Module 3
1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
While Tom _____________(read) Amely ______________(watch) a documentary on TV.
Marvin ________(come) home, ___________(switch) on the computer and ______________ (check) his emails.
The thief _____________(sneak) into the house, ___________(steal) the jewels and ______________ (leave) without a trace.
Nobody ______________(listen) while the teacher ______________(explain) the tenses.
While we ___________(do) a sight-seeing tour our friends ___________(lie) on the beach.
He ________(wake) up and __________(look) at his watch.
2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Perfect).
The removal van __________(arrive) before they _____________(finish) packing.
Before they ___________(move) to this town, they _________(live) in Chicago.
After the kids ___________(eat) their lunch, they __________(take) a little nap.
After school we always _________(meet) at the youth club.
Soon after sunrise we __________(cycle) to an observation point that I ______ never ______(hear) of before.
When I _________(come) home, my mother ______ already _________(prepare) dinner.
When Monica ___________(finish) her homework, she ____________(go) out to play with her friends.
When we ____________(meet) Andrew, we ____________(tell) him about our plans.
3. Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps: illusions, shadow, mind, survived, staring, rustling, natural shades, alike, mythical, humped.
Can you imagine what would happen if a dinosaur somehow________ and was still alive?
Rosie couldn’t stop _____ at the beautiful rainbow as it was the first time she had ever seen one.
Annie loves story books about dragons, giants and other _____________ creatures.
Nessie has a long neck and a _____________ back.
As the wind blew the leaves made a ______________ sound.
Nancy and Susan look very much ____________ and others often think that they’re sisters.
The artist has used ___________ of blue and green to paint this country scene.
Optical _________ can force the eyes to see things in a different way.
Wherever Tommy goes his puppy follows him like a __________.
Many people believe that dreams are a way for our subconscious _________ to express our deeper thoughts and fears.
4. Put the verbs into the correct PAST TENSE.
Alice ____________________________(paint) for three years before she sold her first painting.
While Emily ____________________ (read) a book her brother was listening to music.
Jenny ___________________( drive) along a country road when a huge creature came out of nowhere and fell onto her car.
Sam didn’t go to the exhibition because he __________________(not/finish) his project.
Paul _______________________(not/watch) a film yesterday.
When I was younger I __________ (use/go) for long walks in the countryside with my family.
5. Put the verbs into the correct PAST TENSE.
Sophie ______________________(work) in the picture gallery for 23 years, now she is retired.
John ____________________________(wash) the car when it started to rain.
While John _______________________(draw) a picture Owen was watching a horror film.
Pam didn’t go out last night because she ___________________(not/ finish) her homework.
Carol ________________________(make) a phone call and then left the office.
My brother Tim __________________(use/ make) fun of me all the time when we were kids.