с англом Past Simple or Past Continuous? Choose the right verbal form.

1. you at 8 o’clock today?

a. Were …. sleeping b. Did ….. sleep

2. she you about that task?

a. Wasn’t …. telling b. Didn’t …tell

3. While I , they billiards.

a. was sleeping; were playing

b. slept; played

c. was sleeping; played

4. When I into the room, he .

a. was coming; was crying

b. came; cried

c. came; was crying

2) Choose among the verbs given below those which are not usually used in Continuous and write them down:

to like, to say, to swim, to understand, to see, to play, to want, to study.
1. 3.

2 4.

3) Two boys are discussing what they have done, what they are going to do, what they
did or were doing. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms paying your attention
to the marked words.

Тот: Г just some fruit and cookies for our party. (1) (to buy)

Jack: you to have a party today? (2) (to go)

Tom: Not today and not me! My sister is! She' her birthday this we

and tomorrow we're going to have a great party. (3) (to have)

Jack: She'_ up so quickly, your little sister, hasn't she? (4) (t

grow up)

Tom: Oh, yes, she has! Today she'_ an apple pie on her own

yesterday she Mum to clean the flat. (5) (to bake, to help)

Jack: I’ her recently. She a bicycle

in the park. (6) (to see, to ride)
4) Read the short dialogues attentively and complete them in a proper way using Neither
nor, Both, Either ... or.

1. — I like spring and autumn!

— And I don't! I like spring autumn! I lib

only summer!

2. — He'll bring fruit cookies. I asked him to.

— Oh, but I've already bought ! Ask him to buy something else

like juice or candies!

5) Read the dialogue attentively and fill in the gaps using Reported Speech.

Ann: Our teacher said, "You made so many mistakes in your test that's w we'll have another one next week!" Remember we had that difficult test last I day?

Lisa: Oh, yes, it was too difficult even for me _ But what did she say? Are we going to have another test soon?

Ann: Exactly. She said that we so many mistakes that we

another test week. (1)

Lisa: It's so bad! But I remember she said. "The test is not difficult at all! You can do it quickly and without mistakes!

Ann: You're right! She said that the test rather easy. And that we

do it in twenty minutes! (2)

Lisa: You know, I don't care about that test! My Mum said to me, "Don't think about your marks!"

Ann: Are you kidding? Your Mum told you about

your marks ... How can it be? My Mum would never say so! (3)