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7/14/2019 Contrast2 AIO Revision2
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Name2 Revision
Grammar
Past Simple and Past Continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. As she …………………… (drive) to the airport, she …………………… (hear) about the accident.
2. I …………………… (forget) the name of the street that I …………………… (look for).
3. Who …………………… (recommend) the restaurant that we …………………… (go) to last night?
4. It …………………… (snow) heavily when the plane …………………… (land).
5. They…………………… (want) to get home before the rain …………………… (start).
6. He …………………… (not want) to disturb you, so he …………………… (leave) quietly.
2 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. who / Jill / talk to / when / we / arrive / at the party / ?
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2. when / I / bump into / Lisa and Graham / they / have / an argument / .
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3. we / not go out / last night / because / we / study / .
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4. what / she / say / when / you / tell her / the truth / ?
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5. you / sleep / when / I / phone / last night / ?
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6. my friend / listen / to music / while / I / try / to study / .
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7. where / you / have / lunch / yesterday / ?
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8. why / everyone / shout / all night / ?
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3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
A family in the United States 1. …………………… (not have) enough money to pay for their house, so
the bank 2. …………………… (tell) them that they had to move out. They sadly 3. ……………………
(begin) to get ready. While they 4. …………………… (pack) their things in the basement, they5. …………………… (find) an old Superman comic book from the year 1938. On the cover, Superman6. …………………… (lift) a car above his head. The mother 7. …………………… (call) a comic book
expert, and as he 8. …………………… (talk), she suddenly 9. …………………… (start) to realise that
they didn’t have to leave their home after all. The old comic book 10. …………………… (be) a very
special item that many collectors 11. …………………… (look for) – a rare copy of the first Superman
comic book. It was worth at least $250,000!
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4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.
1. Some of the students left the room during the guest speaker’s talk. (while)
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2. He travelled by train and on the way he listened to music. (as)
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3. She paid for the dress; at the same time she decided to buy the bag. (while)
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4. I worked at a hotel and met my boyfriend. (while)
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5. It was midnight and we were still studying. (at)
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6. We didn’t drive because of the snow. (was)
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