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Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1.While Tom...........(read) Amely.............(watch)a documentary on TV.

2.Marvin............... (come)home,...........(switch)on the computer and.........(check )hisemails.

3.The thief.............(sneak)into the house,..............(steal)the jewels and..........(leave)without a trace.

4.Nobody......(listen)while the teacher..........(explain)the tenses.

5.While we...............(do)a sight-seeing tour, our friends.......(lie)on the beach.

6.He.........(wake)up and..........(look)at his watch.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive)

1)When the post man......(arrive), my father............(have a shower)

2) While my brother.........(study), mygrandma.........(make)some muffins3) I.........(go)to the doctor 2 days ago because I.......(have)a terribleheadache4) When I........(be)10, I............(eat)a sandwich every evening5) He...........(miss)the train because he..........(talk)with some friends6) The thieves............(come)into the house while the man........(sleep)7) I.........(drink)a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now8)you.............(write)the composition last week?

9) My mother..........(not/be)at home when she.........(fall)down the stairs10) 10) The children........(plant)a tree when their mummy........(call)them

Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago, yesterday, last, while,when, as, on, in, at)

1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years.....2) The plane was flying........8 p.m.3) My best friend went to London.....month

4)......I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower5)......did the supermarket close?6) Your aunt studied German......20017) Rose played in an orchestra........she was 12 years old8) Jason was swimming......his girlfriend was drinking a coke

9) The TV broke......26th.......October10)......did he.....deliver the shopping?11) My father's friend had a baby.......

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12) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in therestaurant......that time......13) My cousin bought the PSP.....he was in London....

Which sentence is the correct one?

1)a) The men were studying on the new proyect all day yesterdayb)The men was studying on the new proyect all day yesterdayc)The menstudied on the new proyect all day yesterday2)a)Whenwere you finishing yourproject?b)When did you finish yourproject?c) When were you finish your project?3)aYou didn't be in the party yesterday

b) you didn't were in the party yesterdayc) You weren't in the party yesterday4)a) My sister watched TV while his husband was playing with the childrenb)My sister was watching TV while his husband was playing with the childrenc) My sister was watching TV while his husband played with the children5)a) The students were talking when the teacher was arrivingb) The students talked when the teacher was arriving

c) The students were talking when the teacher arrived