Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

1. She hasn't finished cooking the meal yet.

still She … is still cooking … the meal.

2. I've never met such an interesting person.

everHe's the most interesting person I … met.

3. He started repairing the roof three hours ago.

been He … the roof for three hours.

4. They've never visited an old castle before.

first It's … have visited an old castle.

5. Robert is still decorating the flat.

finished Robert … the flat yet.

6. It's the most boring book I've ever read.

never I … such a boring book.

7. He started playing rugby four years ago.

beenHe … rugby for four years.

PAST FORMS

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?

1. They ...were cleaning... (clean) the windows when it …started... (start) to rain.

Cleaning the windows was the longer action.

2. As he … (drive) to work, he … (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.

3. Melanie … (cook) dinner when her husband … (come) home.

4. I … (hear) a loud crash as I … (sit) in the garden.

5. She … (type) a letter when her boss … (arrive).

6. While the dog … (dig) in the garden, it … (find) a bone.

7. Mary … (ride) her bicycle when she … (notice) the tiny kitten.

8. While I … (do) my homework, the phone … (ring).

 

A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

P: What 1) ...were you doing... (you/do) when you 2) … (see) the accident, madam?

H: I … (walk) down the street.

P: What exactly 4) … (you/see)?

H: Well, the driver of the car 5)… (drive) down the road when suddenly the old man just 5) … (step) in front of him! It 6) … (be) terrible!

P: 8) … (the driver/speed)?

H: No, not really, but the old man 9) … (not/look) both ways before he ... (try) to cross the road.

P: 11) ... (anyone else/see) the accident?

H: Yes, the lady in the post office.

P: Thank you very much.