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    COORDINACIÓN INSTITUCIONAL DE ENSEÑANZA DEL IDIOMA

    Grammar Project Level 5 Prime Time 3 Module 2


    Name: ________________________________________________________

    Grammar

     Past Simple

    A Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple.

    1 A: What …………………………….. (you/do) last night?


    B: I …………………………….. (go) to the cinema with Kevin. We ………………………….. (see) the
    new James Bond film.
    A: …………………………….. (you/like) it?

    2 A: You …………………………….. (not/reply) to my online messages yesterday.


    B: Sorry! I ………………………….. (log in) to my account and then ………………………….. (leave)
    the house, so I …………………………….. (not/see) your messages until I
    …………………………….. (get) home at midnight!
    A: Oh, I see.

    3 A: Where …………………………….. (you/go) after school yesterday?


    B: I …………………………….. (visit) my aunt in hospital and …………………………….. (take) her
    some books to read. What about you?
    A: I just ………………………….. (walk) home with Beth and then ………………………….. (watch)
    cartoons with my little brother.

    4 A: …………………………….. (you/play) football last night?


    B: No, I …………………………….. (not/go) out at all. I …………………………….. (feel) sick all
    evening.
    A: So did I. Maybe those burgers we …………………………….. (eat) at the bowling alley
    …………………………….. (make) us ill.
    Past Continuous

    B What were the people doing yesterday evening at 8 o’clock? Write the questions.
    Then answer them, as in the example.

    1 Helen / do her homework? (practise the piano)


    Was Helen doing her homework?
    No, she wasn’t. She was practising the piano.

    2 Peter / visit his cousins? (attend a theatre performance)


    ........................................................................................................................................
    ........................................................................................................................................

    3 Susie / watch a film? (read a novel)


    ........................................................................................................................................
    ........................................................................................................................................

    4 Ben / surf the Internet? (sleep)


    ........................................................................................................................................
    ........................................................................................................................................

    5 Rachel / walk her dog? (chat online with her friends)


    ........................................................................................................................................
    ........................................................................................................................................
    Past Simple vs Past Continuous

    C Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous, then
    match the sentences (1-7) to the correct description (a-g).

    1 Tom and Kate ……………………………………. (move) to Scotland in 2008.


    2 I ……………………………………. (do) my homework when suddenly the phone rang.
    3 At nine o’clock last night, Emma ……………………………………. (watch) the ballet.
    4 Lucy …………………………………. (arrive) at the museum, …………………………………. (buy) a
    ticket and ……………………………………. (go) inside.
    5 Charlie ……………………………………. (play) the violin when he was younger.
    6 Alex ……………………………………. (shop) online while I ……………………………………. (book)
    tickets for the rock concert over the phone.
    7 The sun …………………………………. (shine) and the birds …………………………………. (sing)
    when we arrived at the castle gates.

    a background information to a story


    b actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past
    c an action in progress at a stated time in the past
    d actions happening at the same time in the past
    e an action which was in progress when another action interrupted it
    f a past habit or state which is now finished
    g an action which happened at a definite time in the past

    D Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

    Last year, Hannah and Michelle 1) …………………………. (move) to a large, old house in the
    country. The day they 2) …………………………. (arrive), it 3) …………………………. (rain) and
    the wind 4) …………………………. (blow). Their parents 5) …………………………. (take) the car
    and 6) …………………………. (drive) to a nearby shop to buy food and the girls
    7) …………………………. (stay) behind to explore their new home.
    They 8) …………………………. (wander) around the corridors upstairs when they suddenly
    9) …………………………. (hear) a strange noise coming from one of the rooms. It
    10) …………………………. (sound) like somebody - or something - was inside! They
    11) …………………………. (feel) terrified, but they 12) …………………………. (not/run) away.
    Instead, they 13) …………………………. (decide) to be brave and open the door. Slowly, Hannah
    14) …………………………. (turn) the key in the lock and then Michelle 15) ………………………….
    (push) open the door. The girls 16) …………………………. (look) into the room and
    17) …………………………. (see), among all the dust and cobwebs, a little mouse! It
    18) …………………………. (eat) a nut and it 19) …………………………. (watch) them. The girls
    20) ………………………. (laugh) when they thought of how frightened they had been!
     Used to

    E Use the prompts to write sentences using used to.

    1 The Beatles / be / a very famous group ()


    ........................................................................................................................................
    2 I / go / to my grandparents’ house at the weekends ()
    ........................................................................................................................................
    3 she / work / in an office (?)
    ........................................................................................................................................
    4 I / eat chips / when I was a child ()
    ........................................................................................................................................
    5 she / go out / a lot when she was younger ()
    ........................................................................................................................................
    6 you / do exercise / when you were at school (?)
    ........................................................................................................................................

     Past Perfect

    F Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect. State which action
    happened first.

    1 They ………………………….. (book) the cruise long before they …………………………….. (get)
    married.
    First action: ………………………………………………………………..

    2 She ………………………….. (leave) the office after she ………………………….. (finish) her work.
    First action: ………………………………………………………………..

    3 He ………………………….. (feel) happy because he ………………………….. (win) tickets to see his


    favourite band in concert.
    First action: ………………………………………………………………..

    4 The children ………………………….. (eat) dinner by the time we ………………………….. (get)


    home.
    First action: ………………………………………………………………..

    5 The play ………………………….. (already / start) when I ………………………….. (arrive) at the


    theatre.
    First action: ………………………………………………………………..

    6 Tim was already at the airport before he ………………………….. (realise) that he


    ………………………….. (forget) his passport.
    First action: ………………………………………………………………..
     Past Perfect Continuous

    G Look at the pictures and then fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list
    in the past perfect continuous.

    argue, try, work, play, wait, look

    1 The kids were tired. They ....................................... football all


    afternoon.

    2 Michelle was confused. She ....................................... to solve the


    difficult equation for hours.

    3 Linda retired last summer. She ...................................... for the same


    company for thirty years.

    4 Mike had a headache. He ...................................... at the computer


    screen for hours.

    5 Scott was angry. He ...................................... with his sister for an


    hour.

    6 Candy was bored. She ...................................... for her mum to take


    her to the park for half an hour.

     All past tenses


    H Circle the correct item.

    1 Sophie ................ to travel a lot when she was younger, but now she goes abroad at least twice a
    year.
    A isn’t used B wasn’t used C didn’t use

    2 Mary ................ her first novel in 2001.


    A wrote B had written C used to write

    3 Dana ................ ballet for seven years before her first performance.
    A used to study B had been studying C was studying

    4 We didn’t watch the play because Gary ................ it before.


    A saw B had seen C was seeing

    5 What ................ when I called last night?


    A had you done B you did C were you doing

    6 I’m tired because I ................ well last night.


    A didn’t sleep B slept C wasn’t sleeping

    7 Do you remember the things we ................ when we were kids?


    A used to do B had done C had been doing

    8 I couldn’t use the car yesterday because Andy ................ the keys.
    A was taking B had been taking C had taken
    I Read the article below and put the verbs in the brackets into the correct past
    tense.

    Sean Evans 1) …………………………. (plan) the perfect family beach holiday for
    months before he left the UK. Here, he tells us how his dream holiday
    2) …………………………. (turn) into a fiery nightmare.

    Last July, we 3) …………………………. (stay) on an idyllic Mediterranean island. We


    4) …………………………. (be) on the island for three days when, on Tuesday morning,
    while we 5) …………………………. (swim) in the sea, we suddenly
    6) …………………………. (see) smoke rising from the centre of the island. It was a
    forest fire!
    At first we 7) …………………………. (be) frightened, but the locals
    8) …………………………. (tell) us not to worry. All afternoon, helicopters
    9) …………………………. (fly) overhead and they 10) …………………………. (drop)
    water onto the flames to try and put them out.
    But by evening the fire was even worse – and, thanks to the strong wind, it
    11) …………………………. (move) towards our hotel! We tried to find the manager, but
    he 12) …………………………. (already/leave) the building. By that time, everyone
    13) …………………………. (panic) and in our fear we 14) …………………………. (run)
    away from the flames towards the beach.
    While we 15) …………………………. (wait) on the sand, the fire
    16) …………………………. (close) in on us. It was terrifying – we had nowhere to go.
    We 17) …………………………. (stand) on the beach for hours, and the sky
    18) …………………………. (begin) to get light, when the wind finally
    19) …………………………. (change) direction and 20) …………………………. (blow)
    the flames back inland. We were safe at last!
    Luckily, the fire 21) …………………………. (not/damage) our hotel or our belongings
    but still, for our next holiday, we’re going somewhere cold!

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