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1. 1.

   Change the words in brackets to either the Simple Past or the Past Continuous Tense.

   1. He (read) _________ a newspaper when I (see) ______ him
   2. When he first (meet) ________ her, she (work) ______ as a typist.
   3. While he (dig) _________ in the garden, he (find) _______ an old man.
   4. She (live) ________ with her parents when the war (break) _____ out.
   5. My sister (cook) ________ the meal for our guests all afternoon.
   6. What (do) __________ you do yesterday in the morning? I (play) ________ table tennis.
   7. The night watchman (sleep) _______ when I ( pass) ____ by your house.
   8. While I (learn) _______ French, I often (make) ______ tense errors.
   9. The teacher (come) _______ into the library to see what we (do) ______.
   10. I (spend) _____ a lot of money on books yesterday.
2. 2.

   Change the verbs in brackets to the Past Perfect, Past Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

   1. He (forget) ______ my name, so I reminded him.
   2. After he (finish) ________ his studies he (live) ________ in England for two years.
   3. The artist (finish) ______ the painting at exactly three o'clock.
   4. The fire already ( destroy) _________ much of the building when the fireman (arrive) ________.
   5. She (study) _______ French for two years when she (go) _______ to Paris.
   6. He (take) _______ two degrees when he (be) _______ in England.
   7. The shop (sell) _________ all the bread by the time I (get) ______ there.
   8. She (qualify) _________ as a nurse and then (get) _______ married.
   9. I (wear) _______ that jacket for a year when somebody (steal) _____ it.
   10. She (cook) _______ the meal for over an hour when we (arrive) _________ at the house.
3. 3.

   Complete the following sentences, using to wherever possible and will or shall in other cases:

   1. I ______ (read) a book tonight.
   2. The sun _____ (rise) at half past five tomorrow morning.
   3. It is very cloudy and I am sure it _______ (rain).
   4. I ___(stay) in the town for a month.
   5. The president ____(give) a speech tonight.
   6. The train ______ (arrive) in fifteen minutes.
   7. Tomorrow ______ (be) the last day of the month.
   8. The gardener ______ (water) the lawn if we tell him.
   9. He _____ ( clean) his room this evening.
   10. She _____ (give) you change if you ask her.
4. 4.

   Put the verbs into suitable tenses.

   1. They (drink) ______ coffee when I arrived.
   2. When you arrive, you (travel) _______ for two days.
   3. After I (wash) ______ the car, I put it in the garage.
   4. She often (play) ________ tennis.
   5. While he (read) ________ the milk boiled over.
   6. He (work) _______ in Kolkata for three years now.
   7. Ravi thanks he (lose) ________ his watch on the road.
   8. You (stay) _______ here until you apologise.
   9. I (see) ______ them on the platform before they left.
   10. Next year we (go) _____ to Paris.
   11. When the war (break out) ________ Mr. Bhatnagar (work) ______ as a teacher for twenty years.
   12. My brother recently (enter) _______ the university.
   13. Since 1900, science (progress) ______ rapidly.
   14. His opinion ( not Matter) ________.
   15. Although the event happened thirty years ago , he still (recall) _______ it clearly.