Question

I. Choose either Present Simple or Present Continuous: 1. Look! Someone…………………( to steal ) your suitcase. 2. Always……………….( to look ) both ways before you cross the road. 3. Where is John? He……………….( to drink ) his tea. 4. Peter usually ………………….( not/ to work ) very hard. 5. I…………….( to think ) the main advantage is in his character. II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous: 6. It ……………….( to start ) to rain while she ………………….( to wash ) the flowers in the garden. 7. When I………………( to open ) the door, it…………………( to rain ). 8. While Henry…………………( to have ) a drink at the bar, his wife…………….( to swim ) in the sea. 9. He…………………..( to hear ) a loud bang while he………………( to talk ) to his friends. 10. While he……………..( to take ) a shower, his dogs……………….( to eat ) his steaks. 11. He always……………….( to wear ) a raincoat and……………….( to carry ) an umbrella when he…………….( to walk ) to the office. 12. The burglar………………( to open ) the safe when he………………….( to hear ) footsteps. He immediately……………..( to put ) out his torch and……………….( to crawl ) under the bed. 13. He………………..( not/ to allow ) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind………………( to blow ). 14. I just…………..( to open ) the letter when the wind………………( to blow ) it out of my hand. 15. The boys……………( to play ) cards when they……………..( to hear ) their father”s steps. They immediately…………..( to hide ) the cards.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Is stealing

2. Look

3. Is drinking

4. Doesn't work

5. Think

6. Started, was washing

7. Opened, was raining

8. Was having, was swimming

9. Heard, was talking

10. Was taking, ate

11. Wore, carried, walked

12. Was opening, heard, put, crawled

13. Didn't allow, was blowing

14. Opened, blowed

15. Were playing, heard, hid

Answer 2

i. Present simple or present continuous: 1. Look! Someone is stealing your suitcase. 2. Always look both ways before you cross the road. 3. Where is John? He is drinking his tea. 4. Peter usually does not work very hard. 5. I think the main advantage is in his character.

ii. Past simple or past continuous: 6. It started to rain while she was washing the flowers in the garden. 7. When I opened the door, it was raining. 8. While Henry was having a drink at the bar, his wife was swimming in the sea. 9. He heard a loud bang while he was talking to his friends. 10. While he was taking a shower, his dogs were eating his steaks. 11. He always wears a raincoat and carries an umbrella when he walks to the office. 12. The burglar was opening the safe when he heard footsteps. He immediately put out his torch and crawled under the bed. 13. He did not allow us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind was blowing. 14. I just opened the letter when the wind blew it out of my hand. 15. The boys were playing cards when they heard their father's steps. They immediately hid the cards.