Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past continuous. 1. Jill (to iron) while Peter (to do) the washing up.

2. Susan (to have) a shower when the doorbell (to ring).

3. David (to get into) his car, (to start) the engine and (to drive away).

4. At 8 o’clock in the morning today (have) breakfast.

V. Fill in: have/ has gone to, have/ has been to, have/ has been in.

A: Can I talk to Mr. Harris, please?

B: I’m sorry but Mr. Harris has gone to Paris.

- A: you ever to New York?

- B: No, never.

- A: Is Sue at home?

- B: No, she isn’t. She the supermarket.

- A: Have you visited the National Museum yet?

- B: No, not yet. I only Athens for two days,

- you know.

VI. Underline the correct item.

1. The children laughed (happy / happily).

2. He always drives (careful / carefully).

3. The test was very (easy / easily).

4. Caroline is (beautiful / beautifully).

5. Kevin shouted (angry / angrily).

6. She always behaves (good / well).

1. Jill was ironing while Peter was doing the washing up.

Explanation: In this sentence, we use the past continuous tense to show that the actions were happening simultaneously in the past. "Jill was ironing" and "Peter was doing the washing up" are actions that were in progress at the same time.

2. Susan was having a shower when the doorbell rang.

Explanation: The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. In this sentence, Susan was already having a shower when the doorbell rang.

3. David got into his car, started the engine, and drove away.

Explanation: In this sentence, we use the past simple tense to describe actions that happened one after another in the past. First, David got into his car, then he started the engine, and finally, he drove away.

4. At 8 o’clock in the morning today, I had breakfast.

Explanation: The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. In this sentence, the action of having breakfast happened at a specific time in the past (8 o'clock in the morning).

V. Fill in: have/ has gone to, have/ has been to, have/ has been in.

A: Can I talk to Mr. Harris, please?
B: I'm sorry, but Mr. Harris has gone to Paris.

Explanation: "Has gone to" is used to describe someone's current location. In this case, Mr. Harris is currently in Paris.

- A: Have you ever been to New York?
- B: No, never.

Explanation: "Have/has been to" is used to talk about past experiences or visits to a place. In this case, the person hasn't visited New York before.

- A: Is Sue at home?
- B: No, she isn't. She has gone to the supermarket.

Explanation: "Has gone to" is used to describe someone's current location. In this case, Sue is currently at the supermarket.

- A: Have you visited the National Museum yet?
- B: No, not yet. I have only been in Athens for two days.

Explanation: "Have/has been in" is used to talk about a period of time spent in a place. In this case, the person has been in Athens for two days.

VI. Underline the correct item.

1. The children laughed happily.

Explanation: "Happily" is an adverb that describes how the children laughed.
2. He always drives carefully.

Explanation: "Carefully" is an adverb that describes how he drives.
3. The test was very easy.

Explanation: "Easy" is an adjective that describes the test.
4. Caroline is beautifully.

Explanation: Here, the correct answer would be "beautiful" as an adjective to describe Caroline.
5. Kevin shouted angrily.

Explanation: "Angrily" is an adverb that describes how Kevin shouted.
6. She always behaves well.

Explanation: "Well" is an adverb that describes how she behaves.