Question

1. They … (play) computer games at 5 o’clock yesterday. -------------------------------------------------- 2. My sister … (read) her book the whole morning yesterday. --------------------------------------------- 3. He … (write) the letter to his pen-friend when I … (phone) him. --------------------------------------- 4. The boy … (change) his T-shirt by that time.--------------------------------------------------------------- 5. … you … (receive) the fax message before you left the office. ------------------------------------------ 6. Bob … (do) already his work when his mother … (phone) him. ---------------------------------------- 7. Why (do/does) they learn poems by heart? ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The girl (to tell) us about her work at 3 o’clock tomorrow. ----------------------------------------------- 9. I … (do) not see Ann yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. How long (have/did) you lived there? ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Answer 1

1. played
2. read
3. was writing ; phoned
4. has changed
5. Have you received ... ?
6. had already done ; phoned
7. do
8. will tell
9. did
10. have

Answer 2

I can help you with your grammar questions. Here are the answers to your questions:

1. They played computer games at 5 o’clock yesterday. (Past Simple) 2. My sister was reading her book the whole morning yesterday. (Past Continuous) 3. He was writing the letter to his pen-friend when I phoned him. (Past Continuous and Past Simple) 4. The boy had changed his T-shirt by that time. (Past Perfect) 5. Did you receive the fax message before you left the office? (Past Simple) 6. Bob had already done his work when his mother phoned him. (Past Perfect and Past Simple) 7. Why do they learn poems by heart? (Present Simple) 8. The girl will tell us about her work at 3 o’clock tomorrow. (Future Simple) 9. I did not see Ann yesterday. (Past Simple) 10. How long did you live there? (Past Simple)