Unit 1 Generations, 1B Grammar, Past tense contrast, page 9
Exercise 1
| Base form | -ing form | Past simple | Past participle |
|
1 marry 2 fight 3 die 4 meet 5 retire 6 think 7 stop 8 ride 9 fall 10 learn |
marrying fighting dying meeting retiring thinking stopping riding falling learning |
married fought died met retired thought stopped rode fell learned |
married fought died met retired thought stopped ridden fallen learned |
Exercise 2
1 bought
2 had got engaged
3 emigrated
4 Did Pam phone, were watching
5 stepped, was raining
6 didn’t phone
7 ‘d had
Exercise 3
1 Why did you get angry with Mary?
2 √
3 I couldn’t go out until I had done my homework.
4 It wasn’t raining when we left the house.
5 √
6 We were eating when you phoned.
7 Where did you have lunch?
Exercise 4
2 Tom didn’t grow up in London.; Did Tom grow up in London?
3 Her parents didn’t split up last year.; Did her parents split up last year?
4 Harry wasn’t living in Scotland.; Was Harry living in Scotland?
5 Sally hadn’t eaten lunch.; Had Sally eaten lunch?
Exercise 5
1 had left
2 went out
3 weren’t listening
4 had snowed
5 had lost
6 was shining
Exercise 6
1 died
2 was living
3 had spent
4 had lived
5 had
6 was, living