PRESENT & PAST: SIMPLE &

2. Fill in the blanks with the past simple

1. Fill in the blanks with the present or continuous of the verbs in brackets:
simple or continuous of the verbs in
brackets: 1. Martin (phone) Susan
every day until she
1. Cindy (never/ do) (accept) to go out with him.
her homework, thats why the teacher 2. football .(you/
(get) angry with her. train) yesterday afternoon? No, I I
2. Dad (wash) the (revise) for my literature
car now. He (not/ like) it, exam.
but mum always (want) the 3. My mother (want) me to
car to be clean. tidy my room, so I (have) to
3. Baby Lisa (not/ stay at home on Saturday morning.
walk), she only 4. It (not/ snow)
(crawl). yesterday, but the weather
4. (Paul/ study) (be) pretty cold.
for the biology exam? No, he 5. When (Dave/ finish)
. In fact, he his secondary education?
(phone) Mandy. 6. (you/ buy) the
5. Lets go home! It (be) stamps yesterday? Im terribly sorry,
too late for the children. but I (forget).
6. (you/ understand) 7. When the teacher (leave)
the maths homework? the lab, everybody (start) to
7. Terry (have) lunch make such a noise that Mrs Black
now, so he (can/ not/ (give) us some extra work.
go) out. 8. Why (you/ not/ do) the
8. Alices children (spend) homework after lunch when I
hours in front of the TV. They (tell) you?
(watch) it 9. While Sam (print) his
now. essay, the printer (break)
9. We (always/ stay) down, as usual!
in a 5-star-hotel whenever we 10. Peter (understand)
(travel) to London, but this my point of view, but he
time we (stay) at a friends (not/ agree) with it at all.
house.
10. My brother (save) his
pocket money to get a new laptop.
11. Carol (not/ like)
meat, so she (never/
eat) hamburgers. 11. (you/ remember) to
12. What time (the phone Martin yesterday?; it
plane/ take off)? I (think) (be) his birthday.
it 12. My brother (spend) a
(take off) at 19:50. lot on a present for her girlfriend, but she
13. Yes, of course I can help you; I (not/ like) it.
(not/ do) anything 13. Paul and Tessa (seem) to
important now. be very happy when they suddenly
14. Tom (not/ be) in. He (split) up.
(swim). He 14. It (be) so hot last month
(usually/ swim) on that most of our plants
Friday evening. (die).
15. Mum (always/ tell) 15. While my husband
me I (play) the music (do) the shopping, I
(decide) to prepare a special lunch to
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1. Cindy NEVER DOES (never/ do) her
homework, thats why the teacher GETS
(get) angry with her.
2. Dad IS WASHING (wash) the car now.
He DOESNT LIKE (not/ like) it, but mum
always WANTS (want) the car to be clean.
3. Baby Lisa DOESNT WALK (not/ walk),
she only CRAWLS (crawl).
4. IS PAUL STUDYING (Paul/ study) for
the biology exam? No, he ISNT. In fact,
he IS PHONING (phone) Mandy.
5. Lets go home! It IS (be) too late for
the children.
6. DO YOU UNDERSTAND (you/
understand) the maths homework?
7. Terry IS HAVING (have) lunch now, so
he CANT GO (can/ not/ go) out.
8. Alices children SPEND (spend) hours in
front of the TV. They ARE WATCHING
(watch) it now.
9. We ALWAYS STAY (always/ stay) in a 5-
star-hotel whenever we TRAVEL (travel)
to London, but this time we ARE STAYING
(stay) at a friends house.
10. My brother IS SAVING (save) his
pocket money to get a new laptop.
11. Carol DOESNT LIKE (not/ like) meat,
so she NEVER EATS (never/ eat)
hamburgers.
12. What time DOES THE PLANE TAKE
OFF (the plane/ take off)? I THINK
(think) it TAKES OFF (take off) at 19:50.
13. Yes, of course I can help you; IM NOT
DOING (not/ do) anything important now.
14. Tom ISNT (not/ be) in. He IS
SWIMMING (swim). He USUALLY SWIMS
(usually/ swim) on Friday evening.
15. Mum IS ALWAYS TELLING (always/
tell) me I PLAY (play)music too loudly.
What a nuisance!
16. DOES THE NEW TV SERIES BEGIN
(the new TV series/ begin) at 9 or 10
p.m.? It BEGINS (begin) at 9:30pm.
17. IS PAUL WRITING (Paul/write) his
essay, dear? No, mum, he IS CHATTING
2.
1. Martin WAS PHONING (phone) Susan
every day until she ACCEPTED (accept)
to go out with him.
2. WERE YOU TRAINING (you/ train)
football yesterday afternoon? No, I
WASNT. I WAS REVISING (revise) for my
literature exam.
3. My mother WANTED (want) me to
tidy my room, so I HAD (have) to stay at
home on Saturday morning.
4. It DIDNT SNOW (not/ snow)
yesterday, but the weather WAS (be)
pretty cold.
5. When DID DAVE FINISH (Dave/ finish)
his secondary education?
6. DID YOU BUY (you/ buy) the stamps
yesterday? Im terribly sorry, but I
FORGOT (forget).
7. When the teacher LEFT (leave) the
lab, everybody STARTed (start) to make
such a noise that Mrs Black GAVE (give)
us some extra work.
8. Why DIDNT YOU DO (you/ not/ do)
the homework after lunch when I TOLD
(tell) you?
9. While Sam WAS PRINTING (print) his
essay, the printer BROKE (break) down,
as usual!
10. Peter UNDERSTOOD (understand)
my point of view, but he DIDNT AGREE
(not/ agree) with it at all.
11. DID YOU REMEMBER (you/
remember) to phone Martin yesterday?;
it WAS (be) his birthday.
12. My brother SPENT (spend) a lot on a
present for her girlfriend, but she
DIDNT LIKE (not/ like) it.
13. Paul and Tessa SEEMED (seem) to
be very happy when they suddenly
SPLIT (split) up.
14. It WAS (be) so hot last month that
most of our plants DIED (die).
15. While my husband WAS DOING (do)
the shopping, I DECIDEd (decide) to
prepare a special lunch to surprise him.
16. Patrick WASNT FEELING (not/ feel)
well, so he MADE (make) an