Grade 7

Tenses
I Simple past tense. Put the verbs in the followng sentences into the negative and the interrogative.
1. She saw your brother. 2. We heard a terrible noise. 3. He slept till 10 o’clock.
4. He looked at the picture. 5. They drank all the wine. 6. They set out early enough.
7. She thought about it. 8. The police caught the thief. 9. She found her watch.
10. She lent you enough money. 11. His wife came at 8 o’clock. 12. Jack kept the money.
* Write the verbs in brackets in the simple past tense:
1. Last week I (drive) to the office every day.
2.Ann (walk) to class yesterday instead of (take) the bus.
3. The rain (stop) a few minutes ago. The sky is clear now.
4. Mr. Wilson (plant) some trees in his garden yestterday morning.
5. I (get) up late yesterday.
6. Mai and Huong (have) lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago.
7. Mary (talk) to John on the phone last night.
8. Sue (Write) a letter to her parents yesterday.
II. The past continuous tense. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
1.. Who you (talk) to on the phone as I came in. – I (talk) to Mr. Peter.
2. She (stand) at the bus stop. I asked her what bus she (wait) for.
3. While he (learn) to drive, he had 25 accidents. 4. He had a bad fall while he (repair) his roof.
5. While we (fish) someone came to the house and left this note.
6. I went to the garden to see what the boys (do). Jame (water) the trees, Peter (cut) the grass.
7. What your father (do) at this time last week? – He (read) newspapers in his room.
8. Yesteday when I came to the Parker family, they (have) dinner.
9. Last period while my teacher (explain) the lesson, I (listen) to her attentively and (take) notes.
10. At 8 o’clock last Sunday, I (tidy) my room, my mother (do) the housework, my younger sister(study).
III. The simple past or the past continuous tense?
I (make) the cake when the light went out. I (have) to finish it in dark.
I didn’t want to meet Peter, so when he entered the room, I (leave).
He (watch) TV when the phone rang. 4. When I arrived, she (have) lunch.
He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.
When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.
You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)?
When I (see) him, he (paint) a picture.
When I (arrive) at the station, Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress and (look) very pretty.
I (find) this ring as I (dig) in the garden.
The burglar (open) the safe when he (hear) footsteps.
They (build) that bridge when I (be) here last year. They haven’t finished it yet.
While I (wonder) whether to buy the dress or not, someone else (come) and (buy) it.
What you (do) when the doorbell (ring)? - I (make) a cake.
And what you (do) when you (hear) the bell?
I (go) to answer it of course. But I (open) the door there (be) nobody there.
Who you (talk) to when I (see) you this morning.
When she (come) this boy (make) the little girl (cry).
Yesteday evening while she (cook) , her husband with her children (watch) TV.
Last year my family (fly) to Hochi Minh city. There we (take) a lot of pictures and (buy) a lot of presents.
What you (do) between seven and eight last night? - We (have) dinner.
The film wasn’t very good. I (nott enjoy) it very much.
Linda (forget) (bring) her guitar yesterday.
IV. The present perfect tense.
1. Where you (be)? - I (be