Past Simple and Olympics

DIP IN 8 Grammar practice Unit 1
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Look at the table and write sentences
sentences.
usually today
Ida go door-to-door visit the doctor
Vera help Ida stay at home
They hang out after school do their own thing
Sofia make socks take a day off
She work hard have fun at the theme park
Hans eat healthy food eat a hamburger
Nikki wear jeans wear a dress
Ida ________________________________________________________________
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MAKE AND DO
Underline the correct word.
1 The children were doing / making such a noise that the neighbour called the police.
2 So many chores to do / make! I need to clean the bathroom and the kitchen, vacuum the floors,
take out the trash...
3 If you do / make the dishes, I'll sweep the floor.
4 I'm too busy to see you now. Please call my secretary and do / make an appointment.
5 I spent a long time doing / making my hair, but when I went outside the wind ruined it in a
minute.
6 One tiny piece of chocolate cake won't do / make you any harm!
7 I enjoy going to new places and doing / making new friends.
8 Could you call the manager, please? I'd like to do / make a complaint.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Rewrite the sentences inserting adverbs of frequency. Watch the word order.
1 You look tired. (often)

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2 Sheila helps her mother in the kitchen. (usually)
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3 They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
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4 I'm late for work. (sometimes)
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5 I have a boiled egg and some toast for breakfast. (usually)
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6 I don’t practice at weekends. (usually)
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PAST SIMPLE
Fill in the gaps with the past simple forms of the
verbs in brackets.
The first recorded Olympic Games

_______________ (take) place in 776 BC.
Originally, they _______________ (begin) as a
competition between the different Greek States.
The early Olympiads _______________ (have) only one event – a simple race covering a distance of
about 200 metres.
In AD 394, the Roman Emperor _______________ (end) the Olympic Games because of the decline
dec
in the quality of the spectacle.
1500 years later, Baron Pierre de Coubertin _______________ (discover) the ruins of the stadium at
Olympia in Greece.
This _______________ (give) him the idea of the Modern Olympics.
In 1894, he _______________ (pres
(present) his idea at an international meeting on amateur sports and
the group _______________ (vote) to organize the games.
The first Modern Olympic Games _______________ (take) place in Athens in 1896.
1896
241 athletes _______________ (compete)
(compete).
They _______________ (represent) only 14 countries and they _______________ (wear) their
athletic club uniforms instead of national uniforms.
Over time, the Olympics _______________ (become) bigger.
The 1908 London Olympics _______________ (be) the first
st to feature an opening ceremony.
The 1920 Antwerp Olympics _______________ (mark) the first appearance of the Olympic flag.
The 1928 Amsterdam Olympics _______________ (add) the Olympics Torch and lighting
ceremonies to the Games.
In 1916, and then in 1940 and 1944
1944, the International Olympic Committee _______________
(cancel) the Games because of World War I and the Second World War.
SUBJECT VS OBJECT QUESTIONS

Write the appropriate questions for the answers.
1 What did _____________________? Rashid made a sandwich.

2 Who _____________________? Rashid made a sandwich.
3 What did _____________________? The earthquake damaged my house.
4 What _____________________? The earthquake damaged my house.
5 Who did _____________________? Nikki lied to Russell.
6 Who _____________________? Nikki lied to Russell.
7 What did _____________________? Liam visited London.
8 Who _____________________? Liam visited London.
9 What did _____________________? Nick broke the window.
10 Who _____________________? Nick broke the window.
RELATIVE CLAUSES / RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Insert where, who, which or whose.
1 That’s the woman _____________ stole my coat.

2 He is a musician _____________ songs are very popular.
3 My sister, _____________ lives in New York, is pregnant.
4 This is a shop _____________ I go shopping.
5 I like the bike _____________ my father gave me.
6 These shoes, _____________ I bought last week, are very uncomfortable.
7 She has a son _____________ is a doctor.
8 I bought a new car _____________ is very fast.
9 Hollywood is a place _____________ they make movies.
10 The dog _____________ owner lives next door is over there.
PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE

Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
brackets
1 Vicky _______________ (read) a book when the telephone _______________ (ring).
2 It _______________ (rain) when I _______________ (look) out of the window.
3 While I _______________ (wait) for the bus, it _______________ (start) snowing.
4 I _______________ (walk) along the street when I _______________ (meet) an old friend.
5 They _______________ (go) upstairs when the earthquake _______________ (happen).
6 My friend _______________ (sing) while I _______________ (listen).
7 I _______________ (hurt) my leg when I _______________ (play) football.
8 I _______________ (walk) across the road when I _______________ (see) an accident between
two cars.
9 Tom _______________ (drive) the car fast when the accident _______________ (happen).
10 Just as I _______________ (close) my front door, a cat _______________ (run) inside.
11 I _______________ (bite) my lip while I _______________ (chew) a piece of gum.
12 Alice _______________ (watch) TV when her friend Sarah _______________ (call).
13 It _______________ (snow) when I _______________ (leave) the house.
14 I _______________ (swim) in the ocean when I _______________ (see) a big fish.
15 While I _______________ (walk) home from school, I _______________ (stop) at the sweet
shop to buy some candy.

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DIP IN 8 Grammar practice Unit 1

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 You look tired. (often)

The first recorded Olympic Games

SUBJECT VS OBJECT QUESTIONS

1 What did _____________________? Rashid made a sandwich.

RELATIVE CLAUSES / RELATIVE PRONOUNS

1 That’s the woman _____________ stole my coat.

PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE

1 Vicky _______________ (read) a book when the telephone _______________ (ring).

2 It _______________ (rain) when I _______________ (look) out of the window.

3 While I _______________ (wait) for the bus, it _______________ (start) snowing.

5 They _______________ (go) upstairs when the earthquake _______________ (happen).

6 My friend _______________ (sing) while I _______________ (listen).

7 I _______________ (hurt) my leg when I _______________ (play) football.

11 I _______________ (bite) my lip while I _______________ (chew) a piece of gum.

12 Alice _______________ (watch) TV when her friend Sarah _______________ (call).

13 It _______________ (snow) when I _______________ (leave) the house.

14 I _______________ (swim) in the ocean when I _______________ (see) a big fish.

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1 Vicky _ (read) a book when the telephone _ (ring).

2 It _ (rain) when I _ (look) out of the window.

3 While I _ (wait) for the bus, it _ (start) snowing.

5 They _ (go) upstairs when the earthquake _ (happen).

6 My friend _ (sing) while I _ (listen).

7 I _ (hurt) my leg when I _ (play) football.

11 I _ (bite) my lip while I _ (chew) a piece of gum.

12 Alice _ (watch) TV when her friend Sarah _ (call).

13 It _ (snow) when I _ (leave) the house.

14 I _ (swim) in the ocean when I _ (see) a big fish.