EXTRA EXERCISES Chapter 16

1. Write questions with the words in parentheses. Follow the example:

E.g.: (Where / you / go / the accident happened)
Where were you going when the accident happened?
a) (What / Jim / do / when you saw him) _____________________________________________?
b) (What / you / do / at 11 o’clock) _____________________________________________?
c) (What / she / wear / yesterday) _____________________________________________?
d) (It rain / when / you went out) _____________________________________________?
e) (Where / you live in 1981) _____________________________________________?
f) (Who / you / talk on the phone) _____________________________________________?

2. Choose the best verb tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous):

E.g.: When I was going (to go) home my friend offered (to offer) me a ride.
a) When we _________________________ (go) out, it _________________________ (rain).
b) I wasn’t hungry last night. I _________________________ (not / eat) anything.
c) _________________________ (you / watch) television when I _________________________ (call) you?
d) Jane wasn’t at home when I went to see her. She _________________________ (work).
e) I _________________________ (get up) this morning, _________________________ (wash) my face,
_________________________ (get dressed) and then _________________________ (have breakfast).

3. Fill in the blanks with WAS, WERE, or DID:

E.g.: Did you watch the movie last weekend?
a) _________________________ you go out last night?
b) What _________________________ you doing at 10:30?
c) Where _________________________ he buy his new coat?
d) Where _________________________ she born?
e) Where _________________________ you born?
f) What time _________________________ she go?
g) What _________________________ she wearing yesterday?
h) How _________________________ you get here?

4. Write questions for these sentences:

E.g.: Tom Baker was at home last night.
Where was Tom Baker last night?
a) Janet was watching TV yesterday.
When _____________________________________________?

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b) John played soccer this morning.
What _____________________________________________?
c) Mary was at the mall on Monday.
Where _____________________________________________?
d) Janet was playing cards when I arrived.
What _____________________________________________?
e) Peter was driving when the accident happened.
What _____________________________________________?
f) Mom bought me a pair of shoes.
Who _____________________________________________?
g) The students looked tired.
Who _____________________________________________?
h) She read the paper 2 hours ago.
When _____________________________________________?

5. Put the sentences into the negative and interrogative forms.

E.g.: They were playing tennis together.
Neg.: They weren’t playing tennis together.
Int.: Were they playing tennis together?
a) She was going to the park with her friends.
Neg.: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
b) They were dancing to their favorite song.
Neg.: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
c) I was doing my homework when my dad arrived.
Neg.: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
d) We were talking on the phone when she told me the news.
Neg.: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
e) She was playing piano with her brother.
Neg.: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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f) The president was making a statement.
Neg.: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Complete the sentences with the best verb tense. Follow the example.
E.g.: I always eat (eat) pasta for dinner, but now I am eating (eat) a salad.
a) Every day I _______________ (play) the piano, but right now I _______________ (sing) a song.
b) Last night I _______________ (take) a shower when I _______________ (hear) the doorbell.
c) Yesterday I _______________ (go) to the grocery store and now I _______________ (cooking) lunch.
d) Every night I _______________ (watch) an episode of my favorite series.
e) On Saturdays we _______________ (go) out to eat but this Saturday we _______________ (go) to
my mom’s house.

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answer keys
1.
a) What was Jim doing when you saw him?
b) What were you doing at 11 o’clock?
c) What was she wearing yesterday?
d) Was it raining when you went out?
e) Where were you living in 1981?
f) Who were you talking to on the phone?
2.
a) When we went out, it wasn’t raining.
b) I wasn’t hungry last night. I didn’t eat anything.
c) Were you watching television when I called you?
d) Jane wasn’t at home when I went to see her. She was
working.
e) I got up this morning, washed my face, got dressed
and then had breakfast.
3.
a) Did you go out last night?
b) What were you doing at 10:30?
c) Where did he buy his new coat?
d) Where was she born?
e) Where were you born?
f) What time did she go?
g) What was she wearing yesterday?
h) How did you get here?
4.
a) When was Janet watching TV?
b) What did John play this morning?
c) Where was Mary on Monday?
d) What was Janet playing when I arrived?
e) What was Peter doing when the accident happened?
f) Who bought you a pair of shoes?
g) Who looked tired?
h) When did she read the paper?
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5.
a) Neg.: She wasn’t going to the park with her friends.
Int.: Was she going to the park with her friends?
b)Neg.: They weren’t dancing to their favorite song.
Int.: Were they dancing to their favorite song?
c) Neg.: I wasn’t doing my homework when my dad
arrived.
Int.: Was I doing my homework when my dad arrived?
d) Neg.: We weren’t talking on the phone when she told
me the news.
Int.: Were we talking on the phone when she told me the
news?
e) Neg.: She wasn’t playing piano with her brother.
Int.: Was she playing piano with her brother?
f) Neg.: The president wasn’t making a statement.
Int.: Was the president making a statement?
6.
a) Every day I play the piano, but right now I am singing
a song.
b) Last night I was taking a shower when I heard the
doorbell.
c) Yesterday I went to the grocery store and now I am
cooking lunch.
d) Every night I watch an episode of my favorite series.
e) On Saturdays we go out to eat but this Saturday we
went to my house.
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