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S UMMARY

The document consists of various exercises focused on the use of the verbs 'was/were', regular and irregular verbs, past continuous, and the distinction between simple and continuous tenses. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences for practice and reinforces grammar rules related to past tense forms. The exercises are designed to help learners improve their understanding and application of English verb tenses.

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S UMMARY

The document consists of various exercises focused on the use of the verbs 'was/were', regular and irregular verbs, past continuous, and the distinction between simple and continuous tenses. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences for practice and reinforces grammar rules related to past tense forms. The exercises are designed to help learners improve their understanding and application of English verb tenses.

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WAS –WERE

Fill in the blanks


1. Last year Mary _________ 10 years old. …………………………………………………………………………………

2. Last summer my family _________ in London. …………………………………………………………………………………

3. Last weekend my friends _________ at home. …………………………………………………………………………………

4. Yesterday I _________ ill. …………………………………………………………………………………

5. The children _________ happy. …………………………………………………………………………………

6. Mary _________ late for dinner. …………………………………………………………………………………

7. Mr. Smith _________ my English teacher …………………………………………………………………………………

REGULAR VERBS

1- You……………………………….. (arrive) in England last week.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2- My mum……………………… (study) Russian at university.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3- I……………………… (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't at home.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4- Last night, Marga and Alice……………………….. (plan) their holiday.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5- Tom……………………. (invite) us to his birthday party.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6-The children………………………. (carry) the books to the classroom.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7-We……………….. (finish) the exam at half past three.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8-I…………………………. (chat) to Jane about films and fashion.

(-)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
IRREGULAR VERBS

Complete with irregular verbs 5. Last week my family (buy) …………………………..a new
table for the dining room.
1. Yesterday my father (go) ……………………………to work
6) I (meet) …………….Adam and her sister two
by car.
days ago.
2. This morning I (have) …………………………….a shower.
7) They( win)…………….. the jumping race last
year.

3. My sister (clean) …………………………………her room on 8) We (play)……………..basketball last week.


Saturday. 9) Mary (buy)……………….a new Mp3 player last
week.
4. The birds (fly) ……………………………………over our
10) He caught)…………………a fish yesterday.
heads.

BE-REGULAR-IRREGULAR

1. Last year I (go) to England on holiday.

2. I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with two friends of mine .

3. In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London.

4. The weather (be) strangely fine.

5. In the evenings we (go) to pubs

PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Yesterday at six I (prepare) …………………………… dinner.


2. The kids (play) ……………………….….. in the garden.
3. I (practice) ………………………..…. the guitar
4. We (not / cycle) ……………………….……….. all day.
5. Alan (work) …………………….……… in his room
6. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) ……………………….
7. They (play) …………………. cards.
8. We (study) ………………………. English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

1. While Tom (read) ………………………….., Amely (watch) …………………. a documentary on TV.


2. Marvin (come) …………………….. home, (switch) …………….. on the computer
and (check) ………………… his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) ……………………….into the house, (steal) ………………… the jewels
and(leave) ………………………… without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) …………………… while the teacher (explain) …………………….. the tenses.
5. While we (do) …………………… a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) …………………… on the beach.

6. He (wake) …………………………. up and (look) at his watch.

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