I Past simple or Past continuous

1. While I __________ (study) yesterday afternoon, Fred _________ (drop) by to see me.
2. When we __________ (get) to the bus station, it ________ (rain).
3. He _________ (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he _______ (turn) down
the sound and _________ (go) to answer it.
4. He _________ (play) the guitar in front of her house when someone _________ (open) the
window and ________ (throw) out a bucket of water.
5. While I __________ (look) for my passport I _______ (find) this old photo.
6. He _________ (clean) his gun when it accidentally _________ (go) off and _______ (kill)
him.
7. As I _________ (cross) the road I _______ (step) on a banana skin and _________ (fall).
8. What you _________ (do) at 10 o’clock last night?
- I ___________ (read) a book.
9. My father ___________ (read) newspaper when I _________ (enter) the room.
10. She ____________ (talk) on the phone when the door bell __________ (ring).
11. When we __________ (enter) the room, the child __________ (sleep).
12. When I was a child, my parents always __________ (give) me advice on what to do.
13. I _________________ (try) to solve that maths problem all night.
14. They ____________ (move) to Canada in 2009.
15. Sara _________ (eat) a cake when one of her teeth ____________ (come) out.
16. While we _________ (watch) the film, my mother _________ (make) a cake.
17. The plane __________ (take) off ten minutes ago.
18. Columbus __________ (discover) America in 1492.
19. My parents ___________ (begin) building the house when I was 10.
20. They ___________ (work) all afternoon yesterday.
21. The teacher _________ (speak) to your parents yesterday? No, she ________ (speak) to
them last Friday.
22. While her husband __________ (make) the coffee, we _________ (chat) in the garden.
23. I _________ (see) you yesterday. You ________ (drink) a Coke at a café.
24. Sally ___________ (cut) her finger while she _________ (slice) the bread.
25. I __________________ (watch) TV at 9 o’clock last night.
26. John _______________ (give) me this book.
27. Nikola Tesla ______________ (invent) electricity.

1. When I (get) up yesterday, the sun (shine) .

2. It (is) a beautiful morning.

3. So I (decide) to cycle around a little.

4. I (go) to the shed and (take) out my bike.

5. While I (cycle) past some villages, I (see) some people in their

gardens.

6. One man (mow) the grass while his wife (pick) strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)

and it (start) to rain.

8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) me and (tell) me to come in.

9. While it (rain) outside, I (sit) in the farmer's house.

10. After a while, the sun (come) out again.

11. I (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and (move) on.

II Past simple or Present perfect

1. I (just / finish) my homework.

2. Mary (already / write) five letters.

3. Tom (move) to this town in 1994.

4. My friend (be) in Canada two years ago.

5. I (not / be) to Canada before.

6. But I (travel) to London three times.

 7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) to the cinema.

8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy) a new film.

9. (they / spend) their holiday in Greece last summer?

10. You ever (see) a whale?

11. Mary (win) the lottery last year.

12. We (prepare / already) dinner.

13. James (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.

14. He (come) just home.

15. They (buy) their car two years ago.

16. I (see / not) anyone yet.

17. Phil (go / not) to the cinema last night.

18. I ________________ (read) two books this week.
19. I ____________ (not see) Mary since yesterday.
20. I _____________ (know) Jim for five years.

Film maker George Richards ( 1 - be) interested in the cinema since he

( 2 - be) a small child. He ( 3 - make) his first film when he

( 4 - be) just twelve years old. He is now almost forty and he ( 5 - make) thirty

films. George loves travelling. His work ( 6 - take) him all over the world. He

( 7 - be) to Africa, India, Australia, China, the USA and South America. Last year,

he ( 8 - visit) Russia for the first time. George is married to the singer Kathy

Burke. They ( 9 - be) married for ten years. They live with their two children on
the Greek island of Kos. They ( 10 - buy) a house on the island in 1987 and they

( 11 - live) there since then.

III Problems.

1. Mogu li da vam pomognem?

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2. Da li želite da ga zamenite?
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3. Samo trenutak.
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4. Nešto nije u redu sa njima.
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5. Mogu li da ga pogledam?
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6. Razumem na šta mislite.
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7. Mogu li da dobijem povraćaj novca?
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8. Imate li račun?
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9. Da, izvolite.
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10. Žao mi je zbog toga.
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11. U čemu je problem?
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12. Izvolite svoj novac.
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1. Iskrivljen je.
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2. Nije odgovarajuće veličine.
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3. Nije uključen.
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4. Ogreban je.
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5. Pocepano je.
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6. Zaglavljeno je.
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7. Razbijeno je.
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 8. Izgorelo je.
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9. Baterija je istrošena.
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10. Izduvana je.
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11. Nestao je.
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12. Naprslo je.
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13. Pravi čudan zvuk.
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14. Nije uključeno u struju.
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15. Oštećeno je.
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1. What happened to this knife? Look! It’s not straight any longer. It’s ________________.
2. I would like to exchange this shirt, please. It doesn’t fit me.
_______________________________.
3. It’s so dark in here. Is something wrong with the light? – No. It
________________________.
4. Look at this old car. The front door is ____________ and __________, and the tyres are
_______________.
5. I would like to exchange this shirt. It’s __________. The sleeve is _____________.
6. Where is my favourite cup? – I’m sorry! I’ve dropped it. It’s _________.
7. I cannot eat this toast. It’s ____________.
8. I cannot use my mobile phone. The battery is _____________.
9. I can’t find my passport. It’s ______________.
10. There’s something wrong with my DVD player. It’s making
__________________________.
11. Is your printer working? – Wait a minute, it’s _____________________.