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Class:…………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs.
1. Peter ___________ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, ___________ (enter) the room.
2. I ___________ (study) for my English test when my mother ___________ (come) home from work.
3. Emma ___________ (wash) the dishes when the telephone ___________ (ring).
4. I ___________ (ate) a sandwich while my parents ___________ (drink) coffee.
5. I ___________ (watch) a DVD when my cat ___________ (jump) on me.
6. I ___________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ___________ (sleep)
7. It (be) ___________ beautiful yesterday when we ___________ (go) for a walk in the park. The sun
___________ (shine). The birds ___________ (sing).
8. My brother and sister ___________ (talk) anout something when I ___________ (walk) into the room.
9. Tom ___________(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys ___________ (not be) there.
10. The little boy ___________ (fall) asleep while his mother ___________ (read) him a story.
11. It ___________ (snow) when I ___________ (leave) home this morning.
12. We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
13. Susan ___________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing)
14. ___________ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise.
15. We ______________ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
16. I ______________ my homework for the whole evening yesterday. (to do)
17. Emily ______________ the piano at 4 p.m yesterday. (to play)
18. When John came home, his little brother ______________ TV. (to watch)
19. They ______________ a new house last month. (to buy)
20. We ______________ our relatives in the USA two years ago. (to visit)
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred
3. A. stayed B. played C. stopped D. filled
4. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days
5. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
6. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked
7. A. snacks B. follows C. titles D. writers
8. A. streets B. phones C. books D. makes
9. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved
10. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. photographs
11. A. walked B. ended C. started D. wanted

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12. A. killed B. hurried C. regretted D. planned
13. A. visited B. showed C. wondered D. studied
14. A. phones B. streets C. books D. makes
15. A. needed B. booked C. stopped D. washed
16. A. develops B. takes C. laughs D. volumes
17. A. involves B. believes C. suggests D. steals
18. A. miles B. words C. accidents D. names
19. A. sports B. plays C. chores D. minds
20. A. nations B. speakers C. languages D. minds
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. John.............tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. have usually played
2. At 5 o'clock yesterday evening, I...............my clothes.
A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
3. The earth............... round the sun.
A. go B. has gone C. went D. goes
4. I come from Canada.Where .............you .............from?
A. do/come B. did/ come C. are coming D. have/come
5. When I last...............Jane,she .............to find a job.
A. see/was trying B. saw/was trying C. have seen/tried D. saw/tried
6. I...............at 8 o'clock every morning.
A. was getting up B. got up C. is getting up D. get up
7. ................you go to the dentist?
A. how often are B. how often do C. how often does D. how are
8. I........................my son the money for that last week.
A. gave B. given C. have given D. was given
9. ………. when the earthquake struck?
A. What you were doing B. What were you doing C. What did you do D. What are you doing
10. While I ………. in the park, I saw a shooting star.
A. walk B. walked C. walks D. am walking
11. When we ……………….. the bill, we left the restaurant
A. had paid B. were paying C. paid D. had been paid
12. The children …………………….. volleyball in the yard at the moment.
A. are playing B. is playing C. plays D. play
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Name:…………………………………………………………………….

1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped

2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred

3. A. stayed B. played C. stopped D. filled

4. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days

5. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds

6. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked

7. A. snacks B. follows C. titles D. writers

8. A. streets B. phones C. books D. makes

9. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved

10. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. photographs

11. A. walked B. ended C. started D. wanted

13. A. visited B. showed C. wondered D. studied

14. A. phones B. streets C. books D. makes

15. A. needed B. booked C. stopped D. washed

16. A. develops B. takes C. laughs D. volumes

17. A. involves B. believes C. suggests D. steals

18. A. miles B. words C. accidents D. names

19. A. sports B. plays C. chores D. minds

20. A. nations B. speakers C. languages D. minds

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

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