. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past continuous tense.
1. Mr. Smith never (wake)……………….. up in time in the mornings and always (get)……………….. into trouble for being late; so one day he (go)……………….. to town and (buy)……………….. an alarm clock.
2. To get home he (have to)……………….. go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze)………………...
3. This bull normally (not chase)……………….. people unless something (make)………….. him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr. Smith (cross)………….. the field, his alarm clock (go)………….. off.
4. This (annoy)…………….. the bull, who immediately (begin)………………. to chase Mr. Smith.
5. Mr. Smith (carry)…………….. an open umbrella as it (rain)…………….. slightly. He (throw)
…………….. the umbrella to the ground and (run)…………….. away as fast as he could.
6. The bull (stop)……………….. and (begin)……………….. to attack the umbrella. While he (do)
………………..this Mr. Smith escaped.
7. When he (awake)……………….. she (sit)……………….. by the window. She (look)……………….. at something in the street, but when he (call)……………….. her she (turn)……………….. and (smile)……………….. at him.
8. Why you (interrupt)……………….. me just now? I (have)……………….. a very interesting conversation with Mr. Pitt.
9. The murderer (carry)……….. the corpse down the stairs when he (hear)……….. a knock on the door.
10. When I (look)……………….. through your books I (notice)……………….. that you have a copy of Murder in the Cathedral.
11. As they (walk)……………….. along the road they (hear)………….. a car coming from behind them. Tom (turn)………….. round and (hold)…………….. up his hand. The car (stop)………………...
12. When I (arrive)………….. at the station Mary (wait)………….. for me. She (wear)………….. a blue dress and (look)…………….. very pretty. As soon as she (see)……………….. me she (wave)………….. and (shout)…………. something, but I couldn't hear what she (say)………….. because everybody (make)………….. such a noise.
13. The prisoner (escape)……………….. by climbing the wall of the garden where he (work)………………... He (wear)……………….. blue overalls and black shoes.
14. She said that the car (travel)……………….. at 40 k.p.h. when it (begin)…………….. to skid.
15. She said that she (not like)………….. her present flat and (try)………………. to find another.
16. While he (make)…………….. his speech the minister suddenly (feel)………….. faint. But someone (bring)………….. him a glass of water and after a few minutes he (be able) ……….. to continue.
17. When I (see)……………….. him he (paint)……………….. a portrait of his wife. ~
- You (like)………….. it? ~ He only just (start)……….. when I (see)……….. it, so I couldn't judge.
18. I (take)……………….. my friend to a murder trial the other day. ~
- Who (be)……………….. tried?-
A man called Bill Sykes. ~ Was he acquitted? — I don't know. They still (listen)……………….. to the evidence when we (leave)………………...
19. I (be)……………….. sorry that I (have to)……………….. leave the party early, because I (enjoy)……………….. myself.
20. As we (come)……………….. here a policeman (stop)……………….. us. He (say)……………….. that he (look)…………….. for some stolen property and (ask)……………….. if he could search the car.
21. I (see)……………….. you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use)……………….. a stick? ~ I (use)……………….. a stick because I had hurt my leg that morning falling off a horse. ~ Whose horse you (ride)………………..?
22. The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs. Pitt (knit)……………….. something.
23. Ann said that she (be)……………….. on holiday. I (say)……………….. that I (hope)
……………….. that she (enjoy) herself.
24. While he (water)……………….. the flowers it (begin)……………….. to rain. He (put)
……………….. up his umbrella and (go) on watering.
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past continuous tense.
1. Mr. Smith never (wake)…woke ….. up in time in the mornings and always (get)…got….. into trouble for being late; so one day he (go)…went ….. to town and (buy)…bought ….. an alarm clock.
2. To get home he (have to)…had to,….. go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze)… grazed…...
3. This bull normally (not chase)… didn’t normally chase….. people unless something (make)… made….. him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr. Smith (cross)…was crossing.. the field, his alarm clock (go)…went.. off.
4. This (annoy)… annoyed….. the bull, who immediately (begin)… began…. to chase Mr. Smith.
5. Mr. Smith (carry)…was carrying….. an open umbrella as it (rain)…was raining….. slightly. He (throw)…threw. the umbrella to the ground and (run)…ran.. away as fast as he could.
6. The bull (stop)…stopped….. and (begin)……began….. to attack the umbrella. While he (do)… was doing ..this Mr. Smith escaped.
7. When he (awake)…awoke….. she (sit)…was sitting,….. by the window. She (look)…was looking….. at something in the street, but when he (call)…called,.. her she (turn)……turned….. and (smile)…smiled ….. at him.
8. Why did you (interrupt)…interrupt….. me just now? I (have)…was having….. a very interesting conversation with Mr. Pitt.
9. The murderer (carry)…was carrying…….. the corpse down the stairs when he (hear)……heard ….. a knock on the door.
10. When I (look)…was looking….. through your books I (notice)…noticed.. that you have a copy of Murder in the Cathedral.
11. As they (walk)…were walking….. along the road they (hear)……heard …….. a car coming from behind them. Tom (turn)……turned…….. round and (hold)…held ….. up his hand. The car (stop)…stopped…...
12. When I (arrive)……arrived,…….. at the station Mary (wait)…was waiting….. for me. She (wear)…… was wearing…….. a blue dress and (look)…looking…….. very pretty. As soon as she (see)…… saw….. me she (wave)……waved…….. and (shout)……shouted,……. something, but I couldn't hear what she (say)……was saying…….. because everybody (make)……was making…….. such a noise.
13. The prisoner (escape)…escaped….. by climbing the wall of the garden where he (work)…was working... He (wear)…was wearing….. blue overalls and black shoes.
14. She said that the car (travel)……was travelling,….. at 40 k.p.h. when it (begin)…began ….. to skid.
15. She said that she (not like)……didn’t like…….. her present flat and (try)…was trying…. to find another.
16. While he (make)…was making….. his speech the minister suddenly (feel)………felt,….. faint. But someone (bring)……brought…….. him a glass of water and after a few minutes he (be able) ……was able ….. to continue.
17. When I (see)………saw……….. him he (paint)…… was painting….. a portrait of his wife. ~
- Did You (like)…like….. it? ~ He was only just (start)…starting…….. when I (see)……saw….. it, so I couldn't judge.
18. I (take)…took,….. my friend to a murder trial the other day. ~
- Who (be)…was being. tried?-
A man called Bill Sykes. ~ Was he acquitted? — I don't know. They still (listen)…were still listening….. to the evidence when we (leave)…left...
19. I (be)…was….. sorry that I (have to)……had to….. leave the party early, because I (enjoy)…was enjoying.. myself.
20. As we (come)…were coming ….. here a policeman (stop)…stopped .. us. He (say)……said….. that he (look)…was looking .. for some stolen property and (ask)……asked ….. if he could search the car.
21. I (see)…saw….. you yesterday from the bus. Why you (use)……were using .. a stick? ~ I (use)…was using .. a stick because I had hurt my leg that morning falling off a horse. ~ Whose horse you (ride)…were riding …..?
22. The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs. Pitt (knit)…was knitting ….. something.
23. Ann said that she (be)…was….. on holiday. I (say)……said….. that I (hope)…hoped ….. that she (enjoy) herself.
24. While he (water)…was watering ….. the flowers it (begin)…began ….. to rain. He (put)……put….. up his umbrella and went (go) on watering.