We use it to talk about a finished We use it to talk about an action

We use it to talk about an action We use it to talk about

action in the past and to talk
about actions that happened one
after another.
Ex: I caught the bus in the
morning.
George left the office, walked
to the bus stop
and took the 5:10 bus.
or actions that were in progress in
that took place before a specific an action taking place
the past. Ex: I was making dinner
time in the past. Ex: I had before a certain time in the past.
in the kitchen and Teresa was
already seen Ex: I had been waiting for Sue
watching TV.
that film. for over ten minutes when I
We also use it for an action in
Its also used to talk about a past received a message from her.
progress interrupted by another
action that took place before This tense is the past of
past action.
another past the present perfect continuous.
Ex: She was crying
action. Ex: Bill had left
when I saw her.
when we arrived there.
.

Fill in the blanks using the verbs in brackets in the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect
continuous.
1.-They.. (not be) to the zoo until their teacher.. (take) them in
one of their science lessons.
2.-While we .. (look) at a shop window a car.. (crash) into a
street lamp. The police .. (arrive) immediately and an ambulance ....
(take) the driver to hospital.
3.-She .. (say) she .. (never/ ride) a bike before her parents
.. (buy) her one for her 14th birthday.
4.-Alan .. (give) me back the book last Sunday and .. (tell) me
he.. (enjoy) it very much.
5.-He .. (look) for a job for over two months till my father.. (offer)
him the post of accountant in his factory.
6.-We .. (not contact) Sue although we .. (phone) her the whole
morning. Later we .. (find) out she .. (go) to London with her mum.
She .. (want) to buy some clothes as one of her friends (invite) her
to her birthday party.
7.-Mum ..(do) the housework since she .... (get) up early in the morning and
(not finish) by the time I .. (arrive) home from university.
8.-Mary .. (finish) the project she.. (have) to do for her history
class while she ... (download) some mp3 files from the Internet.
9.-When I ... (get) off the plane it.... (rain) and a man
.. (comment) it.. (rain) since the beginning of the week. Fortunately, the
next day it.. (stop) and the sun.. (shine) till the day of my return.
10.-He.....(study) very hard since the beginning of the last term at University
and.. (manage) to pass all the exams with very good marks. His parents ... (get)
very happy. Two week after he.. (finish) his exams, they.. (give) a
big party to celebrate it. They.... (invite) all their relatives and friends.
11.-When Elisabeth... (switch) on the TV set, her favourite series
............... (already/ start). When it... (finish),
she. (call) her friend Sue to ask how the episode..
(begin) that day.
12.-Everybody..(dance) and .... (drink)
when I.. (leave) the disco at midnight. As it....
(not rain), I.. (decide) to walk back home. I....
(walk) about 200 metres, when a terrible storm.... (begin). I
... (run) to the nearest caf and...
(wait) there till the rain .... (stop).
We use it to talk about a finished
action in the past and to talk
about actions that happened one
after another.
Ex: I caught the bus in the
morning.
George left the office, walked
to the bus stop
and took the 5:10 bus.
We use it to talk about an action
We use it to talk about an action We use it to talk about
or actions that were in progress in
that took place before a specific an action taking place
the past. Ex: I was making dinner
time in the past. Ex: I had before a certain time in the past.
in the kitchen and Teresa was
already seen Ex: I had been waiting for Sue
watching TV.
that film. for over ten minutes when I
We also use it for an action in
Its also used to talk about a past received a message from her.
progress interrupted by another
action that took place before This tense is the past of
past action.
another past the present perfect continuous.
Ex: She was crying
action. Ex: Bill had left
when I saw her.
when we arrived there.
.

Fill in the blanks using the verbs in brackets in the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect
continuous.
1.-They hadnt been (not be) to the zoo until their teacher took (take) them in one of their science lessons.
2.-While we were looking (look) at a shop window a car crashed (crash) into a street lamp. The police arrived (arrive)
immediately and an ambulance took (take) the driver to hospital.
3.-She said (say) she had never ridden (never/ ride) a bike before her parents bought (buy) her one for
her 14th birthday.
4.-Alan gave (give) me back the book last Sunday and told (tell) me he had enjoyed (enjoy) it very much.
5.-He had been looking (look) for a job for over two months till my father offered (offer) him the post of accountant in
his factory.
6.-We didnt contact (not contact) Sue although we had been phoning (phone) her the whole morning. Later we
found out (find) out she had gone (go) to London with her mum. She wanted (want) to buy some clothes as one of her
friends had invited (invite) her to her birthday party.
7.-Mum had been doing (do) the housework since she got (get) up early in the morning and hadnt finished (not finish)
by the time I arrived (arrive) home from university.
8.-Mary finished (finish) the project she had (have) to do for her history class while she was downloading (download)
some mp3 files from the Internet.
9.-When I got (get) off the plane it was raining (rain) and a man commented (comment) it had been raining
(rain) since the beginning of the week. Fortunately, the next day it stopped (stop) and the sun was shining (shine) till
the day of my return.
10.-He had been studying study) very hard since the beginning of the last term at University and managed
(manage) to pass all the exams with very good marks. His parents got (get) very happy. Two week after he had
finished (finish) his exams, they gave (give) a big party to celebrate it. They invited (invite) all their relatives and
friends.
11.-When Elisabeth switched (switch) on the TV set, her favourite series had already started
(already/ start). When it finished (finish), she called (call) her friend Sue to ask how
the episode had begun(begin) that day.
12.-Everybody was dancing (dance) and drinking (drink) when I left (leave) the disco at midnight.
As it wasnt raining (not rain), I decided (decide) to walk back home. I had walked(walk)
about 200 metres, when a terrible storm began (begin). I ran (run) to the nearest caf and waited
(wait) there till the rain stopped (stop).