Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she ....................................... (SEE) his father.
2. I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.
3. What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.
4. First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.
5. The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.
6. At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.
7. I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).
8. Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.
9. While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.
10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.
11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.
12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.
13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).
14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ................................... (LOSE) my watch.
15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).
16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.
17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.
18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.
19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).
20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.
21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.
I. Make sentences. Put the verbs into the correct form: the past simple or the past progressive.
1. While I/write/letter/phone/ring.
WHILE I WAS WRITTING , THE PHONE RANG.
2. you/read/newpapers/as soon as it/arrive?
WILL YOU READ NEWSPAPERS AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES ?
3. she/not lock/ door/when she/leave/office.
SHE DIDN'T LOCK THE DOOR WHEN SHE LEFT THE OFFICE.
4.train/go through/tunnel/when/it suddenly/stop.
THE TRAIN WAS GOING THROUGH THE TUNNEL WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED.
5.she/wash/hair/when/doorbell/ring.
SHE WAS WASHING EHR HAIR WHEN THE DOORBELL RANG.
6. Joln Logie Baird/invent/television/or/telephone?
WHICH DID JOHN JOGIE BAIRD INVENT, TELEVISION OR TELEPHONE ?
7. they/cry/when/they/hear/bad news.
THE CRIED WHEN THEY HEARD THE BAD NEWS.
8. eat/lie/on/sofa/when/mouse/come into/room.
THE MEAT WAS LYING ON THE SOFA WHEN THE MOUSE CAME INTO THE ROOM.
II. Write sentences, beginning with" I wish".
1. I hate having to wear my crash helmet whenever I ride my motorbike to school.
I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO wear my crash helmet whenever I ride my motorbike to school.
2. I'm not used to the noise in this city.
I WISH I WERE USED TO THE NOISE IN THE CITY.
3. I don't have a bigger dictionary.
I WISH I HAD A BIGGER DICTIONARY.
4. It's a pity that my room is too small.
I WISH MY ROOM WEREN'T SMALL.
5. I don't know anyone in this class.
I WISH I KNEW SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS.
6. It's a pity that Lan can't come to my birthday party.
I WISH LAN COULD COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
7. The dictionary is more than I can afford.
I WISH I COULD AFFORD THE DICTIONARY.
8. The bus stop is far from where I live.
I WISH THE BUS STOP WEREN'T FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE.
9. I have to stay at home every Sunday night.
I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY AT HOME EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT.
10. It's very cold in the winter here.
I WISH IT WEREN'T COLD IN THE WINTER HERE.
III. Complete the second sentences, using the word in bold. You must use between two and five words, including the words given.
1. I'm sorry I can't speak English perfectly.
I wish..I COULD SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY....
2. I'm sorry I can;t do this exercise.
IF only I COULD DO THIS EXERCISE
3. I'm sorry I don't know how to swim.
IF only I KNEW HOW TO SWIM
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