Unit 4 What happened?

Past Simple or Past Continuous

Conjugate the verbs in parentheses in past simple or past continuous. Use red color for
answers only.

1) I was sitting_____ (sit) in a cafe when you _called_________ (call).

2) When you arrived________ (arrive) at the party, who was______________ (be) there?

3) Susie __was watching_________ (watch) a film when she heard______ (hear) the noise.

4) Yesterday, I went_________ (go) to the library, next I _had_____________ (have) a swim, later I
_met_____________ (meet) Julie for coffee.

5) We were playing______ (play) tennis when John hurt______________ (hurt) his ankle.

6) What _were they doing__ (do) they at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.

7) He _was taking_______ (take) a shower when the telephone rang______________ (ring).

8) He was ________ (be) in the shower when the telephone rang______________ (ring).

9) When I _walked_____________ (walk) into the room, everyone __was working_____ (work).

10) It was______________ (be) a day last September. The sun _was shining_______ (shine) and the
birds _were singing_______ (sing). I _was walking ____________ (walk) along the street when I
__met_____ (meet) an old friend.

11) He _was living________ (live) in Russia when the Revolution _started_____________ (start).

12) When her train _got______ (get) to the station, we _were waiting____ (wait) on the platform.

13) He __was____ (be) so annoying! He _was always leaving (always leave) his things everywhere.

14) On holiday we _visited_____________ (visit) Rome, ___saw___________ (see) the Vatican, and
___spent___________ (spend) a few days at the beach.

15) Why _were (stand) you standing _______ on a chair when I _came__ (come) into the room?

16) They _lived__ (live) in Germany when they were_______ (be) young.

17) At 7pm yesterday, we __were listening____________ (listen) to music.

18) When I __left______ (leave) the house, it was snowing____________ (snow).

19) He _was working_________ (work) in a bank when he met ____________ (meet) his wife.

20) What _were you doing_______ (you/do) when I _called___________ (call) you last night?
 Past Perfect Comprehension

Highlight the description that best describes the sentence given with numbers.

1. When I got to Mary's, George had gone.

George left after I arrived.

George left before I arrived.

2. The children had got up when their father arrived.

The children were already up before the father arrived.

The children got up after the father arrived.

3. The children got up when their father arrived.

The children were up before their father arrived.

The children got up after their father arrived.

4. When they heard the news, Rob and Chris left.

Rob and Chris left before they heard the news.

Rob and Chris left after they heard the news.

5. When they heard the news, Rob and Chris had left.

Rob and Chris heard the news and then left.

The news came after Rob and Chris left.

6. Garry entered the room. They told him to wait outside.

He entered the room first.

He was told to wait outside first.

7. Gary entered the room. They had told him to wait outside.

He entered the room first.

He was told to wait outside first.

8. Pat had failed his exam. He became sick.

Pat was sick before the exam.

Pat was sick after the exam.

9. Pat failed his exam. He had been sick.

Pat was sick before the exam.

Pat was sick after the exam.

 10. The storm damaged the bridge but the man had crossed it.

The man crossed it before the storm damaged it.

The man crossed it after the storm damaged it.

Past Perfect (+, -, ?)

Write the past participle (3rd form) of the following irregular verbs.

Speak Spoken Eat Eaten

Get Gotten Buy Bought

Sleep Slept Rise Risen

See Seen Meet Met

Go Gone Be Been

Ride Ridden Hit Hit

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).

1. I lost the key that he (give) _had given _____to me.
2. She told me that she (see) _had seen_____ a ghost.
3. I went downstairs because I (hear) _had heard __a noise.
4. When they came home, Sue (cook) _had cooked_____ dinner already.
5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) _had forgotten _____our address
book.

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) _hadn’t ordered_____.
2. He went to Alaska where he (not / be) hadn’t been _before.
3. She put on the red dress, which she (not / wear) hadn’t worn ______for ages.
4. He (not / play) _ hadn’t played _tennis before that day.
5. His mother was angry because he (not / help) hadn’t helped her with the shopping.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

1. (you / finish) Had you finished ___your homework before you went to the cinema?
2. (why / you / clean) Why had you cleaned ____the bathroom before you bathed the dog?
3. (you / have) Had you had breakfast before you came here?
4. (she / find) Had she found ___ a place to stay when she went to Boston?
5. (where / she / live) Where had she lived ____before she moved to Chicago?