Choose the correct form of the verbs. PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT

PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT

Choose the correct form of the verbs.

CONFERENCE REPORT

(Parkhouse Hotel 5th September)

The conference was very successful.The seminars and talks were/had been extremely interesting and it was obvious that all the speakers had prepared/prepared their material very thoroughly. Everyone agreed that this should become an annual event.

There were however a number of administrative problems. When we arrived/had arrived, we discovered/had discovered that the hotel manager reserved/had reserved the wrong room for us and therefore we did not have/had not had enough space. Unfortunately, he could not let us have the larger room because he gave/had given it to another group, even bigger than ours.

He also misunderstood/had also misunderstood the letter explaining what food we required/had required. In fact, we suspected/had suspected that he lost/had lost the letter. We do not recommend using this hotel again.

Choose the most suitable tense.

1.I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.

2.While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power-cut.

3.Who was driving/drove the car at the time of the accident?

4.By the time Sheila got back, Chris went/had gone.

5.David ate/had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.

6.I did/was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.

7.What exactly were you doing /did you do when I came into you office yesterday?

8.Laura missed the party because no-one was telling/had told her about it.

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

1.While I (try) _____________to get my car started, a passing car (stop)_________and the driver (offer)____________to help me.

2.The police (pay)_____________no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone)_______________them so many times before.

3.Tony (admit)______________that he (hit)______________the other car, but said that he (not damage)_____________it.

4.I (phone)_____________you last night but you (not answer)______________.What (you do)_________?

5.We (not go)_____________out yesterday because it (rain)________________.

6.While I (have) ______________ a bath, someone knocked on the door.

Decide whether the tense underlined is suitable or not.

1.Sally didn’t go to a boxing match before.__________

2.What did you wear last night?_________

3.I didn’t know you had bought a car.___________

4.Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?________

5.As Peggy walked home, she tried to remember what happened. __________

6.”What a terrible day!” thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong!__________

PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT—TEACHER’S NOTES

Choose the correct form of the verbs.

CONFERENCE REPORT

(Parkhouse Hotel 5th September)

The conference was very successful.The seminars and talks were/had been extremely interesting and it was obvious that all the speakers had prepared/prepared their material very thoroughly. Everyone agreed that this should become an annual event.

There were however a number of administrative problems. When we arrived/had arrived, we discovered/had discovered that the hotel manager reserved/had reserved the wrong room for us and therefore we did not have/had not had enough space. Unfortunately, he could not let us have the larger room because he gave/had given it to another group, even bigger than ours.

He also misunderstood/had also misunderstood the letter explaining what food we required/had required. In fact, we suspected/had suspected that he lost/had lost the letter. We do not recommend using this hotel again.

Choose the most suitable tense.

1.I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.

2.While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power-cut.

3.Who was driving/drove the car at the time of the accident?

4.By the time Sheila got back, Chris went/had gone.

5.David ate/had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.

6.I did/was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.

7.What exactly were you doing /did you do when I came into you office yesterday?

8.Laura missed the party because no-one was telling/had told her about it.

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

1.While I (try) ___was trying__to get my car started, a passing car (stop)__stopped_and the driver (offer)__offered____to help me.

2.The police (pay)___paid____no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone)____had phoned_____them so many times before.

3.Tony (admit)__admitted____that he (hit)__had hit____the other car, but said that he (not damage)__hadn’t damaged____it.

4.I (phone)__phoned____you last night but you (not answer)__didn’t answer___.What (you do)__were you doing___?

5.We (not go)_didn’t go__out yesterday because it (rain)___was raining___.

6.While I (have) _______was having__ a bath, someone knocked on the door.

Decide whether the tense underlined is suitable or not.

1.Sally didn’t go to a boxing match before.___hadn’t gone_______

2.What did you wear last night?__SUITABLE_______

3.I didn’t know you had bought a car.___SUITABLE________

4.Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?___Did you eat_____

5.As Peggy walked home, she tried to remember what happened._ _had happened__

6.”What a terrible day!” thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong!___SUITABLE_______