EXERCISES Read what Sharon says about a typical working day: g SHARON Tusually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big brealcfast. | walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8.45. I never have Juach. finish work at 5 o'clock. I'm always tied when I gez home. I usually cook meal in the evening. I don’t usvally go out. 1 go o bed at about 11 o'clock. Lalways sleep well. Yesterday was a typical working day for Sharon. Write what she did or didn't do yesterday. 1. She aot up at. 7 e'elock. 2 ShE sooner a big breakfast. 3 She a . 4 It to get to work. $ at 8.45. 6 lunch. Put one of these verbs in each sentence: buy catch cost drink fall mrt sell F ceo at S o'clock. 8 son tired when home. 9 a meal yesterday evening. 10 out yesterday evening, iL oe at 11 o'clock. 12 .. well last night. spend teach throw win write 1 Mozart ..weote.. more than 600 pieces of music, 2 ‘How did you learn to drive?” 3 We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we 4 Twas very thirsty. I 6 Don down the stairs this morning and . 7 Jim... the ball to Sue, WhO... 8 Ann _..a lot of money yesterday. She «.. £100. “My father am it, so .. the water very quickly. $ Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he his leg. it ~a dress which A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions. 1 (where/go?) 2 (goalone?) . 3 (food/good?) 4 (how long / stay there?) Where did you go? . 5 (stay ara hotel?) 6 (how/travel?} 7 (the weather fine?) 8 (what/ do in the evenings?) 9 (meet anybody interesting?) Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 1 Iewas warm, so 1.200. off my coat. (iake) 2 The film wasn’t very good. I didn't enjoy. it very much. (enjoy} 3 [knew Sarah was very busy, so 1 4 Lwas very tired, so I... 5 The bed was very uncomfortable. 1... 6 Sue wasn’t hungry, so she 7 We went to Kate’s house but she 8 It wasa funny situation but nobody .. The window was open and a bir. 10 The hotel wasn’t very expensive. Ir 11 Twas in a hurry, so 1... : 12 twas hard work carrying the bags. They her, (disturb) «to bed early. (go) very well. (sleep) anything, {eat} at home. (be) . (laugh) into the room. (fly) .» Very much. (cost) «time to phone you. (have) very heavy. {be} easily. unit Wunr EXERCISES 6 What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example}. 1 (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening)... wae. having dinner with. eeme friend... 2 (at $ o'clock last Saturday) ..Lae.¢n.a.traln.en.my.may.tbe, Landers, 3 (at 10.15 yesterday morning) 4 (av 4.30 this morning) 2.0.00 $ (at 7.45 yesterday evening) ..... 6 (half an hour ago} Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past coutinuous. 4 Tom burnt his hand when he...wae.ceoking the dinner... 2 The doorbell rang while 1 3. We saw an accident while we. 4 Mary fell asleep while she. 5 The television was on but nobody. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1 2 i a _ Apa 1..28M... (see) Sue in town. 1 (meet) Tom yestecday but she and Ann at the airport a few svnnmsnnnns (OSE) me. weeks ago. They She (look} (go) to Berlin and 1 the other way. - -- (go} to Madrid, We -thave) a chat while we (wait) for our flights. h Tevssmnnnnee (6yele} home yesterday when suddenly a man (step) out into the road in front of me. 1 .. {go) quite fast bbut luckily I. (manage) to stop in time and {notihit) him, Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1 Jane ..was.watting... (wait) for me when J ..artived.. (arrive). 2 What at (you/go) out Last night?” 4 Was Carol at the party last aight?” ‘Yes, she nice dress.” 5 How fast {you/drive) when the accident . 6 John . (not/look). 7 We were in a very difficult position, We 8 Thaven’e seen Alan for ages, When I last (try] to find a job in London. O1 cesses {hear} footsteps behind me. Somebody and T .. (start) to ren, 10 When I was young, I. (you/do} this time yesterday?” {take} a photograph of me while | (walk) along the street when suddenly I. SL was asleep.” "No, [was too tired.” (wear) a really {happen}? (not/know) what to do. ... (see) him, he (follow) me. T was frightened (want) to be a bus driver.