A past tenses
Not so long ago he _______________ (join) the new social club.
joined
When I _________ (be) 7, I __________ (want) to become a professional figure skater.
was, wanted
As usually in the evening Mary __________ (turn) on the TV and __________ (sit) on the sofa.
turned, sat
I ___________ (enjoy) our visit to Rome last summer.
enjoyed
He ___________ (swim) in the pool every summer when he ___________(be) 6.
swam, was
I'd rather Michael ______________ (not waste) so much time playing computer games.
didn't waste
___________ (chat) you online with Nick at midnight last night?
Were you chatting
When she ______________ (enter) the room, her nieces ______________ (paint) the picture.
entered, were painting
They ___________ (move) a house a lot when he ___________ (be) a child.
used to move/moved, was
would/used to, talk
Meeting her in the mall ___________ (make) me think about the time we __________(use to) spend together.
made, used to
The building ___________ (construct) in the neighbour street last month and no one ___________(allow) to move there.
was being constructed, was allowed
Would you be happier if you _____________ (study) computer science last term.
were studying
They _____________(work) on the project for 4 hours yesterday.
were working
When mum ___________(call), I ___________ (manage) to fix her computer.
called, had managed
My friend __________(write) computer games for 7 years when finally he __________(have) a hit.
had been writing, had
Why did she look so tired yesterday when I saw her? - She _____________ (paint) her country house.
had been painting
__________you (have) your car long before it __________ (break) down?
Had you had, broke
The ancient Rome ________(look) magnificient in those times. (2 variants of answer)
used to look/looked
By the time of his death, Thomas Edison ________ (invent) the number of things that __________ (change) everyday life.
had invented, changed
Name all cases of usage for past simple tense.
- single completed actions
-repeated or habitual actions in the past
-general truth about the past
-the main events in the story
-permanent situations and states in the past
It was a Thursday morning. It ___________(rain) outside. People _________(make) their way home after work.
was raining, were making
I __________(beat) Jason at International Capitain because I __________(play) it a lot with my brother.
beat, had played
They ___________(work) on the computer for 9 hours so far.
had been working
Nick __________( feel) unwell when he_________ (have) a test at school at his early age. (2 variants)
used to feel/felt, had