SolutionsThirdEditionPre-IntermediateTests 1 Unit 2 ProgressTest A Grammar
1 Completethesentences. .
1 Whenit (stop) raining, we (goout) and
(put) thekayakinthewater.
2 While I (wait) atthebusstop, I (see) anaccident.
3 Suddenly, theman (take) thepursefromthewoman’shandbagand
(runoff).
4 At 5 p.m. yesterday, I (read) a
(watch) a .
5 I (relax) inthesunwhen a cloud (appear) inthesky.
6 Whenthesailor (open) thebox, he (find) anoldmapinside.
7 Whileeveryone (argue), I (realise) itwas a goodtimetogo.
8 As I (leave) theparty, I finally (remember) theman’sname.
9 Theman (wear) a raincoatand (carry) a bigsuitcase.
10 Thegirl (run) throughtheforestwhenshe (slip) over.

1. When it stops raining, we will go out and put the kayak in the water.
To complete this sentence, we need to use the correct verb forms. The base form of the verb "stop" is "stop", and it should be used with the pronoun "it" as the subject of the sentence. In the second part of the sentence, we need to use future tense to express a future action, so the correct form of the verb "go" is "will go". Lastly, we need to use the base form of the verb "put" to complete the sentence.

2. While I am waiting at the bus stop, I see an accident.
In this sentence, we use present continuous tense for the ongoing action of "waiting" and "seeing". "While" indicates the duration of an action, so we use the present continuous tense for both verbs.

3. Suddenly, the man takes the purse from the woman's handbag and runs off.
We use simple present tense for actions that happen at the moment of speaking. In this sentence, "takes" and "runs off" are the actions that happen suddenly in the present moment.

4. At 5 p.m. yesterday, I was reading a book and watching a movie.
To express actions that happened in the past at a specific time, we use past continuous tense. In this sentence, "was reading" and "watching" are actions that happened at 5 p.m. yesterday.

5. I was relaxing in the sun when a cloud appeared in the sky.
Here, we use past continuous tense for the ongoing action of "relaxing" and the past simple tense for the action of "appearing". "When" introduces a specific point in time when the action happened.

6. When the sailor opened the box, he found an old map inside.
Using past simple tense for the past actions, we can say that "opened" and "found" are both actions that happened in the past.

7. While everyone was arguing, I realized it was a good time to go.
We use past continuous tense for the ongoing action of "arguing" and past simple tense for the action of "realized". "While" indicates the duration of an action, so both verbs use past continuous tense.

8. As I was leaving the party, I finally remembered the man's name.
"As" here is used to introduce a past action that happened in the middle of another action. So, we use past continuous tense for "was leaving" and past simple tense for "remembered".

9. The man was wearing a raincoat and carrying a big suitcase.
In this sentence, we use past continuous tense to describe the ongoing action of "wearing" and "carrying". "Was" indicates that the actions were happening in the past.

10. The girl was running through the forest when she slipped over.
Here, we use past continuous tense for the ongoing action of "running" and past simple tense for the action of "slipped over". "When" introduces a specific point in time when the action happened.