Past simple and past continuous

We use when before the past simple and while/when before the past continuous:
- When the doorbell rang, I was lying in bed.
- While / When I was lying in bed, the doorbell rang.
1. Put the words in the correct order.
b. having / I / the phone / rang / when / was / lunch
c. up / teeth / Mark / got / brushed / his / and
d. her keys / while / Jane / lost / shopping / she / was
e. some / were / chocolate / while / they / they / ate / waiting
f. home / went / started / rain / the / they / when
g. what / Frank / si / doing / and / !ate / at / were / o"clock / #
h. university / he / met / studying / at / when / her / was / he
i. what / came / I / were / when / doing / you / in / #
2. Complete the sentences with the erbs in brac!ets. "se the past simple or
past continuous.
a. I $$$$$$$$. %watch& the news when the phone $$$$$. %ring&.
b. 'ou $$$$$$.$$$.. %walk& along the road when you $$$$$$$.
%meet& (eorge.
c. )he $$$$$$$$$$$$$.. %have& lunch when John $$$$$$.
%arrive&.
d. *he sun $$$$$$$$$.. %shine& when we $$$$$$$$. %arrive&.
e. Jonathan $$$$$$$$$ %eating& the cake but when +hris
$$$$$$$. %see& him, he $$$$$$$.. %stop&.
f. We $$$$$$$.. %sit& in the park when the rain $$$$$$ %start&.
g. *he children $$$$$$$.. %eat& sweets when their mother
$$$$$$$$.. %find& them.
h. It $$$$$$$$ %not rain& when we $$$$$$. %decide& to go to the
park.
i. When I $$$$.$.. %do& the washing-up, I $$$$$$.. %broke& a plate.
-. While *om $$$$$$$$$. %play& the piano, his mother $$$$$
%do& $$$$$$.. the washing-up.
k. I $$$$$$$$$$. %have& dinner when I suddenly $$$$$$.
%hear& a loud bang.
l. I $$$$$$$$$$$$.$.. %not understand& what they
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. %talk about&.
#. Complete the te$ts with the correct form of the erbs in brac!ets:

I $$$$$.. %hear& a terrible eplosion while I $$$$$ %walk& into my office
on the ./th floor of the north tower, so I $$$$$$. %look& out of the window.
0ots of paper $$$$$$..$. %fall& from the sky. *here was an announcement to
evacuate the building, so we $$$$$$. %start& walking down the stairs. 1s we
$$$$. %go& down, we $$$$$$ %see& some fire-fighters who $$$$$
%run& up the stairs. When we $$$$$$. %get& to the ground floor, we
$$$$$$$.. %run& as fast as we could, and after 23 minutes we
$$$$$$. %stop& to rest in a small park. *hat4s where we $$$$$. %stand&
when the second tower $$$$$$$. %fall& down.
I $$$$$$$. %live& in 5dinburgh at the time in a fourth floor flat. It
$$$$$. %be& about two o4clock and I $$$$$$$. %sleep&. )uddenly I
$$$$$ %wake up&. I $$$$$$$. %hear& a dog barking loudly outside my
window. I $$$$$$.. %get up& and $$$$$. $$ %look& out. I
$$$$$$$$$. %be& still half asleep and it $$$$$$$$.. %be& very
dark but I could see that someone $$$$$$$$$ %climb& up a ladder
towards my bedroom window. I $$$$$ %be& terrified. I 6uickly
$$$$$$$. %phone& the police. I $$$$$$$$$$ %eplain& the
situation when I $$$$$.. %hear& a knock on the window. I $$$$$$$
%look& up. *here $$$$$$.. %be& my flatmate at the top of the ladder. 7e
$$$$$$$.. %wave& and $$$$$$$$$$.%shout&, 80et me in. I4ve
forgotten my keys98
%. Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the past
simple or past continuous.
- When I $$$$$. %turn& on the light, I $$$$$$.. %find& my book.
- *hey $$$$$ %go& to Italy for the first time in 2::;.
- We $$$$$$$$$.. %sleep& when the alarm clock $$$$. %ring&.
- 7e $$$$$$$ %break& the glass and $$$$ %cut& his finger.
- *hey $$$$$$$$$.. %listen& to a heavy metal +< when their dad
$$$ %tell& them to turn it down.
- )teve $$$$.. %phone& the police immediately when he $$$$. %see& the
accident.
- =ne day I $$$.. %fall& and $$$$. %hurt& my leg.
- My dad $$$$$. %arrive& home while I $$$$$$$ %do& my
homework.
"sed to
&. Complete each sentence with used to or didn't use to.
- 7e/have a guitar$ He used to have a guitar
- *hey/not like coffee$
- 7e/be fit$
- *hey/go out a lot at night$
- +athy/not wear glasses$
- )imon/ride a motorbike$
- 1lan/speak French very well$
(ow match each one to the correct ending.
- but now her eyesight is very bad.
- but now it"s their favourite drink.
- but now he"s got a car.
- before they had children.
- when he lived in France.
- when he went running every day.
). Write three things you used to do and three things you didn't use to do when you
were younger. *hin! about hobbies, possessions, li!es and disli!es.
+oe, li!e, hate , -ing:
.. Write sentences about you using the following actiities and
the erbs loe, li!e or en/oy, don't li!e and hate , -ing to form them: go out
with friends, iron, do e$ercise, dance, eat /un! food, learn languages, tidy one's
bedroom, buy clothes, listen to music, trael, get up early, go to discos, get up
late, read, go shopping, etc.
Prepositions , -ing:
0. Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the erbs in parentheses.
2. )he is good at $$$$$$$$$$$. %dance&
.. *hey are afraid of $$$$$$$$$. %swim& in the sea.
>. 7e is interested in $$$$$$$$$.. %make& friends.
/. My uncle is afraid of $$$$$$$$.. %go& by plane.
?. I have always been bad at $$$$$$$$. %play& football.
;. <ave isn4t very keen on $$$$$ %go& to the opera.
@. *om is hopeless at $$$$$$$$. %cook&.
A. *he children are keen on $$$$$.$$. %swim& this afternoon. )hall I take
them#
:. )ally is hopeless at $$$$$$. %keep& her room clean, and it shows.
23. *he +ouncil shows itself to be serious about $$$$$$. %give& the
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1ae to and had to:
Section A: Pizza!
1. When you make pizza, you ___ have some pizza
sauce.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
2. You also ___ have some cheese on top of the
pizza.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
. You ___ have peppe!s on you! pizza, "ut you can
if you #ant to.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
$. A %oo& pizza ___ taste %oo&.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
'. So, you ___ choose the pizza toppin%s that you
like "est.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
(. Pe!sonally, ) love tomatoes, so ) al#ays ___ have
tomatoes on my pizza!
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
*. You ___ make you! o#n pizza, you can "uy a pizza
f!om a pizza shop if you #ant to.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to
+. Pizza tastes "est #hen it,s hot, "ut you ___ eat hot
pizza. You can eat it col& too.
have to
has to
don't have
to
doesn't
have to

Section -: .elp Wante&:
.elp Wante&: Secretary. No
experience necessary. Must type 50
words per minute. Work Monday-
Friday, weekends o. !nswer
phones, use computer, i"e reports.
/ea& the a&ve!tisement, then choose the co!!ect #o!&s "elo#.
0. 1he sec!eta!y ___ kno# ho# to type.
have to
has to
don't have to
doesn't have to
12. A sec!eta!y ___ "e a #oman. 1he sec!eta!y
can "e a man.
have to
has to
don't have to
doesn't have to
11. ___ the sec!eta!y ___ #o!k Satu!&ays3
#o $ have to
#oes $ have to
#o $ has to
#oes $ has to
12. 4o, he5she ___ %o to #o!k on satu!&ays.
have to
has to
don't have to
doesn't have to
1. 1he sec!eta!y also ___ ans#e! the
company,s phones....
have to
has to
don't have to
doesn't have to
1$. ...an& he5she ___ file !epo!ts eve!y #eek.
have to
has to
don't have to
doesn't have to
1'. ___ the sec!eta!y ___ use a compute!3
#o $ have to
#oes $ have to
#o $ has to
#oes $ has to
1(. Yes, .e o! she ___ use a compute!.
have to
has to
don't have to
doesn't have to

2. I $$$$.. to go to hospital last week.
.. I $$$$.to get up early tomorrow.
>. My sister $$. to leave soon because she has got an appointment.
/. +hristian $$$$ to pay a parking fine yesterday.
?. In the morning there was much traffic I $$$ to wait a long time for the bus.
;. It was raining in central 0ondon, so I $$$$. to buy an umbrella.
@. I $$$$$. to make a phone call now.
A. My auntie $$$$$$. to go shopping now.
:. Junior $$$$$.. to leave soon.
23. 'esterday I didn4t have money, so I $$$$. had to go to the bank.
22. 'ou can tell me the truth if you want, but you don4t $$$$ to tell me if you don4t
want.
2.. 'ou $$$$$ to wait on the Cueue.
2>. )he $$$$$. has to stay there.
2/. 7e4s sweating too much I think he didn"t $$$$. a bath in the morning.