A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday.

P:	What 1) ______________(do) when you 2) _____________ (see) the accident. Madam?
H:	I 3)____________ (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 6) _____________ (step) in front of him! It 7) ___________ (be) terrible!
P:	Was the driver speeding?
H:	No, not really, but the old man 9) _______________ (not/look) both ways before he 10) _________________ (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.

 

Used to

7. Put the verb in each sentence into the used to form and the other verb into the Present Simple.

When Margaret first became a doctor, she used to work (work) in a small hospital in Brighton, but now she works (work) in a large hospital in London.

1. Robert ____________ (be) interested in football, but he __________ (not/be) very interested in it

any more.

2. Nowadays Kate _____________ (never/go) dancing, but she ___________ (go) a lot before she

was married.

3. That shop _____________ (be) a grocer’s when I was a child. Now it _____ (be) a supermarket.

4. Britain _____________ (have) a military service, but it __________ (not/have) it any more.

5. France ___________ (be) a republic now, but it _______________ (be ) a monarchy.

 

Past Perfect

8. Complete these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She went to the supermarket, but she had forgotten (forget) her money.

2. He didn’t go to school because he ___________ (catch) a cold.

3. When he got to the station, the train ____________ (leave).

4. In the middle of the film he remembered he ___________ (see) it before.

5. Nadia said she was very sorry for what she _____________ (do).

6. It wasn’t surprising that she was tired: she ___________ (not/sleep) for two days.

7. The children were very excited because they ______________ (not/see) a tiger before.

8. The road was blocked because a lorry ______________ (break down).

9. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she _____________ (not/fly) before.

10. When the police arrived to arrest him, Thompson ______________(leave).

Past Perfect Continuous

9. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the Past Perfect Continuous.

play work argue try eat watch

Emily was angry. She had been arguing with her parents for an hour.

1. Hannah felt sick. She ___________________________________ chocolates all afternoon.

2. Allan had a headache. He _______________________________ computer games for six hours.

3. Simon was confused. He _________________________________ to win the game for hours.

4. Emily was frightened. She _____________________________ a horror film for half an hour.

5. John was very tired. He __________________________________ all night.

 

 

Texts for reading and translation

 

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