Ex1. Complete the text using the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the box. answer be continue get go have open practice put ring say shine sing wake Amber’s Big Match One morning, Amber (1) .........up early. The sun (2) shined and the birds (3)........ .Amber (4)........very excited because it was the day of the big tennis match. Amber (5) .......downstairs and into the kitchen, where her father (6) ..........breakfast. “Morning, Amber. Today’s the day!” he (7)........... Amber smiled nervously. “Don’t worry!” he (8) .........“You’ll be fine.” Amber (9) ……………… some toast into the toaster and (10) ……………… the fridge. Just as she (11) ……………… the butter out, the phone (12) ……………… Her father (13) ……………… it. After a few minutes, he put the phone down. “Bad news, “I’m afraid. The other player (14) ……………… yesterday when she had an accident, The match is off.” Amber ate her toast slowly. She was surprised she didn’t feel disappointed. Ex2. Complete the sentences using the Past simple or Past perfect. 1. I got a high mark in English because I (study) ……………… hard before the exam. 2. How long (you/learn) ……………… English before you travelled to the U.S? 3. Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung (have) ……………… different manual labour jobs before he became a professional football player. 4. She (not/ come) ……………… home when I got into the house. 5. She (do) ……………… her homework before her mother asked her to do so. 6. When we (get) ……………… home last night. We (find) ……………… that somebody (break) ……………………… into the flat. 7. They (go) …………….. home after they (finish) ………………… their work. 8. “(be) ……………… Tom at home when you (arrive) ………………?” “No, he (already/ go) ……………… out.” 9. Who is that woman? - I (never/ see) ……………… her before. 10. I didn’t know who she was. I (never/ see) ……………… her before. 11. The house is dirty. They (not/ clean) ……………… it for weeks. 12. The house was dirty. They (not/ clean) ……………… it for weeks. 13. Ann (not/ be) ……………… at home when I phoned. She (be) ………………in London. 14. Ann (just/ get) ………………home when I (phone) ………………. She (be) ………………in London. 15. After taking a bath, he (go) ………………………….. to bed.