7.3 Open the brackets by putting the verbs in the correct form (Past Simple, Past Continuous). E.g. Jane was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive). 1. “What … (you/do) this time yesterday?” “I was asleep.” 2. “… (you/go) out last night?” “No, I was too tired.” 3. “Was Carol at the party last night?” “Yes, she … (wear) a really nice dress.” 4. How fast … (you/drive) when the accident … (happen)? 5. John … (take) a photograph of me while I … (not/look). 6. We were in a very difficult position. We … (not/know) what to do. 7. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last … (see) him, he … (try) to find a job in London. 8. I ... (walk) along the street when suddenly I … (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody … (follow) me. I was frightened and I … (start) to run. 9. When I was young, I ... (want) to be a bus driver. 7.4 Open the brackets by putting the verbs in the correct form (Past Simple, Past Continuous). 1. I (be) in a hurry now. My friends (wait) for me. 2. You (be) at the theatre yesterday. You (like) the opera? –– Oh yes, I (enjoy) it greatly. 3. What you (do) in your spare time? Have you got any hobbies? 4. Mary usually (phone) me on Sundays but she (not/phone) last Sunday. 5. What (be) the matter with her? She (be) so excited. –– I (not/know). 6. What’s the noise? What (happen)? 7. It (be) usually dry here at this time of the year. It (not/rain) much. 8. When I first (tell) Tom the news, he (not/believe) me. He thought it (be) a joke. 7.5 Fill in the gaps as in the model. Model: A year ago I enjoyed tennis but I … swimming. A year ago I enjoyed tennis but I didn’t enjoy swimming. 1. We learnt English at school but we … German. 2. They went to the USA last year but they … to England. 3. We saw Jack yesterday but we … his brother. 4. At the party she ate an orange but she … an apple. 5. He taught physics at the University but he … mathematics. 6. We met Boris two days ago but we … Ann. 7. Last week we took a credit-test but we … an exam. 7.7 Complete the email with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of these verbs. You will need to use some verbs more than once. Decide / get / give / go / happen / not hurt / play / try / want Last weekend Ben and I visited that new leisure center that everyone is talking about. We 1) ___________ to the ice-skating rink first. Ben slipped a few times while he 2) ___________ to do acrobatic tricks, but luckily he 3) ___________ himself. After that, we went to the main hall to see what 4) __________ there. On one side of the hall a rock band 5) __________ while on the other side some skateboarders 6) ____________ a display. The Skateboarders were fantastic so we 7) ___________ to stay and watch them. After the exhibition, we both 8) __________ to go to the shops inside the center. But it was nearly rush hour and the shops 9) ___________ really crowded so we 10) ____________ to the multiplex cinema to see The Illusionist. What a fantastic film!

7.3

What were you doing (do) this time yesterday? “I was asleep.”

Did you go (go) out last night?” “No, I was too tired.”

Was Carol at the party last night? “Yes, she wore (wear) a really nice dress.”

How fast were you driving (drive) when the accident happened (happen)?

John took (take) a photograph of me while I wasn’t looking (not/look).

We were in a very difficult position. We didn’t know (not/know) what to do.

I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last saw (see) him, he was trying (try) to find a job in London.

I was walking (walk) along the street when suddenly I heard (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was following (follow) me. I was frightened and I started (start) to run.

When I was young, I wanted (want) to be a bus driver.

7.4

I am (be) in a hurry now. My friends are waiting (wait) for me.

You were (be) at the theatre yesterday. You liked (like) the opera? –– Oh yes, I enjoyed (enjoy) it greatly.

What did you do (do) in your spare time? Have you got any hobbies?

Mary usually phones (phone) me on Sundays but she didn’t phone (not/phone) last Sunday.

What was the matter (be) with her? She was (be) so excited. –– I didn’t know (not/know).

What’s the noise? What is happening (happen)?

It usually is (be) dry here at this time of the year. It doesn’t rain (not/rain) much.

When I first told (tell) Tom the news, he didn’t believe (not/believe) me. He thought it was (be) a joke.

7.5

We learnt English at school but we didn’t learn (not learn) German.

They went to the USA last year but they didn’t go (not go) to England.

We saw Jack yesterday but we didn’t see (not see) his brother.

At the party she ate an orange but she didn’t eat (not eat) an apple.

He taught physics at the University but he didn’t teach (not teach) mathematics.

We met Boris two days ago but we didn’t meet (not meet) Ann.

Last week we took a credit-test but we didn’t take (not take) an exam.

7.7

Last weekend Ben and I visited that new leisure center that everyone is talking

about. We decided to go to the ice-skating rink first. Ben slipped a few times

while he was trying to do acrobatic tricks, but luckily he didn’t hurt himself.

After that, we went to the main hall to see what was happening there. On

one side of the hall a rock band was playing while on the other side some

skateboarders were performing a display. The Skateboarders were fantastic so we

decided to stay and watch them.

After the exhibition, we both wanted to go to the shops inside the center.

But it was nearly rush hour and the shops were really crowded so we went to the multiplex cinema to see The Illusionist. What a fantastic

film!