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Grammar Reference unit 3

The document contains exercises focused on the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses, including sentence completion, question formation, and verb conjugation. It includes various tasks such as filling in blanks, ordering sentences, and choosing correct prepositions. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and usage of past tenses in English.

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Grammar Reference unit 3

The document contains exercises focused on the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses, including sentence completion, question formation, and verb conjugation. It includes various tasks such as filling in blanks, ordering sentences, and choosing correct prepositions. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and usage of past tenses in English.

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UNIT 3 EXERCISES

1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.
1 Richard left (leave) school in 2006.
2 My parents __________ (have) a house by the sea.
3 We __________ (not / see) our cousins last week.
4 __________ they __________ (go) to Spain in June?
5 When __________ you __________ (arrive)?
6 I __________ (stop) working at 9.00 p.m.
7 Matthew __________ (fix) my computer for me last night.
8 They __________ (organize) a surprise party for us.
9 When __________ the film __________ (finish)?
10 Caroline __________ (work) in a restaurant last summer.
2 Answer the questions so that they’re true for you. Use short answers.
1 Did you do any cooking yesterday?
___________________________________________
2 Did you go shopping last weekend?
___________________________________________
3 Did you go to bed late last night?
___________________________________________
4 Did your teacher give you a test last month?
___________________________________________
5 Did you live abroad when you were a child?
___________________________________________
3 Write the sentences in the correct order.
1 last night / eat / we / out / didn’t
We didn’t eat out last night.
2 Friday / we / last / arrived / in Prague
___________________________________________
3 Jamie / yesterday / and his band / played / in a concert
___________________________________________
4 three weeks / Frank / ago / lost / his job
___________________________________________
5 ago / they / met / two years
___________________________________________
4 Write the Past Simple form of the verbs.
1 fall fell 6 keep __________
2 send __________7 tell __________
3 find __________8 write __________
4 eat __________9 break __________
5 buy __________ 10 bring __________
5 Write questions for these answers.
1 I was watching TV at 10 o’clock.
What were you doing at 10 o’ clock?
2 No, I wasn’t laughing at you!
___________________________________________
3 I was cooking dinner when Joe came to visit.
___________________________________________
4 They were sleeping when I left.
___________________________________________
5 No, the computer wasn’t working.
___________________________________________
6 Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in the
box.
make have work tell talk read
not do not shine

1 Who were you talking to on the phone last night?


2 They ______________ much – just sitting around and chatting.
3 I saw Kevin five minutes ago – he ______________ a magazine.
4 The sun ______________ at lunchtime, but it is now.
5 I ______________ breakfast when you called.
6 Katie ______________ us a story when you arrived.
7 I closed the door because the kids ______________ a noise.
8 I __________ still __________ hard at 7.30 last night.
7 Read the sentences. Which action happened first?
1 We were playing football when it started to rain.
First we were playing football. First it started to rain.
2 When you called, I was having breakfast.
First you called. First I was having breakfast.
3 Ben was studying when he heard a knock at the door.
First Ben heard a knock. First Ben was studying.
8 Complete the text. Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous.
It was such a terrible night! The wind (1) was blowing (blow)
and the trees (2) ______________ (make) a lot of noise. Suddenly, I (3)
______________ (hear) a big crash of thunder and it (4) ______________
(start) to rain. As I (5) ______________ (run) home, I (6) ______________
(fall) over and got soaking wet. I (7) ______________ (have) a long way to
go and the rain (8) ______________ (come) down so hard that it
(9) ______________ (be) difficult to see anything. I was very happy when I
finally (10) ______________ (arrive) back at my house.
9 Choose the correct preposition.
1 We always go shopping on / in / at the weekend.
2 Let’s meet on / in / at 8.30.
3 I’ll give you a call on / in / at two weeks’ time.
4 What would you like to do at / in / on the morning?
5 They started the course on / at / in January.
6 In / On / At Christmas Day we often go for a walk.
7 Do you eat special food on / at / in Christmas?
8 What did he do in / at / on Friday?
9 I went to university in / at /on the 1990s.
10 Rebecca bought a car at / on / in July.

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