practice unit 2

Practice unit 2

• Grammar: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

• ​Time conjunctions

• ​Vocab: friends & enemies

Past Simple & Past Continuous

​Fill in the blanks with either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

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​Remember:

​When & P Simple

​While & P Continuous

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When my parents

(come) back, we were having a party.

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When I opened the door, they

(dance) in the dark.

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I found this girl's phone while I

the classroom. (clean)

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While we were waiting, we

to write the invitations. (start)

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I was teaching a class when I

about the plane crash. (hear)

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Someone called you on your phone while you

the dog for a walk. (take)

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I

my dog his dinner when you called. (make)

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The cats

on top of the piano, so I couldn't play. (sleep)

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I

a picture of the teacher on the board when he came into the room. (draw)

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My grandmother

to an Alestorm CD when I arrived. (dance)

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We

loudly, so we didn't hear the bell. (laugh)

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Nigel

to do his homework on the bus, when the driver took a sharp turn. (try)

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While mum was looking for her keys I

the door. (open)

​In the following exercise, you have to write down 2 answers per sentence.

​Example:

​I ____ basketball when I ____. (play/fall)

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​Your answer should be:

​was playing/fell

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​Don't forget the / in between!

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While the teacher ____ on the board, Toby ____ asleep. (write/fall)

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Kelly ____ a shower when her phone ___. (take/ring)

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While Lauren ____ TV, her dog ____ her dinner. (watch/eat)

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Somebody ____ Dave's clothes while he ____ in the sea. (steal/swim)

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Jonathan's wig ____ off while he ____ football. (fly/play)

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While Erica ____ in the garden, the cat ____ on her head. (sunbathe/jump)

​Join the sentences using while or when.

​Sometimes, multiple answers are possible (in terms of sentence order)

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​Example:

​I fell. I was playing basketball. (while)

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​Your answer should be one of these two:

​While I was playing basketball I fell.

​I fell while I was playing basketball.

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​You only have to write out one of the options.

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We were listening to music. The lights went off. (when)

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I lost my keys. I was running on the beach. (while)

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Somebody stole my bag. I was talking to my friend. (while)

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Danny called. You were taking the dog for a walk. (when)

​Past Simple vs Past Perfect (simple)

​Complete the sentences with one verb in the Past Simple and one in the Past Perfect Simple.

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​Example:

​Even after I ____ him, he still ____ the window. (warn/break)

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​Your answer:

​had warned/broke

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When Mike ____ at the station, the train ____ already. (arrive/leave)

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The programme ____ when Tessa ____ on the TV. (finish/turn)

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When they ____ home, the dog ____ their steak. (get, eat)

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Everybody ____ when they ____ to the party. (leave/get)

​Combo exercise: Past Simple, Continuous & Perfect

​Fill in the Past perfect, and the Past Simple and/or Continuous in these sentences.

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​Don't forget the / in between your answers.

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As soon as he ____ the door, he ____ that he ____ his key inside. (close/realise/leave)

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I ____ the feeling that I ____ her somewhere before.

(have/meet)

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I ____ what I ____ to her, but she ____.

(not know/say/cry)

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They ____ to the cinema ten minutes after the film ____ already.

(get/start)

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My phone ____ because I ____ to charge it.

(not work/forget)

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I ____ you sitting and smiling half an hour before the end of the exam. ____ you already ____?

(see/finish)

​Time conjunctions (as, then, as soon as)

​Match the conjunction with the correct translation or explanation.

Multiple Choice

Then Garry stormed out of the room.

• Vervolgens/

  dan

• Tegelijkertijd

• Daarvoor

Multiple Choice

His son was sleeping as the dog watched over him.

• Vervolgens/dan

• Terwijl

• Vorige

Multiple Choice

As soon as he saw his master, the dog jumped up to greet him.

• Terwijl

• Zodra/op het moment dat

• Daarvoor

​Vocab: friends & enemies

​Use the vocab to replace the underlined words.

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​Example:

​Please don't tell anyone that I did it! I'll be your friend forever!

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​Your answer should be:

​tell on me

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Your most loyal friends are the ones who stay loyal to you in the bad times.

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Thanks for supporting me in there. I thought nobody was going to agree with me.

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You really have a good relationship with your stepbrothers and stepsisters, don't you?

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It looks like Darren and Varsha have stopped being friends. They don't talk to each other any more.

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You said you would go with me! Please don't disappoint me - I don't want to go alone.

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Oh no! Please don't tell them I did it! They will be so angry.

​Vocab

​Complete the sentences with the vocabulary.

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​This time, the number of ____ gives you a hint!

​Four ____ means the word you need is four letters long.

​In some sentences, the first letter is already given (still include this letter in your answer!)

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I've known Arthur for a very long time. We're

friends.

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The two countries were a

during the war.

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He's very shy - it isn't easy for him to

friends with people.

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We met, he liked me and I liked him - we ___ __ ___ immediately!

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They know all of each other's secrets and so on - they're really

friends.

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This is Alex - he's a

of mine from our school days.

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She isn't a friend really, just a business a

of my mother's.

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You don't have to thank me - that's what _______ ___ ___, after all.