Question

Open the brackets using verbs in Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect. He (to ask) me if I (can) give him your address. She (to say) that he (to give) her the wrong address. I (to ask) him where he (to put) my letter. He (to tell) us that they (to spend) all the money. He (to think) that he (to lose) the money. Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film. When I (to come) home, mother already (to cook) dinner. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and the pupils (to write) a dictation. When I (to come) home, my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library. I (to ask) him if he (to know) where she (to live). I (to say) I (not to know) her address. Choose the correct option. The train _______ at half past six tomorrow morning. a) is leaving b) leaves c) will leave ‘You can have it for $100.’ ‘OK. I _______ it.’ a) am buying b) will buy c) am going to buy I _______ John tomorrow. a) see b) am seeing c) have seen A computer that is portable and suitable for use while travelling. a) e-reader b) laptop c) camera A computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web. a) browser b) bug c) smartphone John _______ be a teacher. I don’t really know. a) may b) can’t c) must She _______ have been running very fast. She was totally out of breath. a) may b) must c) can’t

Answer 1

He asked me if I could give him your address.

She said that he had given her the wrong address.

I asked him where he had put my letter.

He told us that they had spent all the money.

He thought that he had lost the money.

Ann told me that she had seen an interesting film.

When I came home, mother was already cooking dinner.

When I opened the door of the classroom, I saw that the teacher had already come and the pupils were writing a dictation.

When I came home, my sister was reading a book which she had brought from the library.

I asked him if he knew where she lived. I said I didn't know her address.

The train leaves at half past six tomorrow morning.

‘You can have it for $100.’ ‘OK. I will buy it.’

I am seeing John tomorrow.

A computer that is portable and suitable for use while travelling:

b) laptop

A computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web:

a) browser

John may be a teacher. I don’t really know.

She can't have been running very fast. She was totally out of breath.

Answer 2

To complete the exercise, we need to fill in the brackets using verbs in Past Simple, Past Continuous, or Past Perfect tense. Let's go through each sentence:

1. He (to ask) me if I (can) give him your address. - He asked me if I could give him your address.

2. She (to say) that he (to give) her the wrong address. - She said that he had given her the wrong address.

3. I (to ask) him where he (to put) my letter. - I asked him where he had put my letter.

4. He (to tell) us that they (to spend) all the money. - He told us that they had spent all the money.

5. He (to think) that he (to lose) the money. - He thought that he had lost the money.

6. Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film. - Ann told me that she had seen an interesting film.

7. When I (to come) home, mother already (to cook) dinner. - When I came home, mother had already cooked dinner.

8. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and the pupils (to write) a dictation. - When I opened the door of the classroom, I saw that the teacher had already come and the pupils were writing a dictation.

9. When I (to come) home, my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library. - When I came home, my sister was reading a book which she had brought from the library.

10. I (to ask) him if he (to know) where she (to live). - I asked him if he knew where she lived.

Now let's move on to the multiple-choice questions:

1. Choose the correct option. The train _______ at half-past six tomorrow morning. - b) leaves

2. 'You can have it for $100.' 'OK. I _______ it.' - c) am going to buy

3. I _______ John tomorrow. - a) am seeing

4. A computer that is portable and suitable for use while travelling. - b) laptop

5. A computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web. - a) browser

6. John _______ be a teacher. I don't really know. - a) may

7. She _______ have been running very fast. She was totally out of breath. - b) must

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.