2 Choose a situation and use your imagination about who, when and
what happened. In pairs, tell your story
using the past simple and past continuous.​

1. Many folk-tunes were used in Tchaikovsky's compositions.
2. New methods of work in agriculture have been introduced by the agronomist.
3. A recently devised apparatus was showed lecturer's students.
4. Children must be looked after all of us.
5. The Russian delegation was given a hearty welcome by the population of France.
6. I was asked to help in the garden by the gardener .
7. The English text is being translating by the students.
8. Their work was finished earlier than usual.
9. A telegram has been sent.
10. The problem was being discussing by the students at 6 o’clock yesterday.
11. A new English dictionary must be bought.

1 It’s December. The days are short and the nights are getting longer and longer.
2 Do you have less homework or more homework now than when you were in primary school?
3 Inception is the most interesting film I’ve seen in the past few years. I was hooked from beginning to end.
4 The more you friends you have, the harder it is to stay in touch with them all.
5 We’re all careful drivers, but my mum drives the most careful of us all.
6 Can you run quickly? You’re not fast enough!
7 Amazon is one of the most successful Internet businesses in the world.