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WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS TO THE CORRECT TENSE
Exercise2
1. When he (arrive) .................. at 8pm, we ( play) .................. the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she (hear) ......................... an explosion.
3. the phone (ring).................... when I ( eat)................................
4. I (lose) ............................... my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim (wash) ........................... his car when it (start) ..................... raining.
6. Scott (speak)............................ with Al who (apologize)..........................for (have) ......................... to go when his father (call) ...................................... him.
7. My dad (break) .................................... his leg, when he was jumping.
8. Denis (become) ................................ an actor during his holidays in Australia.

Exercise2:

1. Mike (be) ............... angry because he
(wait) ................................... for more than half an hour.
2. When I (want) .....................to wash the dishes
I saw that my brother (already/do).................................................. it.
3. After I (clean)........................................ my room, I
(go)...................................... to the cinema.
4. Last year I (go) .............................. to New York. I
(never/be) ....................................... there before.
5. Everything (be) ........................... wet. It
(rain) ....................................................... since three o´clock.
6. We (not have) ............................................. an exchange pupil before Sally
(come) ................................... to visit us.
7. Mike (fall)............................ into the mud after Paul
(overtake).......................................................him.
8. When I (arrive) ..................................at the party,
my friends (already/eat) .......................................................all the cakes
and (drink)......................................... all the cokes and lemonades.
9. (you/buy)............................................. the new car before you
(sell)...................................... your old car?
10. (you/buy)............................................... the new car after you
(sell) ......................................... your old car?

1. When he arrives at 8pm, we will have played the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3. the phone will have rung when I eat.
4. I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim will have washed his car when it start raining.
6. Scott (speak)............................ with Al who (apologize)..........................for (have) ......................... to go when his father (call) ...................................... him.
7. My dad breaked his leg, when he was jumping.
8. Denis will became an actor during his holidays in Australia.



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correction svp Mrs helmi

Hello Abderahmane Korait. I'm glad you 've joined the web community, and thanks for being part of it and for using the exercises. As for the tense exercises,I suppose you'll have to try an other time .I 'm working on some short explanation so that you can benefit more from connecting here.

Hello Mrs. Hilmi, These are my answers for the first exercise :

1. When he arrived at 8pm, we were playing the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3. the phone rang when I was eating.
4. I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim was washing his car when it started raining.
6. Scott was speaking with Al who apologized for having to go when his father called him.
7. My dad broke his leg, when he was jumping. (that's funny, knowing that he's a father )
8. Denis became an actor during his holidays in Australia.

Is this correct

well done , Abderrahmane .I hope you will do the 2nd exercise as successfully.
I like your comment about the jumping father.It is funny although I think there 's a child in every man.

Boubekraoui Youssef

Hello Mrs. Hilmi, I am sorry to be the last to post the last reply

Exercise1:

1. When he arrived at 8pm, we were playing the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3. the phone rang when I was eating.
4. I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim was washing his car when it started raining.
6. Scott was speaking with Al who apologized for having to go when his father called him.
7. My dad broke his leg, when he was jumping.
8. Denis became an actor during his holidays in Australia.

Exercise2:

1. Mike is angry because he waited for more than half an hour.
2. When I wanted to wash the dishes I saw that my brother has already doing it.
3. After I cleaned my room, I'm go to the cinema.
4. Last year I was go to New York. I never been there before.
5. Everything is wet. It raining since three o´clock.
6. We not have an exchange pupil before Sally comes to visit us.
7. Mike falls into the mud after Paul overtakes him.
8. When I arrived at the party, my friends had already eating all the cakes and drank all the coke and lemonade.
9. You buy the new car before you sell your old car?
10. You buy the new car after you sell your old car?

I hope this is correct?

Mrs Hilmi may you give us the keys !

Exercise2
1. When he arrived at 8pm, we were playing the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3. the phone was ringin when I ate
4. I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim was washing his car when it started raining.
6. Scott was speaking with Al who apologized for having to go when his father Called him.
7. My dad was broking his leg, when he Jumped.
8. Denis became an actor during his holidays in Australia.

Exercise2:

1. Mike is angry because he was waiting for more than half an hour.
2. When I wanted to wash the dishes I saw that my brother was already doing it.
3. After I was cleaning my room, I went to the cinema.
4. Last year I went to New York. I never been there before.
5. Everything is wet. It was Raining since three o´clock.
6. We were not having an exchange pupil before Sally comes to visit us.
7. Mike fell into the mud after Paul was overtaking him.
8. When I arrived at the party,my friends were already eating all the cakes
and drinking all the cokes and lemonades.
9. You were buying the new car before you sold your old car?
10. You bought the new car after you
were selling your old car?

I suppose if you review the lessons on the past tense ,you 'll be able to figure out your own mistakes and correct them yourself.That 's part of this learning process .The key answer will be posted when everyone has done the exercises.

Exercise2
1. When he arrived at 8pm, we were playing the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3. the phone was ringin when I ate
4. I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim was washing his car when it started raining.
6. Scott was speaking with Al who apologized for having to go when his father Called him.
7. My dad was broking his leg, when he Jumped.
8. Denis became an actor during his holidays in Australia.

Exercise2:

1. Mike is angry because he was waiting for more than half an hour.
2. When I wanted to wash the dishes I saw that my brother was already doing it.
3. After I was cleaning my room, I went to the cinema.
4. Last year I went to New York. I never been there before.
5. Everything is wet. It was Raining since three o´clock.
6. We were not having an exchange pupil before Sally comes to visit us.
7. Mike fell into the mud after Paul was overtaking him.
8. When I arrived at the party,my friends were already eating all the cakes
and drinking all the cokes and lemonades.
9. You were buying the new car before you sold your old car?
10. You bought the new car after you
were selling your old car?

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Hello mrs Hilmi I'm sorry to be late , that's my first exercise


1. When he arrived at 8pm, we were playing the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3. the phone rang when I was eating.
4. I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim was washing his car when it started raining.
6. Scott was speaking with Al who apologized for having to go when his father called him.
7. My dad broke his leg, when he was jumping.
8. Denis became an actor during his holidays in Australia.

that's the second


1. Mike is angry because he was waiting for more than half an hour.
2. When I wanted to wash the dishes I saw that my brother was already doing it.
3. After I was cleaning my room, I went to the cinema.
4. Last year I went to New York. I never been there before.
5. Everything is wet. It was Raining since three o´clock.
6. We were not having an exchange pupil before Sally comes to visit us.
7. Mike fell into the mud after Paul was overtaking him.
8. When I arrived at the party,my friends were already eating all the cakes
and drinking all the cokes and lemonades.
9. You were buying the new car before you sold your old car?
10. You bought the new car after you
were selling your old car?

1-When he arrived at 8pm, we were playing the game on PC.
2-Gloria was watching TV, when she heard an explosion.
3-the phone rang when I was eating.
4-I lost my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5-Jim was washing his car when it started raining.
6-Scott was speaking with Al who apologized for having to go when his father called him.
7-My dad broke his leg, when he was jumping.
8-Denis became an actor during his holidays in Australia.

EXERCISE2
1-Mike is angry because he was waiting for more than half an hour.
2-When I wanted to wash the dishes I saw that my brother was already doing it.
3-After I was cleaning my room, I went to the cinema.
4-Last year I went to New York. I never been there before.
5-Everything is wet. It was Raining since three o´clock.
6-We were not having an exchange pupil before Sally comes to visit us.
7-Mike fell into the mud after Paul was overtaking him.
8-When I arrived at the party,my friends were already eating all the cakes
and drinking all the cokes and lemonades.
9-You were buying the new car before you sold your old car?
10-You bought the new car after you
were selling your old car?

WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS TO THE CORRECT TENSE
Exercise2
1. When he arrived .................. at 8pm, we .were.. playing ............... the game on PC.
2. Gloria was watching TV, when she ...heared...................... an explosion.
3. the phone (ring) ringed.................... when I ( eat)..was eating
..............................
4. I lost ............................... my credit card while I was doing the shopping.
5. Jim was washing......................... his car when it started..................... raining.