Units Past simple, past continuous and past perfect

137-
5–6,
145 (I did, I was doing and I had done / I had been doing)
15–16
43 Choose the correct alternative.

From: nonna@zapnet.com
To: GHL@zapnet.com
Cc: margo35@kwikmail.co.uk
Subject: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE

Hi,
Thought you’d like to know that the conference was very successful. The talks
(1) were / had been really interesting and all the speakers (2) had prepared / prepared
their material very thoroughly. Everyone agreed we should do the same next year.
However there were some problems with the conference centre. When we
(3) arrived / had arrived, we (4) discovered / had discovered that the manager
(5) reserved / had reserved the wrong room for us. This meant that we (6) didn’t have /
hadn’t had enough space. Unfortunately, he couldn’t let us have the larger room because
he (7) gave / had given it to another group, which was even bigger than ours.
He (8) also misunderstood / had also misunderstood the form explaining what lunch
options we (9) wanted / had wanted. In fact, we (10) suspected / had suspected that he
(11) lost / had lost it. I recommend not using that venue again!
Best wishes,
Nonna

44 There are mistakes in all of these sentences. Correct the sentences.

1 I was pleased to see my friends from uni at the as we hadn’t seen each other
conference last week as we didn’t see each other
since graduation.
2 By the time we reached the stadium, the match ended
and the spectators were leaving.
3 At the end of the meal, he found he couldn’t pay his
share of the bill because he didn’t bring his wallet.
4 We were pleased that Gary was having his laptop with
him, but we were less pleased when we discovered
that he hadn’t charged the battery.
5 When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a
thief had taken my phone from my bag.
6 At first the authorities thought the athlete had been
using drugs, but they soon realised the lab mixed up
the test results.
7 When my cousin came into the room, I didn’t recognise
him because I didn’t see him since he was a child.
8 We couldn’t find anywhere central to stay when we
arrived in Rome, so we had decided to book a hotel
room the next time.

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Units
5–6, Past simple, past continuous and past perfect
15–16
45 Complete the sentences with suitable verbs in the correct form: past perfect simple or
past perfect continuous.
1 2
Why didn’t Becca
Why did Vicki call me last night? BECCA
VICKI
have a shower?

Because she’d been Because she

working out . .

3 4
Why didn’t Jordan JORDAN Why didn’t Simon SIMON
answer the door? arrive for his interview?

Because he Because he
. .

5 6
Why did Cora
ALEX CORA
Why didn’t Alex miss the bus?
eat any lunch?

Because he Because she

. .

7 8
ELLIE Why did Chris CHRIS
Why didn’t Ellie lose his job?
go to the beach?

Because he
Because she .
.

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Units
5–6, Past simple, past continuous and past perfect
137-
15–16
145
46 Put the verbs into the correct form: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple or
past perfect continuous.
Kylie has called to see her friend Gary. They are both angry.
gary: Kylie, I’m surprised to see you.
kylie: Yeah? Well, I think you owe me an explanation.
gary: What about you? (1) I saw (I / see) you in the cafe with your sister last night.
(2) (We / arrange) to meet at the cinema, if you remember.
kylie: So why (3) (you / not / come) into the cafe if you saw me?
gary: (4) (I / be) extremely angry. And also extremely cold.
(5) (I / wait) outside the cinema for three-quarters of an hour.
kylie: But why? (6) (you / not / get) my texts?
gary: What texts?
kylie: The text (7) (I / send) you yesterday afternoon. And the one
from the cafe yesterday evening.
gary: What are you taking about?
kylie: (8) (I / walk) past the cinema yesterday lunchtime when
(9) (I / notice) that (10)
(they / change) the movie. So (11) (I / text) you to tell you.
Then (12) (I / send) you a message from the cafe to to say
where I was last night.
gary: (13) (I / not / get) any texts from you yesterday.
(14) (I / try) to phone you but there was no answer.
kylie: What? Let me look at your phone. Yes, there’s your call to me but not my texts
to you. But look on my phone. Here are my two texts to you. And you can see,
(15) (I / not receive) any texts or a call from you yesterday.
gary: Oh, no! (16) (My phone / not / work) properly all last
week so I took it back to the shop. I thought (17)
(they / mend) it but obviously not. I’m so sorry I was angry. It’s just that, well, while
(18) (I / wait), (19) (I / worry) about
(20) (what / happen) to you. Then (21)
(I / see) you in the cafe. (22) (You / laugh) with your sister and
(23) (I / realise) that (24) (you / sit)
there in the warm with her all evening. That’s why (25) (I / lose)
my temper.
kylie: Never mind. Let’s forget it. Where shall we go now?
gary: What’s on at the cinema, then?
kylie: A new musical. (26) (My sister / see) it at the weekend.
(27) (She / sing) the theme song all day yesterday.
gary: Oh, you must be tired of hearing it.
kylie: I am. Let’s just go and have something to eat, shall we?
gary: Yes, that’s a good idea.

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