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1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS: � a) I� �(CUT) myself while I � (SHAVE) b) As I �(WALK) to the� bus stop, the bus �(DRIVE)�past me c) When my daughter �(ARRIVE) home, it �(SNOW) d) When she �(PHONE) us, we �(HAVE) dinner e) While we �(PLAY) cards, my parents �(TALK) f) Helen �(FLY) to New York last year, and �(STAY) in a little hotel g) We �(PACK) our tents when it �(START) to rain h) Why �you �(SLEEP) when I �(CALL) you? � � � 2.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT: � a) I �(READ) a lot about Lions before we �(VISIT) the zoo b) By the time they �(REACH) the station, their train � (already / LEAVE) c) George �(KNOW) the best places to visit London, since he �(VISIT) it many times before d) After my children �(HAVE) breakfast, we �(GO) to the zoo e) The actors �(LEARN) the play by heart before they �(PERFORM) it on stage f) The teacher �(CORRECT) the test we �(WRITE) g) How much homework �Tom �(DO) before you �(ARRIVE) home? h) My father �(SMOKE) 40 cigarettes per day before he �(STOP) smoking � � 3.-�CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE� a) They had studiedwere studyingstudied�Portuguese for a year before they travelledwas travellinghad travelled�to Brazil b) My son brokewas breakinghad broken�his nail while he cleanedwas cleaninghad cleaned�his flat c) My parents decidedwas decidinghad decided�to visit India after they sawwere seeinghad seen�a documentary about the Taj Mahal d) Ann boughtwas buyinghad bought�me a gift while she shoppedwas shoppinghad shopped�yesterday e) He checkedwas checkinghad checked�his�watch because it stoppedwas stoppinghad stopped f) Henry workedwas workinghad worked�at the bank when he�metwas meetinghad met�Evelyn g) I gavewas givinghad given�them some of the candies I boughtwas buyinghad bought�previously � � 4.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE SIMPLE PAST, PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST PERFECT: � a) Claire �(TRY) to study while her brother �(PLAY) his drums b) They �(READ) the whole travel guide before they �(GO) on their trip c) Why �you �(CRY) when I �(SEE) you? d) They �(BE) friends for years before they��(GET)�married e) Mr. Smith �(CROSS) the street when a car �(HIT) him f) She �(not CAN) take photos because she �(FORGET) to take her camera g) When he �(WAKE UP), his mother �(already PREPARE) his breakfast h) The secretary �(TELL) us that they �(not RECEIVE) our letter i) While my mother �(LOOK) for her keys, she �(FIND) her�glasses j) I �(CALL) you last night but you �(not BE) at home �� � � � �