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4 Grammar WorksheetConsolidation

PASt SimPle & PASt ContinUoUS

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1 We were sleeping (sleep) when the earthquake hit.2 Anita went home. It (rain) so her

tennis class was cancelled.3 Toby was buying a jacket and I (look)

at hats and scarves.4 The pizza burned while mum (talk)

on the phone!5 Max (study) all weekend.6 The wildfire was spreading quickly while the firefighters

(work) to put it out.

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs below. there are two you don’t need.

devastate die do rain remember revise stay wear

1 In September 2013, four people died in floods in Colorado, USA.

2 Dene, I was worrying about you all night! Why didn’t you call me to tell me you at Harry’s?

3 We didn’t forget our umbrellas because it cats and dogs!

4 A tsunami large areas of north-east Japan in 2012.

5 Mum was shopping when she she was supposed to be somewhere else!

6 Annie was studying for her exam while I my homework.

used to & would

3 Complete the sentences with used to or would and the words in brackets. Use would when it is possible.

1 My friend’s family would go (go) on holiday three times a year.

2 I (read) for ages before going to bed at night.

3 Our teacher (never get) impatient with her students.

4 The children (call) their grandparents every Saturday morning.

5 you (live) in Barcelona?

6 My brother Connor (not get up) until lunchtime when he was at university.

4 Put the words in order to make sentences. if it is possible, rewrite the sentences so they have the same meaning.

1 work / would / go / at eight thirty / to / every / my dad / day. My dad would go to work at eight thirty every day.My dad used to go to work at eight thirty every day.

2 to / for / work / local / the / Helena / newspaper / used

3 would / day / cycle / to / school / never / I / every

4 to / used / breakfast / every / we / morning / for / cereal / have

5 walk / every / park / would / afternoon / the / in / Grandad

PASt PerfeCt

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. there are two you don’t need.

agree die disagree forget just leave meet return talk

1 I forgot we had agreed to see my aunt at the weekend.2 Lots of trees since the wildfire. 3 Ella knew she her purse as

soon as she got to the bus stop. 4 A few days after Finn from his

trip around the world, he wanted to go travelling again.5 Beth believed she Greg before.6 The ship the harbour when

the fire started.

6 Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use the past perfect.

1 John fell asleep on the sofa after he had eaten an enormous dinner!

2 Freya was upset because Amy .

3 When I looked in my bag, I realized .

4 I really thought that I .

5 Julia and Chris didn’t see each other again until a year after they .

6 It was obvious that the earthquake .

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