Question

2. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or continuous of the verbs in brackets: 1. Martin ………………… (phone) Susan every day until she ……………………… (accept) to go out with him. 2. ……………………… football ……….(you/ train) yesterday afternoon? No, I ……… I ………………… (revise) for my literature exam. 3. My mother ………………… (want) me to tidy my room, so I ……………… (have) to stay at home on Saturday morning. 4. It …………………… (not/ snow) yesterday, but the weather …………… (be) pretty cold. 5. When …………………… (Dave/ finish) his secondary education? 6. “……………………… (you/ buy) the stamps yesterday?” “I’m terribly sorry, but I …………… (forget).” 7. When the teacher ……………… (leave) the lab, everybody ……………… (start) to make such a noise that Mrs Black ……………… (give) us some extra work. 8. Why …………………… (you/ not/ do) the homework after lunch when I ………………… (tell) you? 9. While Sam ………………… (print) his essay, the printer ………………… (break) down, as usual! 10. Peter …………………… (understand) my point of view, but he ………………… (not/ agree) with it at all. Put the verbs in colour into the correct form. - Инвестирование - 3 11. …………………… (you/ remember) to phone Martin yesterday?; it …………… (be) his birthday. 12. My brother ………………… (spend) a lot on a present for her girlfriend, but she ………………… (not/ like) it. 13. Paul and Tessa …………… (seem) to be very happy when they suddenly …………… (split) up. 14. It …………… (be) so hot last month that most of our plants …………………… (die). 15. While my husband …………………… (do) the shopping, I …………………… (decide) to prepare a special lunch to surprise him. 16. Patrick ………………… (not/ feel) well lately, so he …………………… (make) an appointed with Dr Jones. 17. Why ……………………… (you/ not/come) to the party, Dan ? We ……………………… (look) forward to seeing you.

Answer 1

1- phoned/accepted

2- _______/ wasn't/ was revising

3- wants/ have to

4- didn't snow/ was

5-When did Dave finish his secondary education?

6-Did you buy/ forgot

7-left/ started/ gave

8-Whe didn't you do /told

9-was printing/ broke down

10-understood/didn't agree

11- did you remember/ was

12-spent /didn't like

13-seemed/ split up

14- was/ died

15- was doing /decided

16-didn't feel/ made

17- didn't you come/ were looking forward

Answer 2

1. Martin phoned Susan every day until she accepted to go out with him.

2. Did you train football yesterday afternoon? No, I didn't. I was revising for my literature exam.

3. My mother wanted me to tidy my room, so I had to stay at home on Saturday morning.

4. It did not snow yesterday, but the weather was pretty cold.

5. When did Dave finish his secondary education?

6. "Did you buy the stamps yesterday?" "I’m terribly sorry, but I forgot."

7. When the teacher left the lab, everybody started to make such a noise that Mrs. Black gave us some extra work.

8. Why did you not do the homework after lunch when I told you?

9. While Sam was printing his essay, the printer broke down, as usual!

10. Peter understood my point of view, but he did not agree with it at all.

11. Did you remember to phone Martin yesterday? It was his birthday.

12. My brother spent a lot on a present for his girlfriend, but she did not like it.

13. Paul and Tessa seemed to be very happy when they suddenly split up.

14. It was so hot last month that most of our plants died.

15. While my husband was doing the shopping, I decided to prepare a special lunch to surprise him.

16. Patrick has not been feeling well lately, so he made an appointment with Dr. Jones.

17. Why did you not come to the party, Dan? We were looking forward to seeing you.