This document contains 3 exercises providing context for students to practice verb tenses. Exercise 1 contains 14 multiple choice questions testing various verb tenses like simple past, past progressive, present perfect, etc. Exercise 2 contains 5 sentences for students to fill in the blanks with the correct verb form. Exercise 3 has 20 sentences for students to fill in blanks with the appropriate verb form based on tense. The document provides practice with verb conjugations and tense agreement in English grammar.
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FEC Unit 4 Note
This document contains 3 exercises providing context for students to practice verb tenses. Exercise 1 contains 14 multiple choice questions testing various verb tenses like simple past, past progressive, present perfect, etc. Exercise 2 contains 5 sentences for students to fill in the blanks with the correct verb form. Exercise 3 has 20 sentences for students to fill in blanks with the appropriate verb form based on tense. The document provides practice with verb conjugations and tense agreement in English grammar.
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Exercise 1
1. I …… movie at that time.
a. Was watching b. Watched c. Is watching d. Watch 2. I ….. in USA last year. a. Living b. Lives c. Live d. Lived
3. My mother …….. in the office in 2004.
a. Worked b. Working c. Works d. Was working 4. She ……… to continue her study but she didn’t have a chance to do it. a. Plan b. Planed c. Planning d. Was planning
5. The teacher was explaining in front of the
class when someone ……the door. a. Knock b. Is knocked c. Was knocking d. Knocked 6. My mother ……. me when I was watching TV in my room. a. Called b. Calling c. Is calling d. Calls
7. Sylvia … when she … the DVDs.
a. was running / dropped b. ran / dropped c. was running / was dropping d. ran / was dropping 8. While Steve … a documentary, he … asleep. a. was watched / fell b. was watching / fell c. watched / was falling d. was watching / felt
9. They … when you … for remote control.
a. aren't listening / were asking b. weren't listening / were asking c. weren't listening / asked d. listened / asked 10. … you … anything when I … you? a. Are / doing / called b. Were / doing / calling c. Did / do / was calling d. Were / doing / called
11. … you … my friends while you … to
school? a. Are / see / went b. Did / see / were going c. Did / saw / were going d. Were / see / went 12. We … home when the accident …. a. were driving / happened b. drove / happened c. drove / was happening d. were drive / happened
13. I … a novel while my mother ….
a. was read / was cooking b. read / cooked c. was reading / was cooking d. was reading / cooks 14. I … out of the window when the accident happened. a. was looked b. looked c. looking d. was looking
15. You … while I ….
a. played / study b. were playing / studying c. were playing / was studying d. were played / was studying Exercise 2 1. Mom (cut) up vegetables in the kitchen when I (hear) music. 2. Why you (laugh) all through the history lesson yesterday? 3. We (listen) carefully all the time, they (explain) the plan to us. 4. Steve (drive) his car when a bird (fly) into his windscreen. 5. She (brush) into tears when she (recognize) her name as the winner. Exercise 3 1. George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint) 2. Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear) 3. ________________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone) 4. Ann ________________ for me when I ________________ . (wait, arrive) 5. Maisie ________________ up the kitchen when John ________________ her to marry him. (clean, ask) 6. The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost) 7. The fire _______________________ at six in the morning. (still burn) 8. My brother ________________ a new job a week ago (get). 9. Columbus ________________ America over 500 years ago (discover) 10. She ________________ not interested in the book because she ________________ it (be ,not understand) 11. ________________ at school yesterday? (you be) 12. We ________________ in a house near the sea last summer (live) 13. She ________________ the piano very well when she ________________ young (can play, be) 14. She ________________ the office very early last night (leave). 15. I ________________ a friend while I ________________ the shopping (meet, do) 16. I ________________ for my things when I ________________ someone call my name (pay, hear) 17. I ________________ around and ________________ Judy. (turn, see) 18. She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see) 19. We ________________ to have a cup of tea. (decide) 20. While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his finger (pick, cut)