Question

ENGLISH WORK

1- Simple Past or Past Continuous? When to use which tense?

a) The _________________ describes a completed action in the past.
b) The _________________ describes an action that was in progress in the past.

2- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the Simple Past or the Past Continuous.

a) They _________________ (study) when the lights _________________ (go out).
b) Sasha _________________ (write) an e-mail when the computer _________________ (stop) working.
c) When the doorbell _________________ (ring), we _________________ (watch) TV.
d) I _________________ (run) in the park when I _________________ (fall) over and hurt my leg.

3- Complete the sentences using the correct Reflexive Pronouns from the box.

myself - themselves - himself - ourselves - yourself | (essas são as palavras do "quadro")
a) I cut _________________ when I was cooking.
b) Pedro was riding his bike when he feel and hurt _________________.
c) It started raining and Mark and Peter ran to protect _________________.
d) My friend and I really enjoyed _________________ at the party. We had a lot of fun.
e) Look at _________________ in the mirror! You look very tired! Go home and rest.

4- Choose the correct alternative.

a) Would you like (a/some) water?
b) There isn't (a/any) hot dog in the kitchen.
c) There are (any/no) potato chips for the party.
d) There aren't (some/any cheese in the refrigerator.
e) There isn't (any/no) ketchup.

5- Complete the sentences with the correct verb form. Use the Simple Past or Past Continuous form. Insert a Reflexive Pronoun in the brackets.

a) Tom _________________ (cut) [_________________] while he _________________ (slice) cheese.
b) Ana _________________ (look) at [_________________] in the mirror when it _________________ (break).
c) We _________________ (help) [_________________] to some chips when a fire _________________ (start).
d) I _________________ (make) the cake [_________________] when I _________________ (hear) a noise.
e) I _________________ (use) the computer when it _________________ (turn) [_________________] off!

6- Complete the sentences with some, any, no or a.

a) There are _________________ hamburger patties for the party. Can you bring some?
b) Would you like _________________ potato chips?
c) There isn't _________________ soda for the party.
d) There's _________________ ketchup for the hamburgers. Let's buy some!
e) There aren't _________________ hot dog left.

7-Below there is a short biography of Bill Gates. Complete the text using the verbs in
the box either in the Simple Past or the Past Continuous.

be, be born, make, grow up, drop out, start (2), go, study, work, groww into, sell, meet (essas são as palavras do "quadro")
Bill Gates story _________________ in 1955. He _________________ in Seattle, where he _________________ with his parents and two sisters. His father _________________ a lawyer and his mother a teacher. When he was thirteen, he _________________ to become interested in computers and the development of computer software. In 1972 he _________________ his first big profit of $4,200 when he _________________ timetable software to his school.
Bill Gates _________________ to Harvard University and while he _________________ there he started Microsoft. It was obvious that the new business was going to be a great success so, in 1976, he _________________ after doing three years of a four-year course. Microsoft _________________ an enormous international company that employs 54,000 people all over the world. Gates _________________ his wife, Melinda, in 1987 when she _________________ for Microsoft. They got married in 1994 and now have two children.

Answer 1

1-a) simple past
1-b) past continuous 

2-a) were studying/get out
2-b)was writing/stopped 
2-c)rang/ we were
2-d)was running/falled

3-a) myself
3-b) himself
3-c) themselves
3-d) ourselves
3-e) yourself

4-a) some
4-b) any
4-c) no
4-d) any
4-e)no

5-a) cut/himself
5-b) was looking/herself
5-c) were helping/ourselves/started
5-d)was using/turned

6-a)no
6-b)some
6-c)any
6-d)no
6-e)my