Shut/start take/place write/drive

7) She ________ the door and _________down quickly.

8) I _________ the windows as soon as it __________ to rain.

9) I'm sorry, I __________ I _________ about Jim.

10)It was an amazing coincidence. Just as I _________to Anne, she ________to my house to see me.

11)When the taxi __________ I __________ my suitcase on the back seat.

12)He ___________ the cake out of the even and __________ it carefully on the table.

7. Complete the sentences with one of these verbs: be, envoy, have, live. Use the same verb for each sentence in the pair. In one, you can use only the past simple; in the other you can use either the past simple or the past continuous.

a. a It was now getting late, and my eyes _______ trouble focusing on the birds in the disappearing light.

b I __________ trouble with that car the whole of the time I owned it.

b. a As a historian, I'm interested in how people _________ in the past.

b During that hard winter, people _________ by selling what few

remaining possessions they had.

c. a She _________ very good at talking to children in a way that kept them entertained.

b Before the party, the children got very excited and ________

naughty.

d. a He ________ learning Japanese until the class had a new teacher.

b Even when he was young, Jonathan _______ learning languages.

8. Correct the sentences if necessary.

1) Whenever I called in on Sam, he talked on the phone.

2) When I lived in Paris, I was spending three hours a day travelling to and from work.

3) Peterson was winning the tournament four times before he retired.

4) We were having to play netball twice a week when I went to school.

5) The weather was so good last summer that we went to the beach most weekends.

9. Put the verb into the correct form (past simple, past continuous).

1) Ann (wait) for me when I (arrive).

2) What speed (the car/ do) at the time of the accident?

3) Mary always (phone) me on Fridays but she (not/ phone) last Friday.

4) A: When I last saw you, you (think) of moving to a new flat.

B: That's right, but in the end I (decide) to stay where I was.

5) Yesterday evening our neighbors (look in) three times while we (have) dinner.

6) Linda was busy when we (go) to see her yesterday. She (study) for an exam. We (not/want) to disturb her, so we (not/stay) very long.

7) When I first (tell) torn the news, he (not/believe) me. He (think) that I (joke).

10. Translate into English

1. Когда Ричард вернулся домой, Анна смотрела телевизионную передачу.

2. Когда мы выехали из Нью-Йорка, шел дождь.

3. Я писал письмо, когда раздался телефонный звонок.

4. Мы смотрели телевизионную передачу, когда кто-то постучал в дверь.

5. Джо заболел во время нашего путешествия по Европе.

6. Ячитал газету, когда прибыл мой друг.

7. Джейн играла на скрипке, когда прибыли гости.

8. Мы завтракали, когда позвонил почтальон.

9. Стивен беседовал с Анной, когда я их увидел в центральном парке.

10. Джек заказывал ленч, когда я вошел и ресторан.

11. Они жили на Украине, когда началась война.

12. Авария произошла, когда они ехали на машине по шоссе.

13. Когда ты позвонил по телефону, мы обедали.

14. Я крепко спал, когда кто-то постучал в дверь.

15. Шел сильный дождь, когда я вышел из автобуса.

16. Когда Джо вернулся домой, его жена готовила обед.

11. Fill in with Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. A: Did you see (you/see) the Bruce Lee film on TV last night?

B: No. But I ________________ (see) all of his films on video already this year.

2. A: I _______________(live) in Germany for five years now. I ______________ (move) here in 1989.

В: I _______________ (live) in Portugal for a time, but I live in Rome now.

3. A: My Uncle Tom ________________ (meet) Winston Churchill.

B: That's nothing! My mum ___________________ (moot) Prince Charles.

4. A: Where's Jane?

B: She _____________ (go) to America, She _________________ (leave) last week.

A: Really? Why __________________ (she/go) there.

5. A: My father _______________ (work) in that shop for twelve years. Then he ______________ (get) a job in a bank.

B: He _________________ (work) a: the bank for quite a few years now, hasn't he?

6. A: How long ________________________ (you learn) Italian?

В: I ____________________________ (start) learning the language when I ___________________ (be) twelve.

12. Fill in with Past Simple or Continuous.

Simon 1) was walking (walk) home from work the other day when he 2) _________________ (notice) something shining on the pavement on the other side of the road. A car 3) _____________________ come) down the street, so he waited until it had driven past, then he 4) _________________ (cross) over. When he 5) ____________ (get) to the other side he saw that it was a shiny gold coin! He 6) _________________ (look) around to make sure no one 7) _______________ (look), then he 8) _______________ (bend) down to pick it up. Imagine his surprise when he 9) ______________ (not/can) move it! He 10) ____________ (be) just about to give up when he 11) ______________ (hear) a strange sound behind him. Someone 12) ____________ (laugh) at him, but he couldn’t see who it 13) _____________ (be). Two little hoys 14) ___________ (hide) behind a hedge, laughing anyone who tried to pick up the coin they had stuck to the pavement with glue!