PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE X CONTINUOUS
REPORTED SPEECH
TIME LINKERS
100
  1. (he / phone)____  Angie before he went to see her in London?
  1. Had he phoned Angie before he went to see her in London?
100

I_____(work) all day, so I didn't want to go out..

 I  had been working all day, so I didn't want to go out.

100

Make the past simple or past continuous

 I ___(sit) in a cafe when you ___(call)

 I was sitting (sit) in a cafe when you called (call) .

100

Rewrite the sentence using Reported Speech.
“What time will you be there?”

He asked what time I would be there.

100

__________ I got to the restaurant, it was too late to order a meal

Until/By the time/While

By the time I got to the restaurant, it was too late to order a meal

200
  1. He _____ (not / be)  to Cape Town before 1997.
  1. He had not been to Cape Town before 1997.
200
  1. We (sleep)____  for 12 hours when he woke us up.

We had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.

200

Choose the correct past continuous and past simple forms to complete the sentence below.

I ___  while I ____down the stairs.  

I fell down while I went was going down the stairs.

200

Choose the correct form to complete the sentences below:
'I am working today.' ⇒ She told us she_____ that day.

Worked/Has working/is working

She told us she has working that day.

200

__________ the night, I was woken up by a noise in my room.

Meanwhile/By the time/During

During the night, I was woken up by a noise in my room

300

The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)

The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we had built

300

 

They (wait)______  at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

  1. They had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
300

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

When they (walk) on the ice, they (fall).

When they were walking on the ice, they fell.

300

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer.

"I can help you tomorrow."

She said that she could help me tomorrow.

300

__________ I saw his face, I knew he was dishonest

As soon as/While/During

As soon as I saw his face, I knew he was dishonest

400
  1. When she went out to play, she (do / already)_______  her homework.
  1. When she went out to play, she had already done her homework.
400
  1. We (look for)_____  her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
  1. We had been looking for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
400

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 

As Mike (run), a dog (attack) him.

As Mike was running, a dog attacked him.

400


Fill the blank with the correct verb tense:

here is a butterfly in my garden.” → I said ___________a butterfly in my garden.

 

I said there was a butterfly in my garden.

400

_________ the meal, we talked about the coronavirus.

Meanwhile/As soon as/During

During the meal, we talked about the coronavirus.

500

My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make)______

  1. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum had made .
500

I (not / work)______  all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

  1. I had not been working all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
500

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 

My bag (break) when I (go) home

My bag broke when I was going home.

500

Answer the question using Reported Speech.

Is Lisa at work?  

She asked me if Lisa was at work.

500

________ we had been travelling for an hour, I noticed something strange

While/Until/When

When we had been travelling for an hour, I noticed something strange