Variant
1.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct past forms.
I.
Last year, Tom and
Fiona 1) ...decided...
(decide) to buy a house. They 2) ……….. (save up) for ages, and by the end of
May they 3) ……… (put by) enough for the deposit on a house. They 4) …….. (live)
in a tiny flat at the time and Fiona 5) ………. (insist) that she 6) ……… (want) a
house with a big garden. They 7) …….. (search) for only a few days when they
found exactly they 8) ……….(look for) - a two-bed roomed house in nearly an acre
of garden. Unfortunately
the owner 9) ……… (ask) much more than they 10)……… (be) willing to pay, and when
they 11)……… (look) more closely at the interior, they 12)…….. (see) that
whoever 13) ……….. (live) there before, 14)……..(make) an absolute mess of the walls and
floors. Still, Fiona 15) ……….(like) the garden and the location so much that
she 16)……… (manage) to convince Tom that, despite the price, it 17)…….. (be) the perfect house for
them.
II.
Alexander the Great ...was born... (be/born) in
356 BC in Macedonia. He ……. (become) King when he was 20 and ……. (continue) the work that his father .........(begin). In
334 BC he ……. (invade) Persia and by his thirtieth birthday he …… (conquer) most of
south-west Asia. However, while he ……. (plan) the
invasion of Arabia he …….. (catch) a fever
and ……. (die).
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Variant
2.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct past forms.
I.
Last summer some friends
and 11) ...arranged...
(arrange) to go camping. We 2)…….. (look) forward to going for weeks when finally the date of
departure 3)…….. (arrive). We 4) …….. (load) the car with our luggage and 5)……..
(set off) early in the morning. The weather was perfect, the sun 6) ………. (shine) brightly and the wind
7) ……… (blow) gently. There 8) ………(not/be) a cloud in the sky! Shortly
afterwards, while we 9)…… (travel) along the motorway, we 10)……. (notice) that the car 11) ……(make) a
strange noise. Pete, who 12) ……. (drive) very fast, suddenly 13) ………. (stop) the car.
Everyone 14) ………(get out) and
15)………. (go) round to the back of the car. To
our surprise the boot was wide open – whoever 16)………(load) the luggage 17) ………. (not/close) it properly,
and everything 18)………(fall
out)!
II.
Last month Albert
and I ……. (go) on a skiing trip to Scotland. We ……… (save up) for months and so we ………. (be)
very excited when the time ……….. (come) to leave. We ……… (pack) our bags,
……..(get) in the car and …….. (set off). We ……… (drive) for six hours when Albert suddenly
…….(remember) something - we ........ (forget) to pack the skis!
Variant
3.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct past forms.
I.
Last year, Tom and
Fiona 1) ...decided...
(decide) to buy a house. They 2) ……….. (save up) for ages, and by the end of
May they 3) ……… (put by) enough for the deposit on a house. They 4) …….. (live)
in a tiny flat at the time and Fiona 5) ………. (insist) that she 6) ……… (want) a
house with a big garden. They 7) …….. (search) for only a few days when they
found exactly they 8) ……….(look for) - a two-bed roomed house in nearly an acre
of garden. Unfortunately
the owner 9) ……… (ask) much more than they 10)……… (be) willing to pay, and when
they 11)……… (look) more closely at the interior, they 12)…….. (see) that
whoever 13) ……….. (live) there before, 14)……..(make) an absolute mess of the walls and
floors. Still, Fiona 15) ……….(like) the garden and the location so much that
she 16)……… (manage) to convince Tom that, despite the price, it 17)…….. (be) the perfect house for
them.
II. George Grimes …………. (wake up)
feeling very odd. All through the night he …….. (dream) about strange creatures
which …….. (try) to break in through his window. They ……… (have) horns and big green
eyes and they ……… (seem) to be threatening him. “Oh well,” he ......
(think), “at least they aren’t real.” Just at that moment,
however, a big scaly hand ……….. (come) crashing through the window!
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Variant
4.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct past forms.
I. Last summer some friends and 11) ...arranged... (arrange) to go camping. We 2)…….. (look)
forward to going for weeks when finally
the date of departure 3)…….. (arrive). We 4) …….. (load) the car with our
luggage and 5)…….. (set off) early in the morning. The weather was perfect,
the sun 6) ………. (shine) brightly and
the wind 7) ……… (blow) gently. There 8) ………(not/be) a cloud in the sky! Shortly
afterwards, while we 9)…… (travel) along the motorway, we 10)……. (notice) that the car 11) ……(make) a
strange noise. Pete, who 12) ……. (drive) very fast, suddenly 13) ………. (stop) the car.
Everyone 14) ………(get out) and
15)………. (go) round to the back of the car. To
our surprise the boot was wide open – whoever 16)………(load) the luggage 17) ………. (not/close) it properly,
and everything
18)………(fall out)!
II. When Bob ………. (invite)
me to go fishing with him I ………. (be) excited because I ……… (never/go) fishing before. But as we ……
(drive) to the river we
……. (see) the first black clouds and ten minutes later it …….. (rain) heavily. Three hours later, soaking wet, we ….. (still/look for) somewhere to get warm and
dry.
Variant
5.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct past forms.
I. Last year, Tom and Fiona 1) ...decided... (decide) to buy a house. They 2) ……….. (save
up) for ages, and by the end of May they 3) ……… (put by) enough for the deposit
on a house. They 4) …….. (live) in a tiny flat at the time and Fiona 5) ……….
(insist) that she 6) ……… (want) a house with a big garden. They 7) ……..
(search) for only a few days when they found exactly they 8) ……….(look for) - a
two-bed roomed house in nearly an acre of garden. Unfortunately the owner 9) ……… (ask) much more than they
10)……… (be) willing to pay, and when they 11)……… (look) more closely at the
interior, they 12)…….. (see) that whoever 13) ……….. (live) there before, 14)……..(make) an absolute mess of the
walls and floors. Still, Fiona 15) ……….(like) the garden and the location so
much that she 16)……… (manage) to convince Tom that, despite the price, it 17)…….. (be) the
perfect house for them.
II.………
(you/enjoy)
your holiday?” “No, it …….. (be) a
disaster! As I ……. (get on) the
plane, I found …….. (leave) my holiday money at home! I …… (save) for
months to get that money. My father …….. (send) me a cheque, but it …….. (take) five days to reach
me.”
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Variant
6.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct past forms.
I. Last summer some friends and 11) ...arranged... (arrange) to go camping. We 2)…….. (look)
forward to going for weeks when finally
the date of departure 3)…….. (arrive). We 4) …….. (load) the car with our
luggage and 5)…….. (set off) early in the morning. The weather was perfect,
the sun 6) ………. (shine) brightly and
the wind 7) ……… (blow) gently. There 8) ………(not/be) a cloud in the sky! Shortly
afterwards, while we 9)…… (travel) along the motorway, we 10)……. (notice) that the car 11) ……(make) a
strange noise. Pete, who 12) ……. (drive) very fast, suddenly 13) ………. (stop) the car.
Everyone 14) ………(get out) and
15)………. (go) round to the back of the car. To
our surprise the boot was wide open – whoever 16)………(load) the luggage 17) ………. (not/close) it properly,
and everything
18)………(fall out)!
II.
Alan ……. (work) in the same office for
ten years before he ……. (apply) for another post with “Mask Ltd”. He …… (wait) for an
answer for weeks when he …… (be/asked) to attend an interview with the Personnel Manager. He ........
(go) there dressed
in an expensive suit which he …… (buy)
the day before, only to find that they …… (want) someone to work as a cleaner.
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