Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past continuous. william tell this is the legend of william tell, the national hero of switzerland. there was a very cruel ruler, hermann gessler. one day his soldiers (arrest) william tell and his son. gessler (know) that tell was an
expert with a crossbow. he (take) tell's son and (put) an apple on his head. he (order) tell to shoot the apple. tell took two arrows and (put) one in his crossbow. he aimed carefully and (hit) the apple without touching the boy. while the people (cheer), gessler asked tell about the second
arrow. tell said "it's for you". gessler was very angry and decided to take tell to his castle on the other side of lake lucerne. while they (cross) the lake, a storm started and tell was able to escape. later, when gessler and his soldiers arrived at the castle, tell (wait) for them there. as
they (walk) along the path to the castle, tell (jump) out. with his crossbow and the second arrow, he (kill) gessler. tell's example encouraged his people to fight for their freedom.
Answer:
Exercise 1
1. Julia takes her dog for a walk free times in a day. She is very responsible person.
2. My brother never spends his pocket money on trifles. He prefers to save it for travelling.
3. The teachers don't wear uniforms. Sometimes they put on a white coat to protect their clothes.
4. I write very good essays, but I am not good at maths.
5. Who you usually invite to your birthday party?
6. We do karate, play volleyball and do lots of sports.
7. Where Paul goes jogging?
8. Trudy doesn't work for any magazine. she is a freelancer.
9. My grandparents drop in very often.
10. People often admire sportsmen for their enthusiasm, devotion and fortitude.
Exercise 2
1. Alan is sitting at his desk and checking his email.
2. Helen, aren't you reading a magazine?
3. My baby sister and I are having a great time together at the beach. We are building a sandcastle.
4. I am waiting for a letter from my grandmother.
5. Mum and dad are in the kitchen. They are preparing a sumptuous dinner to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
6. Why Diana is wearing shorts and snickers? Isn't she going to work today?
7. The nurse is washing her hands in the washbasin.
8. We aren't seeing Pam this week. She has just cancelled all meetings.
9. Ron is working on a very important project these days. I'm sure he'll be successful.
10. Anna and James are getting married this weekend. They are really excited.
Good luck!