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EXERCISE. Rewrite the sentences with “had” in the correct place.

1) By the time Engin got home, his parents went to bed.

_______________________________________________________________________.

2) Osman didn’t tell me how he fixed that radio.

_______________________________________________________________________.

3) My girlfriend rented a DVD, but I saw that film before.

______________________________________________________________________.

4) As I was walking, I suddenly remembered I left my keys in the car.

______________________________________________________________________.

5) Nobody could understand how my sister wrote such a good poem.

_____________________________________________________________________.

KEY:

1. By the time Engin got home, his parents had gone to bed.
2. Osman didn’t tell me how he had fixed that radio.
3. My girlfriend rented a DVD, but I had seen that film before.
4. As I was walking, I suddenly remebered I had left my keys in the car.
5. Nobody could understand how my sister had written such a good poem.

TIME EXPRESSIONS

EXERCISE 1. Match the two parts of the sentences

1) Alex was walking near the stadium

2) While they were working,

3) Did anyone leave me a message

4) Mary started to prepare dinner

5) As soon as I heard the news,

6) Semih was lying on the grass

7) My daughter fell asleep

a) I phoned Murat to tell him about it.

b) when three of his fans came and kissed him.

c) while his son were playing football with his friends.

d) as soon as her head hit the pillow.

e) when her husband arrived home.

f) the manager came into the office to check them.

g) while I was out for lunch?

EXERCISE 2. Circle the correct time expression

1) I sent the reports to the head office ____________ I got home.

a) as          b) while          c) as soon as

2) ____________ I was writing the reports, my computer crashed.

a) Then         b) While         c) As soon as

3) I was stopped by the police ___________ I was driving to the office that morning.

a) as          b) then          c) until

4) I wonder if my wife remembered to take my wallet with her ___________ she left home.

a) while          b) when          c) then

5) ___________ she finished her homework, she went out to play volleyball.

a) Then         b) Until         c) As soon as

6) __________ you met Kenan at the airport, did he look sad?

a) As          b) When          c) Then

KEY

EXERCISE 1. 1) b 2) f 3) g 4) e 5) a 6) c 7) d

EXERCISE 2. 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) b

GRAMMAR TEST 1 (test your grammar)

PART A. Underline the correct form of the tenses.

1. My father thought / is thinking of setting up a new business but he hasn’t decided yet.

2. Since I’m having my house redecorated, I am staying / stay at a cheap hotel this month.

3. Air transportation has become / is becoming cheaper and cheaper nowadays.

4. Whether Güiza play against Arsenal on Tuesday is depending / depends on his condition.

5. My dog’s only bad habit is that it is barking / barks too much at night.

PART B. Choose the correct form of the verbs.

6. This time last summer Tarkan _______________ for the concert in Antalya.

a. has prepared  b. was preparing  c. has been preparing  d. was prepare

7. By the time Merve called, Ozan __________ the house, so she had no reply.

a. has left  b. was leaving  c. had left  d. left

8. When the earthquake hit my hometown, I __________ to the USA for business.

a. flied  b. had flown  c. was flying  d. have flown.

9. After three hours of questioning she admitted that she __________ the money from the manager’s office.

a. had stolen  b. has stolen  c. was stealing  d. had stole

10. When Fenerbahçe transferred Roberto Carlos in 2007, Alex ___________ for Fenerbahçe for 3 years.

a. has been playing  b. played  c. was playing  d. had been playing

PART C. Choose the correct word.

11. I’ve ___________ eaten two hamburgers and I don’t want to eat anyhing.

a. still  b. yet  c. before  d. already

12. __________ I was having holiday in Cunda, Ayvalik, I ran into my ex girlfriend.

a. Until  b. While  c. Since  d. Before

13. My hometown Karsiyaka has changed a lot __________ I moved to Istanbul.

a. after  b. during  c. since  d. for

14. I really had a serious accident three years _______ and I couldn’t drive _______ five weeks.

a. before / for  b. later / since  c. ago / yet  d. ago / for

15. She has been going out with Demir __________ three months and she is very happy at the moment.

a. since  b. ago  c. until  d. for

***Answers will be in the next post in the ANSWER KEY section.

EXERCISE

Complete the sentences in the story below using the words in parantheses. Use Simple Past or Past Cont.

WHEN THE OLD FLAME BURNS

Last year, Semih _______________ ( decide ) to Antalya for two weeks.

While he _____________ ( wait ) for his flight at the Adnan Menderes Airport, he ___________ ( meet ) his ex-girlfriend Ceyda.

Before Semih____________ ( move ) to Izmir, he and Ceyda ___________ ( work ) together for a big company in Istanbul.

As soon as Semih and Ceyda ______________ ( see ) each other at the airport, they ___________ ( begin ) to remember good old days.

While they ____________ ( wait ) for their flights, they ______________ ( talk ) about old times.

After a long conversation about old days, they ______________ ( notice ) that they had missed their flights.

While Ceyda was about to leave the airport, Semih ___________ ( hold ) her hand and told her that he loved her.

When she ___________ ( hear ) that, she ____________ ( be ) suprised.

They ___________ ( leave ) the airport together and ____________ ( have ) a romantic dinner in an excellent restaurant.

While they __________ ( have ) dinner, Semih ____________ ( ask ) her to marry him.

Key: 1. decided  2. was waiting / met  3. moved / worked or were working  4. saw  5. began  6. noticed   7. held   8. heard / was  9. left / had  10. were having / asked

SIMPLE PAST or PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

EXERCISE 1. Match the numbers with the correct letters.

1) While Melis was trying to open the bottle,

2) I saw Mr.President

3) She burnt all his fingers

4) When I first said that I loved her

5) The refree sent him out

 a) we were having a romantic dinner in Paris.

b) it slipped from her hand.

c) when he hit the opposing player.

d) while I was driving along the Parliament Road.

e) while she was trying to fire the barbecue for the guests.

KEY: 1-b          2-d          3-e         4-a           5-c

EXERCISE 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Use Simple Past or Past Continuous

A DAY IN THE ARMY

I _______________ 1( be ) in the army two years ago. Those days _______________ 2 ( be ) very hard because we _______________ 3 ( have ) a very tough training program. Every morning we ________________ 4 ( get up ) at 5.30 in the morning and _______________ 5 ( have ) breakfast at 6.00. After breakfast, we _______________ 6 ( run ) 15 kilometers and ________________ 7 ( do ) lots of physical exercises.

One morning I _______________ 8 ( get up ) at 5.30 but I _______________ 9 ( not feel ) myself energetic so I ______________ 10 ( decide ) to see a doctor. I ______________ 11 ( get dressed ) and ________________ 12 ( go ) out. It ______________ 13 ( be ) a wonderful spring morning. The sun _______________ 14 ( shine ) and all the soldiers _______________ 15 ( run ) in the garden. While they _______________ 16 ( run ), they _______________ 17 ( sing ) different marches. It _______________ 18 ( be ) really amazing to watch them. As _______________ I 19 ( go ) to the doctor’s office, a commander _______________ 20 ( stop ) me. He ___________ 21 ( ask ) what I ______________ 22 ( do ) at that time in the middle of the garden. I ____________ 23 ( not know ) what to say because I ______________ 24 ( be ) very excited and scared. While I  ____________ 25 ( try ) to talk, we ______________ 26 ( heard ) a terrible noise and ___________27  ( see ) a lot of smoke. It _____________ 28 ( be ) obviously an enemy attack. Suddenly the commander _______________ 29 ( start ) to run. While he ____________ 30 ( run ), he ______________ 31 ( shout ) at the soldiers to get ready for a counter attack. At that time I _______________32  ( think ) I __________33  ( be ) in a dream. The atmosphere ___________34  ( be ) bad. Everybody ___________35 ( shout ) and _______________36  ( run ) aimlessly.

Suddenly everything ____________37  ( get ) normal. Fortunately I ____________ 38 ( learn ) that it was just a military exercise. :))

KEY

1. was     2. were      3. had      4. got up      5. had       6. ran       7. did      8. got up     9. didn’t feel     10. decided     11. got dressed       12. went     13. was      14. was shining      15. were running         16. were running       17. were singing       18. was        19. going        20. stopped      21. asked      22. was doing       23. didn’t know      24. was      25. was trying       26. heard     27.saw      28. was        29. started         30. was running       31. was shouting      32. thought      33. was       34. was     35. were shouting      36. were running      37. got      38. learnt      

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect or Simple Past.

1) Merve: Kemal, how many times _______________ you _______________ ( move ) your house?

    Kemal: I don’t exactly know but I think five or six times.

    Merve: When _______________ you ______________ ( move ) to your present house?

    Kemal: I _______________ ( move ) in 2007.

2) This is the first time she ________________ ( swim ) in a swimming pool.

3) My sister hasn’t seen her best friend since she ______________ ( get ) married.

4) Necdet and Mehmet _______________ ( work ) for this company for 9 years.

5) A: ____________ you ever ____________ ( have ) an accident?

    B: Yes, I ___________ ( have ) an accident once.

    A: How __________ it __________ ( happen ) ?

    B: I was driving fast when I _______________ ( see ) a deer on the road. Unfortunately, I _______________  (can not) anything and I ______________ ( hit ) it?

    A: _______________ the deer ______________ ( die ) ?

    B: No, it was badly injured and I _______________ ( take ) it to a vet.

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Continuous tense.

1) When the police stopped ( stop ) me, I was speaking on the phone. ( example )

2) I came across my French teacher while I _______________ ( shop ) in Paris last summer.

3) My sister _______________ ( watch ) T.V at 9 o’clock last night.

4) When the earthquake _______________ ( happen ), we _______________ ( have ) lunch.

5) When Murat _______________ ( arrived ) home, her wife ______________ ( cook ).

6) Leyla _______________ ( sing ) while Hasan __________ ( play ) the guitar.

7) The Police: What were you doing when you __________ ( see ) the accident?

    The man: I _______________ ( wait ) for a bus at the bus stop.

8 ) At this time last Saturday I _______________ ( swim ) in the swimming pool.

9) She _______________ ( have ) a shower when I __________ ( call ) her so I had to talk to her mother.

10) I decided to move the house while I _______________ ( water ) the flowers in the garden.

EXERCISE 2

Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Continuous Tense

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

I ___________ ( be ) in Malta for a holiday last summer and it was the place where I first __________ ( see )  her. It was a very hot evening so I _______________ ( decide ) to walk on the beach. Although it was nearly midnight, the beach was too very crowded. Some people _______________ ( sit ) around a fire, some people __________ ( sing ) with their friends. It was really a good atmosphere. While I ___________ ( look ) at the people around me, I ____________ ( notice ) somebody who _______________ ( sit ) alone and __________ ( watch ) the sea. It was her.  I was trying not to disturb her but suddenly she _______________ ( turn ) around and __________ ( see ) me. As soon as I ______________ ( look ) at her eyes, I _______________ ( fall ) in love with her.

To be continued….