Step-Bystep Remedial Workform: 4 Cl

STEP-BYSTEP REMEDIAL WORKFORM: 4^CL

ENGLISH GRAMMAR 2 – PAST TENSES

1. Put in the correct verb form (present perfect or simple past)

I ………..………………………………(do) all the housework. The house is clean.
A young couple ………..………………………………(buy) the house. But they didn’t live there long.
Our visitors ………..………………………………(arrive). They’re sitting in the garden.
Susan………..………………………………(repair) the television, but then it broke down again.
I ………..………………………………(lose) my purse. I can’t find it anywhere.
………..………………………………(the match/start)? Yes, it ……………..They’re playing now.
Joanne ………..………………(run) away from home. But she …..……………………… (come) back two days later.
My children………..………………………………(work) hard at school last week.
Pamela………..………………………………(earn) some money last summer, but I’m afraid she………..………………………………(already/spend) it.
We ………..………………………………(plant) a tree in the garden. Unfortunately it’s died.
“He ………..………………………………(leave) the house at 8.00.” “Where………..………………………………(he/go)?” “I………..………………………………(not see) where he………..………………………………(go).
Prices………..………………………………(go) up. Things are more expensive this week.
“………..………………………………(you/see) Andrew recently?” “No, I………..……………

He………..………………………………(be) very busy at work for the last week.

I………..………………………………(make) a cake. Would you like a piece?
The runner Ben Johnson ………..………………………………(break) the world record for the 100 metres in Rome. Then a week later, he………..………………………………(run) in Frankfurt in an even faster time.

2. Insert the present perfect or the simple past.

1) How long………..……………………………… (you/ be) here?

2) ………..………………………………(you/see) Mary on Monday? -Yes, I...

3) Here is your jacket: I just ………..……………………………… (clean) it.

4) She………..……………………………… (meet)him last June: they ………..……………………………… (get married) a week ago.

5) The film………..……………………………… (begin) at 8 p.m. and………..………………… (last) two hours; we ………..………………………………(enjoy) it very much.

6) Hannibal………..……………………………… (bring)elephants across the Alps.- Why………..………………………………(he/do) that? -He ………..………………………… (want) to use them in battle.

7) The firm ………..……………………………… (make) good profits this year.

8) We ………..……………………………… (go) to the swimming pool yesterday; we………..……………………………… (stay) in the water for hours.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

1. ‘Where’s your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I...... it. (lose)

2. I ...... very tired, so I lay on the bed and went to sleep. (be)

3. Mary...... to Australia for a while, but she’s back again now. (go)

4. ‘Where’s Ken?’ ‘He ...... out He’ll be back in half an hour (go)

5. I did German at school, but I ...... forget most of it. (forget)

6. I meant to phone Diane last night but I ...... (forget)

7. I ...... a headache earlier but I feel better now. (have)

8. Look! There’s an ambulance over there. There...... an accident. (be)

9. They’re still building the new road. They ...... yet (not/finish).

10. ‘Is Helen still here?’ ‘ No, she...... out (just/go)

11. The police...... three people but later they let them go. (arrest)

12. Ann...... me her address but I’m afraid I...... it. (give/lose)

13. Where’s my bike? It...... outside the house. It...... ! (be/disappear)

14. What do you think of my English? Do you think it …...... (improve)?

15. The play just ...... (begin). You are a little late!

16. Shakespeare ...... (write) a lot of plays.

17. I ...... (meet) them last summer.

18. She ...... (work) for the last two years as a secretary.

19. World War Two ...... (break out=scoppiare) in 1939.

20. You ever ...... (be) to Britain? Yes, I (go) to York four years ago.

4. Choose between the PAST SIMPLE and the PAST PERFECT

1.I ……………………………………………. (think) my train …………………………………………………. (leave) at 14.33, and I ……………………………………………. (be) very disappointed when I ……………………………………………. (arrive) at 14.30 and ……………………………………………. (learn) that it …………………………………. (just/leave). I ……………………………………………. (find) out later that I …………………………………………………. (use) an out-of-date timetable.

2.He …………………………. (park) his car under a No Parking sign and …………………………………. (rush) into the shop. When he……...... ……………. (come) out of the shop ten minutes later the car ……………………………………. (no longer/be) there. He ……………………………………………. (wonder) if someone ……………………………. (steal) it or if the police ……………………………… (drive) it away.

3.It …………………………………. (be) now 6 p.m., and Jack ……………………………………………. (be) tired because he ……………………. (work) hard all day. He ……………………………………. (be) hungry too, because he …………………………………. (have) nothing to eat since breakfast. His wife usually ……………………………. (bring) him sandwiches at lunch, but today for some reason she …………………………………. (not/come)

4.He ……………………………. (keep) looking at her, wondering where he ………………………………. (see) her before.

5.By the time I ………………………(get) to the university the lecture ……………………………………(start).

6.At first I ………………………(not/recognize) the man, but then I ……………………………………(realize) I …………………… (see) him before.

7.When she …………………………………(finish) work, Jenny …………………………………(go) straight to the restaurant because she ……………………………(not/eat) all day.

5. Choose between the PAST SIMPLE and the PAST PERFECT.

I...... (not go) with her to Disneyworld because I ...... (already/be) there.
I ...... (not go) to that concert because I (see) that bend before.
Mary ...... (be) very happy last night because her boyfriend ...... (give°) her a present.
It ...... (be) very hot and dry. It ...... (not rain) for a long time.
She ...... (want) to know why we ...... (not go) to her party the week before.
When we ...... (get) home it ...... (stop) raining.
He ...... (play) midfield for many years when his coach ...... (ask) him to play as a stopper.
We all ...... (celebrate) last night because Mary ...... (pass) her examination. She ...... (try) it four times before passing it!
By the time Dad ...... (finish) his breakfast, we ...... (already/pack up).
It ...... (be) the second time I ...... (read) that book.

6. Choose between the PAST SIMPLE and the PAST PERFECT.

1. The bank ...... (close) by the time we ...... (arrive).

When we ...... (arrive) at the station the train ...... (leave)
Yesterday she ...... (be) very nervous because it was the firsgt time she ...... (sing) in public.
Mark ...... (feel) sick last ight after the restaurant because he ...... (eat) too much.
I was frightened when I ...... (wake) up. I ...... (have) a nightmare.

7. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)

I ...... (play) football for five years.
My team ...... (win / only) two matches so far.
The others ...... (be / always) better.
Are we not there yet? We ...... (walk) for hours.
But we ...... (cover / only) an area of five miles so far.
I ...... (finish/just) my homework.
I ...... (work) on this essay since two o'clock.
Jane ...... (go out) with Bob for seven years.
Martin ...... (date) three girls this week.
How long ...... (wait / you) for us?

8. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

8.Why are you out of breath? - I...... (run) .

9.The toaster is okay again. Dad ...... (repair) it.

10.I am so tired, I ...... (work) all day.

11.Your shirt is clean now. Maggie ...... (wash) it.

12.I'm afraid, I'm getting a cold. I ...... (walk) home in the rain.

13.Your clothes smell awful! ...... (you / smoke) ?

14.Peggy is ready for her exam now. I ...... (help) her preparing for it.

15.It is dark in here because we ...... (close) the curtains. We want to watch a film and that's better in the dark.

16.His voice is gone now because he ...... (shout) all morning.

9. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

A: (you / take)...... the dog for a walk yet?
B: I ...... (work) all day. I ...... (come / just) home from work and I ...... (have / not) the time yet to walk the dog.
A: How long ...... (the dog / be) home alone?
B: For about 6 hours. You ...... (walk / not) the dog for a long time. Don't you want to go?
A: Well, I ...... (laze / not) about all day either, you know. I have a very important meeting tomorrow and I still ...... (finish / not) my presentation.
B: Okay, I will go then. Where...... (you / put) collar and leash?
A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, ...... (you / eat) anything yet? If not, could you get us something from the supermarket?

10. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

A: I ...... (call) for you for half an hour. Where ...... (you/be) ? And why are your clothes so dirty?

B: I ...... (tidy) up the shed in the garden.

A: (you / find) ...... a box with old photos there? I ...... (look) for it for ages.

B: I ...... (discover / not) it yet, but I ...... (work / not) for a long time yet. I ...... (come / just) in to eat something.

A: I ...... (cook / not) anything yet because I ...... (talk) to our neighbour.

The past perfect simple vs past perfect continuous

For activities that can continue for a long time we can use both the simple and continuous (work, run, study, travel, sleep ...). There is practically no difference in meaning, but the continuous is more usual in English.

Stephen was pretty tired. He had worked all day.
Stephen was pretty tired. He had been working all day.

In other cases these two forms have a completely different meaning.

Before midnight Paul had translated the article. (He finished his work.)
Before midnight Paul had been translating the article. (He did not finish it. He was still translating at that moment.)

If we refer to a number of individual events or events that were repeated, we must use the simple.

Before the lesson ended they had written three tests. (three individual completed activities)
But: It was exhausting. They had been writing tests since the lessons started. (one uninterrupted incomplete activity)

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Simple or Progressive.

I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I (try) ______to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) ______five cups of coffee and I (wait) ______over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) ______to meet Kathy in front of the theatre.
When I arrived at the theatre, Kathy (pick, already) ______up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) ______for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) ______up and (go) ______into the theatre without us.
Kathy told me you (be) ______late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) ______several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

Present Perfect / Past Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) ______here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.
2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) ______for over an hour. I almost left without him.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) ______for that import company for more than ten years and he (work) ______in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
4. I (see) ______many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
5. Sarah (climb) ______the Matterhorn, (sail) ______around the world, and (go) ______on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.
6. Sarah (climb) ______the Matterhorn, (sail) ______around the world and (go) ______on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ______more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry) ______.

Use a past tense to fill in each gap in the story below.

It was Friday again, the day for famous parties at Wellington High School. Students ______(dance) in the garden and everyone ______(enjoy) the pleasure of being away from boring lessons.

When Sarah ______(come) to the party, the music ______(already / start). Tim suddenly ______(notice) Sarah and ______(feel) shocked. He ______(look for) her for 2 years. They ______(meet) each other at a holiday camp in 1999, but mysteriously Sarah ______(disappear) after a while. He ______(think) about her since then.

At the party, Sarah ______(talking) to one of her friends while most of the students ______(drink) as much as they could. Tim ______(decide) to talk to her and ______(wait) for her friend to leave. When he ______(go) next to her, she ______(search for) something in her bag, so she ______(not see) him. As soon as he ______(touch) her on the shoulder, she ______(raise) her head and couldn’t believe her eyes. She ______(never / forget) him.

At the end of the party, no one______(be) happier than Sarah and Tim as they ______(find) each other after 2 years.

It was Friday again, the day for famous parties at Wellington High School. Students ______(dance) in the garden and everyone ______(enjoy) the pleasure of being away from boring lessons.

At the end of the party, no one______(be) happier than Sarah and Tim as they ______(find) each other after 2 years.