I PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Simon ..................................... (grow) up in a small village. He .......................... (be) the

youngest of four children. He ................................ (not like) studying so much and
he ..................................... (not be) good at school, but he ........................... (do) excellent at
playing basketball so he .................................... (decide) to train hard and play in the national
league. His mum .................................. (send) him to train with famous ex basketball player.
He ................................... (practise) a lot and he ........................ (have) a training every day
after school. His coach ............................... (give) him a lot of good advice.
When .................... he .......................... (start) playing for the national league? After 3 years.

II MAKE QUESTIONS:

Where / Simon / grow / up?

................................................................................................................................?

He/ like/ studying?

.................................................................................................................................?

Who / send/ him / to train with a famous ex basketball player?

...................................................................................................................................?

How often/ have/ training?

................................................................................................................................?

Who/ give/ him/a lot of good advice?

..................................................................................................................................?

How much / he / practice?

....................................................................................................................................?

III PUT THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

I ........................................ (cannot) believe what I ...................................(see). It ............................(not

be) possible. I ........................................ (write) Science task, but I ....................................(forget) to do
the project. Simon .........................................(leave) home and .................................(lose) the sense of
time. He ......................................(know) his mum would be angry. He ............................ (say) that
he .................................. (be) sorry.
Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. It was very cold. The sun ………. was not shining. …………………. (not / shine)

2. It wasn’t a stormy night. The wind ……………………………………. (not / blow)

3. He wasn’t sleeping. He …………………………………….. (look) at the ceiling.

4. They were having a rest. They …………………………………….. (not / work).

5. They were very happy. ........................ they ................................................ (enjoy) the party?

6. He was at home. He ………………………………. (have) a shower.

7. He was getting worse. He …………………………………… (not / recover).

8. We …………………………………. (travel) in the north of Turkey when we were on

holiday.

9. She …………………………………. (drive) so fast when the accident happened.

10. I …………………………………(not / sleep) when you came in.

B) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or

the PAST CONTINUOUS

1. While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco ……………………. (keep) a

diary.

2. Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she
……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.

3. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see)
sharks approaching the swimmers.

4. The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he

………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.

5. She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.

6. We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………………… (go) off.

7. She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ……………….. (talk) to

her.
8. I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out of the window.

9. While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students ………………….. (look)

at an insect on the ceiling.

PUT THE /0

........................... Rocky Mountains is ..................... longest mountain range in ................... USA.

When I flew to......................... America, I flew over .....................Atlantic Ocean.

...............Lake Michigan is part of ........................Great Lakes on the border with ................Canada.

................... longest river in ..................... Africa is .................... Nile.

.................. Hvar is .................... sunniest and one of ..................... most beautiful islands on .................
Adriatic coast.

SO, ALTHOUGH, BECUSE,BUT

Columbus is mostly famous ................................. he discovered America. He asked the

Portuguese king to give him the ships ............................he said now. ....................... he asked
Spanish queen Isabella next, and she agreed. ............................... he didn't know that he
discovered a new continent, he was very happy when he saw the unknown land.

USED TO

He ................................................................. (eat) a lot, but now he is on diet.

I ..................................................................(like) horror films,but now I enjoy watching them.

.......................you .....................................................(go) to school by bus?

We........................................................ (have)holidays in April, but now we don't.

1 Read Eve's letter. Match the headings and the paragraphs

1 Family 2 The end 3 Housework 4 School 5 Introduction

Hi Barbara,

I've seen your profile on your school website. I find it very interesting,so I've decided to
write to you. My name is Eve. I live in Wellington, New Zealand. 1 _____ There are some old
and large historical and cultural institution

I am twelve. I attend Amesbury School. 2 ______ We can join many extra-curricular

activites here. I am into sports. 3_______ My favourite subjects are PE and IT. I prefer PE. I
am a member of our school handball team.

My family is big. I have a twin sister. Her name is Jessica, but we call her Jess. We are
almost the same. She is funny and likes playing tricks on her friends. My mum, Jennifer, is a
nurse. 4 ______ My dad is an engineer. His name is Anthony. He is often away on business,
but we spend weekends together. My grandparents are always with us, because they live in
the neighbourhood. Their names are James and Catherine. They are my mum's parents. I
also have many cousins and Jess and I enjoy playing with them.

We all help mum with the housework. I don't like doing chores. 5 ______ She doesn't like
hoovering and I don't like doing the dishes. But we are happy when we do something useful
and see Mum happy.

I'd like to get to know more about you. Please, write soon. Maybe we can be penfriends.
Yours sincerely,

Eve

2 Read the letter again and put the sentences into the right places:

a) She works in a hospital.

b) It is in the south-west of the country.
c) I am always on the move.
d) Jess and I often argue about it.
e) It's large and modern.

3 Who is it? Read and write the names

a) _____________________ He's often away on business.

b) _____________________ They don't live far from the family.
c) _____________________ She makes people laugh.
d) _____________________ She likes PE more than IT.
e) _____________________ She helps doctors and patients.
4 Answer the questions:

a) What can tourists see in Wellington? _________________________________________________________

b) What sports does Eve play? ___________________________________________________________________

c) Is Eve older than Jess? _______________________________________________________________________

d) Who helps Mum with the chores? _________________________________________________________

e) Why is Jess funny? ___________________________________________________________________________

5 Find the information in the text and copy the sentences:

a) I am interested in sports. ______________________________________________________________________

b) We can write letters to each other. __________________________________________________________

c) He doesn't spend weekdays at home. _________________________________________________________

d) My sister and I were born together. _________________________________________________________

e) We like playing with them. ________________________________________________________________