity 6 A path Bway © route Dine 7A 8% 8 athough when D as 8 A work B living © career D study CE If you are unsure, try to work out which answers are wrong. ‘See what is left, and if you are still unsure, make a guess! Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 1 1A 2C 3A 4D SD 6B 7D 8C