Last night I (be) alone at home. I (lie) on my bed and I (watch) TV when I (hear) a strange noise. The noise (come) from the kitchen. I (go) downstairs, (pick up) a heavy vase from the table and (head for) the kitchen. I (open) the door very slowly. Then I (see) someone. He (search) in the fridge. I (be) so frightened that I (drop) the vase I (carry) and it crash onto the floor. The man (turn) towards the door and I (see) his face. It was my husband!
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form.
I remember when I (go) on holiday abroad for the first time. I (just/leave) school. I (study) very hard for my final exams and I (feel) that I needed a holiday. A friend of mine (want) to come as well so we (look) at some brochures form the travel agent’s. We (read) for about an hour when my friend (find) the perfect holiday – two weeks in Hawaii. We (be) very excited about it. Finally the day of our holiday (arrive). We (just/leave) the house when the phone (ring). I (run) back into the house, but the phone (stop) by the time I (reach) it. When we (arrive) at the airport we (sit) in the cafeteria. The airline (just/make) an announcement. Our flight was delayed for eight hours. We (get up) very early and rushed to the airport, all for nothing.
Exercise 6. Fill in with Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
When I entered the house something smelt awful. Someone (cook) and (burn) the meal. I (visit) the house once before and (meet) the family but I didn’t know what (happen) since then. The house was a mess. The children (play) in the living-room and (leave) their toys all over the floor. Someone (leave) all the windows open. It (rain) for hours and the curtains (get) wet and dirty. I asked the children where their parents were. They told that their mother (be) in hospital for the past two weeks. Their father (look after) them since then. Obviously he (do) his best, but he couldn’t do any better since he worked all morning and had to leave them alone most of the day. I had to do something to help them.
Exercise 7. Fill in with Past Simple or Past Perfect.
The biggest event in Tom’s life (happen) by chance. He (be) 22 and he (just/leave) college. He (get) his degree and he was looking for a job. He (want) to be a journalist but he (know) he (not/have) enough experience. You see, as a student, he (spend0 most of his time in the university theatre. He (write) to all the newspapers, but he (not/receive) any replies. Then one day the phone (ring). It was a woman who (offer) him a job as an actor. She (see) him in a play at the university and (enjoy) the performance. He (take) the job and since then he’s been very successful. Last night he (discover) he (win) an award for his performance in the play.
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