1 Grammar task A) Open the brackets: Past Simple or Past Continuous? A funny story Last night I was alone at home. I 1 (lie) on my bed and I 2 (watch) TV when I 3 (hear) a strange noise. The noise 4 (come) from the kitchen. I 5 (go) downstairs, 6 (pick up) a heavy vase from the table and 7 (head for) the kitchen. I 8 (open) the door very slowly. Then I 9 (see) someone. He 10 (search) in the fridge. I 11 (be) so frightened that I 12 (drop) the vase I 13 (carry) and it 14 (crash) onto the floor. The man 15 (turn) towards the door and I 16 (see) his face. It was my husband! Score: ___/16 B) Open the brackets: Past Perfect or Past Simple? 1 By two o'clock the teacher 1 (examine) all the students. 2 On my way to school I 2 (remember) that I 3 (leave) my report at home. 3 My friends 4 (be) glad to hear that I 5 (pass) all the exams successfully. 4 Lanny 6 (say) that he 7 (get) his education in Cape Town. 5 The teacher 8 (understand) that Helen 9 (not do) her homework. 6 All the passengers 10 (see) at once that the old man 11 (travel) a great deal in his life. 7 Nick 12 (show) the teacher the picture which he 13 (draw 8 During the holidays my friend 14 (visit) the village where he 15 (live) in his childhood. 9 When they 16 (enter) the hall, the performance 17 (already / begin). 10 Michael 18 (finish) his homework by seven o'clock yesterday. C) Choose the right variant. 1 The weather last week. a) is good b) was good c) were good d) are good 2 Why late this morning? a) did you b) was you c) were you d) you were 3 I television yesterday. a) didn’t watch b) didn’t watched c) wasn’t watched d) didn’t watching 4 What at 11.3 yesterday? a) were you doing b) was you doing c) you were doing d) did you do 5 Jack was reading a book when the phone . a) ringing b) ring c) was ringing d) rang 6 I saw Lucy and Steve this morning. They at the bus stop. a) waiting b) waited c) were waiting d) were waited 7 They (eat) everything by the time I arrived at the party. a) had eaten b) ate c) were eating d) eaten 8 Nobody came to the meeting because Angela to tell people about it. a) forgot b) had forgotten c) forget d) was forgotten 9 He was very nervous on the plane because he had never flown . a) just b) already c) before d) ever 10 I was sorry that I nicer to him. a) wasn’t b) didn’t be c) am not d) hadn’t been