Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1) What were you doing (you/do) at ten o’clock this morning? – I ........................ (read) some important documents in my office.

2) Why are you so disappointed? – Because I ..................... (hope) that I would pass the test, but I didn’t.

3) Have you found your bag yet? – No, but I .................. (report) it stolen to the police yesterday.

4) Did you enjoy the play last night? – No, even though I ............... (read) good reviews of it before I bought the tickets.

5) Have you written your report yet? – I ...................(just/start) when you came in, actually.

6) Sorry I’m late. – Where have you been? I.................. (expect) you an hour ago.

 

7) We ..................... (go) to an antique market yesterday. – ..................(you/buy) anything?

8) Were you surprised that the factory closed down? – Nto really. In fact, I .............. (know) it was going to happen.

9) Julia did well in the test, didn’t she? – Yes. She ..................... (study) very hard for it.

 

Other Ways of Expressing the Past

 

1. We use used to + infinitive to refer to past habits or states

They used to go swimming a lot (but they don’t now).

I did not use to/ I used not to travel a lot when I was younger.

2. We use would/used to for repeated actions or routines in the past

We would/used to eat out on Sundays.

Note: We do not use would with states verbs

They used to live in London NOT: They would live in London

We use be going to, be thinking of, be about to and be to have done to describe events intended to take place, but which did not happened

I was going to phone you, but I clean forgot.

I was thinking of going to Italy this year, but I have not decided.

I was about to do it, but I stated doing something else.

Jack was to have taken part in the discussion, but he fell ill.