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Assignment 4 (Tenses)

The document provides examples of using past tense verbs, including past simple, past continuous, and past perfect, to describe events that happened at different times in the past. It then gives exercises for learners to practice using these tenses to write short stories and fill in blanks in sentences. Key examples and exercises focus on ordering events in the past using time expressions and different past verb forms.

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Assignment 4 (Tenses)

The document provides examples of using past tense verbs, including past simple, past continuous, and past perfect, to describe events that happened at different times in the past. It then gives exercises for learners to practice using these tenses to write short stories and fill in blanks in sentences. Key examples and exercises focus on ordering events in the past using time expressions and different past verb forms.

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Time Expressions with the Past Perfect

Ahmed Nabil Anour 2018 id:4200730

Example: John does his homework.... The class starts.


By the time the class started, John had done his homework.
The class started after John had done his homework.
John had done his homework before the class started.
John had already done his homework when the class started.
The class started at 6pm. By then John had done his homework.
I had just finished my homework when the bell rang.

A. Use a range of past tenses including (e.g. the past simple, the past continuous, the
past perfect) to write short stories:

John ___had hiked____(hike) through the forest when he ___was seeing_____(see) a


unicorn. He called______(call to) his friends but by the time they _had arrived______
(arrive) the unicorn to disappear____(disappear). His friends _____had said______(say)
he was crazy.

Rachel ____ was cooking_________ (cook) lunch when the doorbell rang.
Rachel_____ answered___(answer) the door and the postman _____  gave___(give)
her a parcel. As the postman ____ was driving____(drive) away, Rachel _____
remembered_____ (remember) the food in the kitchen. She ____  ran____ (run) back
inside but it was too late. The dog ______ had already eaten____ (already / eat) it.

The hairdresser _______ had just coloured__ (just /colour) my hair. She ____ was
drying____ (dry) it while I _read_____(read) a magazine. When I ___looked__(look)
in the mirror I was horrified. She ___ had dye___(dye) my hair pink!

Rosa ____  was walking_____(walk) to the mall when it _ started raining ___ (start
to rain). As she ____ was wearing___(wear) her new suit, she __ decided to_____
(decide to buy) an umbrella. It __ was____(be) December so the queues __ were__(be)
huge. Before Rosa ___ left ______(leave) the shop the rain ____ had stopped_____
(stop).

B. Fill in the spaces with Past simple or Past continuous:

1. While I was feeding (feed) my dog Tigra, I heard (hear) another dog barking
2. He ___was buying _____(buy) vegetables at the open-air market, when it
___started___(start) to rain.
3. The dog ___bit________ (bite) me when I _____was petting______ (pet) it. Bad dog!
4. What ___were__ you ___doing___ (do) when the earthquake ___happened____
(happen)?
5. I _____was dreaming_____ (dream) about Christmas vacation while my sister __was
taking__ (talk) to me about school.
6. We __were eating__ (eat) pizza while we ____listening___ (listen) to the weather
report.
7. Dad ___wasn’t driving ______ (not/drive) the car when the earth ___started_____
(start) to shake.__were __ you __studying__ (study) then? Yes, I ___was____.
8.__did __ you __remember____ (remember) to lock the door? No, I _forgot (forget).
9. George ____wasn’t playing _____ (not/play) a computer game last night, he ___was
writing_______ (write) a book report.
10. When I ____was putting ____ (put) on my coat for school, I ___ remembered ______
(remember) that I had forgotten to do my English homework.
11. The students ______ weren’t singing _______ (not/sing) Christmas carols in the
classroom, they _____ were swimming ______ (swim) in the pool.
12. ___were____ you (ride) ___riding___your bike when your mobile phone
__rang__________ (ring)?
13. ____ Was ____ he _____sleeping____ (sleep) when the thunderstorm _____started___
(start). No, he __wasn’t____.
14. He _____ didn’t spend ___ (not/spend) his money on fancy cars, he __spent_____
(spend) his money on vacations.
15. The robber __stole__ (steal) the jewels from her hotel room, when she __was________
(be) out for a walk.
16. I _____lost______ (lose) my keys when I _was running__________ (run) down the
street.

C. Fill in the blanks with the words into brackets using “will + base form” (future
simple), “be going to + base form” or present continuous:
P.S.: In some sentences, you can use “be going to + base form” or present continuous:

1. My brother _______will be_______________ (be) 45 in October.


2. - The phone is ringing and I’m in the shower!
- Don’t worry Mark, I ______will answer________ (answer) for you.
3. James Jon____will probably become_________ (probably / become) the next
President.
4. Mum is unemployed but she _____is not going to apply________________ (not /
apply) for that job because it isn’t well-paid.
5. I’m so excited! _are going to move__________(move) to a bigger house next month.
6. My parents ____are going to be______ (be) very proud, I have passed all the exams.
7. I think my sister __________will pass____________ (pass) the exam, she has studied
very hard so far.
8. I _____´m going to take_________ (take) the kids to the mountains this winter.
9. There isn’t any milk left in the fridge
- I know, I _____I’m going to do____________ (do) the shopping this afternoon.
10. There isn’t any milk left in the fridge
- Oh sorry! I ___I´m will give_____________ (give) you some juice instead.
11. Look at the clouds, it ___is go going to rain_____ (rain); you should take an umbrella!
12. There’s a knock at the door; that ___will be _____ (be) the postman.
13. Boys ____will be___________ (be) boys!
14. When the cat is away, the mice ______ will play ____________ (play)
15. I’m not feeling well, I ____________ I’ m going to faint__________ (faint).
16. It’s 11:00pm; I think I ______ will go __________ (go) to bed now.
17. She _______ is going to meet ________________ (meet) them at 6:00pm.
18. That ________ will be ___________ (be) the book you are looking for.
19. There __________ will be ______________ (probably /be) a gale.
20. Sally is a big girl now, we __ going to buy ___________ (buy) her a scooter.

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