PAST PROGRESSIVE. 1. My father was watching an interesting programme on TV, while I was reading for the examination. 2. We were playing the chess when the telephone rang. 3. My parents were having an unpleasant conversation when I came into their room. 4. Yesterday I was trying to beat the computer at chess all evening. 5. In the zoo the lions were being fed from 8.00 till 8.30 in the morning. 6. While we were having a swim in the lake, Mary was preparing a pleasant surprise for us. 7. When we were playing football, I suddenly broke my leg. 8. My mother was sewing a dress when our plumber knocked at the door. 9. When we were hopelessly losing the match, she gave me a smile. 10. I was writing a newspaper article while my wife was having a rest in the garden. PAST SIMPLE. 1. We graduated from the Institute in 1987. 2. My friend went to England to work for a probationary period three months ago. 3. I was on holiday in Bulgaria two weeks ago. 4. A friend of mine wrote a new operating system two months ago. 5. I was fond of swimming two years ago. 6. Tom forgot to remind me of the forthcoming lecture at Moscow State University yesterday. 7. I ate an apple, drank a glass of lemonade and went to school. 8. I wrote three novels last year. 9. I saw a lion in the zoo yesterday. 10. She was my bride in 1999.
Our flat is .on.. the fifth floor. The picture was .on.. the wall. over. my writing table She works .. at the library in .the University. There was an old tree near ..the church He is well-known among ...his pupils The women was sitting.. next to .me Your slippers are.. under .the bed The ball hit him... on his eyes We took our son...to the circus I was driving...along a narrow country road Take your textbook... from the table When he came into...the room there was nobody there They have climbed... up and... down the mountains for many times
1. This boy is (fatter) than that one. 2. My brother is (taller) than my sister. 3. Where does your (elder) brother live? 4. We heard (the latest) news over the radio. 5. Did you read his (latest) novel? 6. This box is (the heaviest) of all. 7. Your class work is (worth) than mine. 8. June is (the best) month of the year. 9. Whose translation is (best)? 10. Our teacher lives in (the farthest) part of the city. 11. Your hands are (bigger) than mine. 12. This street is (the noisiest). 13. Peter is (the smallest) in the family. 14. She will get (thinner) when she gets (older). 15. Your dress is (the most fashionable) of all. 16. She answered (better) than my brother. 17. My grandfather is two years (older) than my grandmother. 18. His watch is 5 minutes (faster) than yours. 19. Where is (the nearest) bus stop?
1. My father was watching an interesting programme on TV, while I was reading for the examination.
2. We were playing the chess when the telephone rang.
3. My parents were having an unpleasant conversation when I came into their room.
4. Yesterday I was trying to beat the computer at chess all evening.
5. In the zoo the lions were being fed from 8.00 till 8.30 in the morning.
6. While we were having a swim in the lake, Mary was preparing a pleasant surprise for us.
7. When we were playing football, I suddenly broke my leg.
8. My mother was sewing a dress when our plumber knocked at the door.
9. When we were hopelessly losing the match, she gave me a smile.
10. I was writing a newspaper article while my wife was having a rest in the garden.
PAST SIMPLE.
1. We graduated from the Institute in 1987.
2. My friend went to England to work for a probationary period three months ago.
3. I was on holiday in Bulgaria two weeks ago.
4. A friend of mine wrote a new operating system two months ago.
5. I was fond of swimming two years ago.
6. Tom forgot to remind me of the forthcoming lecture at Moscow State University yesterday.
7. I ate an apple, drank a glass of lemonade and went to school.
8. I wrote three novels last year.
9. I saw a lion in the zoo yesterday.
10. She was my bride in 1999.