Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
1. While I (drive) home from work the other day, I (see) a fox run across the road.
2. While Henry (study) for his degree, he (have) a part-time job in a coffee shop.
3. When Sarah (be) eighteen, she (win) a local beauty contest.
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
1. My father (advise) me to get some work experience over the summer.
2. I (think) about chocolate when Peter (walk) through the door with a box of chocolates for me!
3. Eric (sit) in the park reading his book when a strange man (come) up to him.
4. We (buy) a new computer in the sales last week.
Read the sentences below and circle the correct answer.
1. By the time I had completed / completed my degree, I had been finding / had found a good job.
2. James had already finished / had been finishing painting the house by the time Jenny had arrived / arrived home.
3. The man had been standing / stood at the edge of the pier for hours before he had seen / saw the shark.
4. After Rachel had left work, she realised that she had been forgetting / had forgotten to switch off her computer.
5. For the past five years, the scientists at the university have been searching / had searched for a way to reduce global warming.
6. As Brian and Adam had played / had been playing golf all afternoon, they decided / had decided to stop and have something to eat.
7. Although the manager had already explained / been explaining the new procedures to the team, they still didn’t understand what they had to do.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. A few years ago, I did the gardening every weekend. used
A few years ago, I the gardening every weekend.
2. My grandparents had arranged to go to the concert, but there were no tickets available. going
My grandparents to the concert, but there were no tickets available.
3. As a young girl, Celia spent her free time reading books. would
As a young girl, Celia reading books.
4. I would go jogging every afternoon before I got a second job. to
I jogging every afternoon before I got a second job.
5. Elizabeth didn’t always want to be a writer; when she was a little girl she wanted to be an actress. not
Elizabeth to want to be a writer; when she was a little girl
she wanted to be an actress.
6. After 10 years working for the company, Matt decided to open his own business. working
Matt the company for 10 years and then he decided to
open his own business.
7. Philip finished reading his novel and then called Natalie. already
Before calling Natalie, Philip his novel.
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