3 A NARARRITE TENSES

ANSWERS

a) Undeline the correct options

1. meeting
2. was fixing
3. had fallen
4. was traying
5. was walking
6. saw
7. offered to help
8. became
9. had met
10. was there
11. had fallen
12. was breaking
13. had been
14. injured
15. started
16. were waiting
17. arrived
18. had become

b) complete the in terview whit the most suitable form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes
there is more than one possible answer

A . When 1. did the accident happen (happen)?

B. It 2. was happening (happen) as I 3. was driving (drive) along the High Street last night. I
4. Saw (see) and old lady. Just as I 5. was turning (turn) left, she 6. Falled over into the
paverment rightin front of me, Iwas pretty sure I could see why. A young man 7. had
pushed (push)her over, strainght away 8. Sttoped (stop) my car and I 9. Jumped (jump)
out. I 10. ran (run) over the old lady.
She 11. was liying (lie) on the ground land she 12. was crying (cry).

A. 13. Did you notice (you/notice) anything else?

B. Yes…… a large flowerpot on the pavement. It 14. Was (be) broken.

A. Where 15. Had it come (it come) from?

B. It 16. Had fallen (fall) from a window above the street. The young man 17. Have pushed
(push) the old lady out of the way. He 18. Saved (save) her life!

3B USED TO, USUALLY

a) Complete the text with the correct wods/ phrases

When I was a child, I 1. used to go to my grandparents’ house in the mountains. We 2. used

to live in a city back then and we visited them every year. We 3. didn’t use to have a car at the
time, so we travelled by bus, It always took ages! We 4. didn’t use to go in the winter because
was too much snow

I loved helping my grandfather in this garden (although I usually avoid gardening, now!) He
never 5. used to have a lawnmower, so we had to cut the grass by hand, It was hard, but I 6.
Used to enjoy it.

I still 7. Lived in the same city, but I 8. Didn’t go to the mountains any more. My grandparents
9. Don’t live there any longer. They 10. Went to live in a large town five years ago. Now, I 11.
usually visit them in the summer, but It’s not as nice as the mountains 12.used to be.

B if possible, change the verbs in bold to the correct form of used to, if it is not possible, put
X

1. I drank a lot od cola, but now I don’t

Used to drink
2. I celebrated New Year with my family last year
X
3. She had long hair when she was younger
She used to have long hair

4. Where did you live when you were a child?

Where did you use to live?

5. I went for a run every day last week

X
6. We didn’t wear the same clothes all the time
We didn’t use to wear

7. In the past, people spent more time at work

In the past, people used to spent?

8. Did you play with your sister when you were kids?
Did you use to play?

9. I bought this bag in London- it’s my favourite bag

I used to buy

10. They weren’t friends in those days.

X