Grammar Revision Activities Unit 2

1.- Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past Simple or Past Continuous.
 1.- It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave) home this morning. 
2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it __________ (start) to rain.
 3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her. B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
 4.- My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he ____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ____________ (listen) to his conversation. 
5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing ____________ (happen). 
6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport? B: I don’t remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels. 
7.- I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live) there when I met them.
 8.- ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night? 
9.- I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our favourite song. 10.- I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________ (fall) asleep. 
11.- The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when they___________ (discover) the new drug. 
12.- We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us. 
13.-Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock __________ (ring)
 14.- As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with a street lamp. 
15.- When he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on his foot. 
16..- ___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus while you ____________ (come) to school? 17.- The students ____________ (read) the article when the last class ___________ (finish). 
18.- When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my friends __________ (wait) for me. 
19.- ____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise? 
20.- Susan __________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing). 


2. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.
200 years ago … 
1 … people used to / didn’t use to make their own clothes.
 2 … people used to / didn’t use to have mobile phones. 
3 … people used to / didn’t use to read books. 
4 … people used to / didn’t use to watch TV. 
5 … people used to / didn’t use to drive cars. 
6 … people used to / didn’t use to walk everywhere.

 3. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. 
1 Why did people _______________ mend their clothes?
 a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to 
2 I _______________ like watching football, but now I do.
 a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to 
3 What did you _______________ like doing when you were young? 
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to