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1. 1.

   Change these sentences from the simple present to the simple past tense. Use the time phrases from the box where necessary.

   yesterday	last night	three weeks ago
   at six o'clock	after lunch	a long time ago

    

   1. John and Dilip walk to school.
      John and Dilip walked to school yesterday.
   2. The cats watch the mice and we watch the cats.
   3. We travel through the wood.
   4. An old man carries an owl.
   5. Androcles pulls the thorn from the lion's paw.
   6. The mountaineers climb the mountain.
   7. They wait at the top and admire the view.
   8. Our cars skid on the wet road.
2. 2.

   Write six sentences in the simple past tense using the verbs be, do and have.

   1. I had a bad headache last night.
3. 3.

   Complete these sentences with a group of words containing a verb in the past continuous tense.

   1. As I was going to school, I noticed a boy flying a kite.
   2. __________________________________ the telephone rang.
   3. __________________________________ the burglar fell over the watchdog.
   4. __________________________________ my spectacles broke.
   5. __________________________________ an aeroplane flew overhead.
   6. All the lights went out __________________________________.
   7. __________________________________ there came a knock at the door.
   8. __________________________________ the boat sprang a leak.
4. 4.

   Look at this picture and write on the next page what each person in the room was doing when the teacher walked in.

   When the teacher walked in-

   1. What was Sunita doing?
      Sunita was drawing a picture of a giraffe.
   2. What was Ajay doing?
   3. What were Amiya and Sharat doing?
   4. What was Diya doing?
   5. Where was Diya sitting?
   6. What was sitting on the tree outside the window?

   

5. 5.

   Circle the correct form of the verbs to complete these sentences.

   1. I taught/was teaching in St Ann's school while my daughter was studying there.
   2. He had/was having some trouble with the old car.
      So, in the end he gave it away.
   3. They got/were getting a shock when they heard the news.
   4. When I met him, he had/was having no money with him.
   5. He studied/was studying chemistry in collage, while I studied biology.
   6. She was/was studying to be an architect. She didn't complete the course though.
   7. I ate/was eating a lot of sweets, until the doctor advised me not to.
   8. They both did/were doing very well in the examinations last month.
   9. I had/was having two sandwiches for breakfast this morning.
   10. We finished/were finishing this lesson yesterday.
6. 6.

   Rewrite these sentences with the simple past or past continuous forms of the verbs given in brackets.

   1. Just as I (fall) asleep, my sister (begin) to sing.
      Just as I was falling asleep, my sister began to sing.
   2. He (read) a book when his son (disturb) him.
   3. Vijay (cycle) home when one of his tyres (burst).
   4. As she (arrange) the test-tubes, she (drop) one.
   5. Just as I (say) goodbye, she (start) to cry. ​​​​​
   6. The propeller (rotate) when a blade suddenly (break). ​​​​​​
   7. He (remove) the honey when the bees suddenly (break). ​​​​​​
   8. She (read) the newspaper when her friend (arrive).