REVISION ; GRAMMAR

Do the following exercises to review past tenses. If you do them right you may get a good mark.

  1.- Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in past progressive tense.
Tim is a firefighter. One Sunday, he (spend) _______ _______ (1) some time at home with his family. He (play) _______ _______ (2) a game with two of his daughters.
Tim noticed that his cell phone (ring) _______ _______ (3), and that the fire alarm downtown (blare) ______ ______(4), too. He (not, feel) ______ _______ ______ (5) anxious to go put out a fire, but he went anyway.
While Tim (race) _______ _______ (6) to the fire in his red pick-up truck, he heard
on his police radio that a trailer (burn) _______ _______(7), and that a small boy (sleep) _______ _______ (8) in one of its bedrooms. His mother could not get him out.
At the scene, policemen and firefighters (run) ______ _______ (9) and yelling.
Most of the trailer (already, burn) _______ _______ _______ (10) by that time. Tim said he would go in through a bedroom window to get the boy. He (not, think) _______ _______ _______ (11) about his own safety at all. He wore a mask to
protect against the smoke.
When Tim reached the boy, it appeared that the boy (still, breathe) _______
_______ _______ (12). Tim put his own mask on the boy and handed him out the window to the other firefighters. By the time Tim got out of the window, he (not, breathe) _______ _______ _______ (13) well on his own, and had to go to the hospital.
Tim got an award for bravery from the City Council at its next meeting. The members knew he (put) _______ _______ (14) his life at risk when he went into that
trailer.




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   2.- Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past tense or past progressive tense.

     Last week, as Karla (walk) _______ _______ (1) in her neighborhood, a puppy
suddenly (appear) ____________(2)and (run) ____________(3) between her legs!
This (be) ____________ (4) a surprise, and she (laugh) ____________ (5) out loud.
Karla likes dogs a lot, so she (stop) ____________ (6) to pet the puppy. He was
very playful. While she (try) _______ _ ______ (7) to pet him, he (nip) _______ _________ (8) her fingers.
To Karla, the puppy (look)_________ (9) like a terrier mix. He be)____________(10) wiry, white, and fuzzy. He (have) ____________(11) big ears, and he (wiggle) _______ _______(12) and wagging his tail without stopping.
Karla (begin) ____________ (13) walking again, and (notice) ____________(14) that the puppy (follow) _______ _______(15) her home. He (seem) ____________(16) happy that he (have) ________(17) a friend to walk with.
The puppy stayed with Karla until they (come) __________(18) to a yard where
there (be) __________(19) some big dogs behind a fence. The dogs (bark) _______
________(20) and growling at the woman and the puppy.
The puppy (stop) ____________(21). He (tremble)_______ _______(22) and whining. He (do, not, want) _______ _______ _______(23) to go any further. He (turn)
____________(24) around and (run) _________(25) home quickly without looking back.
Karla hopes she will see her new friend again.


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