Task 3. Grammar
Exercise 1.
Fill in the correct form of the past tense: simple or progressive.
1. _______ on my report when the phone ________.My wife _________to know
when I _________home. (WORK, RING, WANT, COME)
2. He ____________down the street when he _________ his old schoolteacher on
the other side. (WALK, SEE)
3. During the time I ________in South Africa I never _____a serious crime.
(SPEND, SEE)
4. While they __________lunch at the new restaurant, a journalist __________up
to them and ______to ask a few questions. (HAVE, COME, WANT)
5. The farmer __________the whole neighborhood with fruit and vegetables.
(SUPPLY)
6.The hairdresser _______up her shop, _____into the car and ______ home.
(LOCK, GET, DRIVE)
7. My brother _______ to contact me at the office, but he _______ me because I
________lunch with a customer. (TRY, CANNOT REACH, HAVE)
8. Jack __________ over the carpet because he __________ attention to where he
___________. (TRIP, NOT PAY, GO)
9.Where _________when I _____across you yesterday?(YOU GO, COME)
10.I __________him off at the airport when the police __________and
_________him. (SEE, COME, ARREST)
