Future Tenses. Revision

1. Circle the correct item.

1) Fiona flew/was flying to Madrid two days ago.

2) Henry mended/was mending the roof of the garage from 11 o'clock in the afternoon till 6 o'clock in the evening.

3) Mr. Reed looked/was looking through some documents in the office when the lights went/was going out.

4) The car turned/was turning round the corner and stopped/was stopping in front of the post-office.

5) Betty did/was doing her homework while her mother cooked/was cooking dinner.

6) I met/was meeting Sally in the cinema last Friday.

7) The snow fell/was falling silently and the moon shone /was shining brightly when Bill went /was going home yesterday night.

8) Suddenly Tony heard/was hearing some noises behind the front door.

9) While Angela washed/was washing her hair, Phil made/was making coffee in the kitchen.

10) George put /was putting his case into the boot, got/was getting into the car and started/was starting the engine.

   2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous Tense.

1) I ... (to wait) for a bus at the bus stop when it ... (to start) raining.

2) Paul ... (to take) the key, ... (to unlock) the door and ... (to enter) his flat.

3) While Alison ... (to make) dough for the cake, her daughter ... (to whip) the cream with the mixer.

4) When Andy ... (to turn) on the radio, the reporter ... (to tell) about the flood in the south of the country.

5) Mr Rogers ... (to shave) in the bathroom when the telephone ... (to ring).

6) What ... Sheila ... (to do) while you ...(to type) the report? — She ... (to make) some calculations for our boss.

7) Where ... Jessica ... (to hurry) when you ... (to meet) her yesterday morning? — She ... (to hurry) to the hospital.

3. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When Lisa _______ (arrive) at the airport she ____________ (discover) she _________ (forget) her passport.

2. After visiting the library Nelly __________ (buy) milk and some __________ (go) home.

3. Zoe ________ (open) her and handbag ___________ (find) out that she _________ (forget) her credit card.

4.  They ____________ (get) home to find that somebody __________ (break) into their house.

5.  Lisa ___________ (know) her husband for two years when they ____________ (get) married.

1. Circle the correct item.

1) Fiona flew/was flying to Madrid two days ago.

2) Henry mended/was mending the roof of the garage from 11 o'clock in the afternoon till 6 o'clock in the evening.

3) Mr. Reed looked/was looking through some documents in the office when the lights went/was going out.

4) The car turned/was turning round the corner and stopped/was stopping in front of the post-office.

5) Betty did/was doing her homework while her mother cooked/was cooking dinner.

6) I met/was meeting Sally in the cinema last Friday.

7) The snow fell/was falling silently and the moon shone /was shining brightly when Bill went /was going home yesterday night.

8) Suddenly Tony heard/was hearing some noises behind the front door.

9) While Angela washed/was washing her hair, Phil made/was making coffee in the kitchen.

10) George put /was putting his case into the boot, got/was getting into the car and started/was starting the engine.

   2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous Tense.

1) I ... (to wait) for a bus at the bus stop when it ... (to start) raining.

2) Paul ... (to take) the key, ... (to unlock) the door and ... (to enter) his flat.

3) While Alison ... (to make) dough for the cake, her daughter ... (to whip) the cream with the mixer.

4) When Andy ... (to turn) on the radio, the reporter ... (to tell) about the flood in the south of the country.

5) Mr Rogers ... (to shave) in the bathroom when the telephone ... (to ring).

6) What ... Sheila ... (to do) while you ...(to type) the report? — She ... (to make) some calculations for our boss.

7) Where ... Jessica ... (to hurry) when you ... (to meet) her yesterday morning? — She ... (to hurry) to the hospital.

3. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When Lisa _______ (arrive) at the airport she ____________ (discover) she _________ (forget) her passport.

2. After visiting the library Nelly __________ (buy) milk and some __________ (go) home.

3. Zoe ________ (open) her and handbag ___________ (find) out that she _________ (forget) her credit card.

4.  They ____________ (get) home to find that somebody __________ (break) into their house.

5.  Lisa ___________ (know) her husband for two years when they ____________ (get) married.