matrix intermediate
UNIT 3
PAST TENSES
1 Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form. Use past tenses only.
1 I __________________ (not go) on holiday since my father __________________ (die).
2 We __________________ (cross) the bridge when my handbag __________________ (fall) into the water.
3 While we __________________ (order) the food, we __________________ (drop) a plate.
4 menu.
5 What __________________ (you / just / mention)?
6 __________________ (you / meet) her lately?
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2 Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form. Use past tenses only.
1 I __________________ (not go) through the papers yet. I’m still reading the report.
2 I __________________ (not know) that the man in black __________________ me.
3 Why __________________ (he / not head) the ball yet?
4 __________________ (it / rain) while you __________________ (jog)?
5 The accident __________________ (shock) her so much that she __________________ (shake) like a leaf.
3 Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form. Use past tenses only.
1 The police __________________ (be) here an hour ago. I'm sure they __________________ (look for) something.
2 She __________________ (move) her furniture all day long.
3 He __________________ (pull) my leg several times.
4 The doctor __________________ (just / examine) my wife. Everything seems to be all right.
5 How long _________ the flight __________________ (last)? It __________________ (take) us seven hours to get to America.
6 What time __________________ (you / leave) your office yesterday?
7 Everybody __________________ (panic) while the boat __________________ (sway) left and right.
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4 Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form. Use past tenses only.
1 __________________ (you/ not change) his diapers?
2 I __________________ (stand) at the railway station when the loudspeaker __________________ (announce) that my train __________________ (be) delayed.
3 Your face is totally red. __________________ (you / have) an argument with your neighbour?
4 I __________________ (not hear) that someone __________________ (try) to break into my house because I __________________ (have) a shower.
5 I __________________ (dream) of having my own house one day since I __________________ (be) a girl.
5 Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form. Use past tenses only.
1 This is the first time I __________________ (lose) a necklace.
2 When I __________________ (put on) my clothes and __________________ (come) out, some children __________________ (make) a snowman and the others __________________ (throw) snowballs.
3 The last time I __________________ (have) a bath I __________________ (step) on the soap and __________________ (fall).
4 We hardly __________________ (manage) to catch a taxi which __________________ (take) as beg to our hotel.
grammar test
1. I haven’t gone (not go) on holiday since my father died (die).
2. We were crossing (cross) the bridge when my handbag fell (fall) into the water.
5. While we were ordering (order) the food, we dropped (drop) a plate.
6. When I arrived (arrive), Steve had already ordered (order) the menu.
8. What have you just mentioned (mention)?
10. Have you met (meet) her lately?
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6. I haven’t gone (not go) through the papers yet. I’m still reading the report.
8. I didn’t know (not know) that the man in black was following me.
Why hasn’t he headed (not head) the ball yet?
9. Was it raining (rain) while you were jogging (jog)?
10. He made (make) me cry saying he had never loved (love) me.
1. The accident shocked / had shocked (shock) her so much that she was shaking (shake) like a leaf.
2. The police were (be) here an hour ago. I'm sure they were looking for (look for) something.
3. She was moving (move) her furniture all day long.
4. He has pulled (pull) my leg several times.
6. The doctor has just examined (examine) my wife. Everything seems to be all right.
7. How long have you been writing (write) novels?
8. How long did the flight last (last)? It took (take) us seven hours to get to America.
9. I had (have) a headache. I had been reading (read) for five hours.
10. What time did you leave (leave) your office yesterday?
4. I was standing...
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