3. Irregular Verbs
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
For/since
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
How long...? Answer the questions
Exercise 1
All particles (already/yet/just/for/since...)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
5. Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous
Explanations
Explanations (Spanish version)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
6. PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT
Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect (Explanations in Spanish)
Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect
7. Past simple / Past continuous
Exercise1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
8. Past simple / Past perfect Simple
- 9. Exercises on mixed tenses
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
REPHRASING (solutions at the bottom)
1. Complete the second sentence so that it jeans the same as the first, using no more than three words. (past perfect, past continuous, used to)
1.- We went to London for the first time.
We _________________ to London before.
2.- I recognised her at once.
I knew at once I _________________ her before.
3.- The police arrived too late, so the robber escaped.
By the police arrived, _________________escaped.
4.- The phone call interrupted my breakfast.
I _________________ when the phone rang.
5.- Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
After Michael _______________ a deep breath, he dived into the water.
6.- Terry was fatter.
Terry ________________ be so thin.
7.- John was sure his keys were not in his pocket.
John was sure _________________ his keys in his pocket.
8.- When he was younger, Gonzalo played basketball.
Gonzalo _________________ basketball when he was younger.
9.- We missed the bus, so we took a taxi.
We took a taxi because __________________ the bus.
10.- In those days, we spent the summer in the mountains.
In those days, we _________________ the summer in the mountain.
11.- Susan left before my arrival.
When I ________________ already left.
12.- In the middle of the lesson, my phone rang.
While I _________________ a lesson, my phone rang.
13.- I didn’t want to go without taking a photo.
I didn’t want to go until ________________ a photo.
15.- Nigel felt sick from eating too many cakes.
Nigel felt sick because he ________________ too many cakes.
1. hadn't been 2. had met 3. the robber had escaped 4. was having breakfast
5. had taken/took 6. didn't use to be 7. he had not left/put 8. used to play
9. he had missed/missed 10. used to spend 11. arrived, Susan had already left
12. was having 13. I had taken 14. had eaten
2. Rephrasing
Used to/Be used to (NO)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Translation
- used to / would (NO)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Translation