)past simple or continuous? - i know you (to visit) your friends at the hostel yesterday. you (to have) a good time? - yes. when i (to come), olga (to write) a letter home and mary (to do) her homework. then they (to make) tea and (to treat) me to very tasty biscuits. i (to spend) about two hours with them. all that time we (to discuss) our college affairs. - don't start doing the exercises until you (to learn) the rule. - of course, i ( ) not. i always learn grammar rules first. - but you (to write) something. - well, i just (to write) the date and now i (to do) exercise 31. then i (to learn) the rule and (to do) exercise 36. past simple or perfect? 1. he (to understand) that he (to make) one more mistake. 2. they eagerly (to begin) to discuss the story they just (to read). 3. by the end of the working day she (to do) a lot. she always (to do) much work that year. 4. we (to hear) much about the film before we (to see) it. 5. as soon as she (to go) away he (to leave) too.

- I know you VISITED your friends at the hostel yesterday. DID you HAVE a good time?

- Yes. When I CAME,
Olga WAS WRITING a letter home and Mary WAS DOING  her homework. Then they MADE tea and TREATED me to very tasty biscuits. I SPENT about two hours with them. All that time we WERE DISCUSSING our college affairs.

- Don't start doing the exercises until you LEARN the rule.

- Of course, I WILL not. I always learn grammar rules first.

- But you HAVE WRITTEN something.

- Well, I HAVE just WRTTEN the date and now I AM DOING exercise 31. Then I WILL LEARN the rule and
DO exercise 36.

Past Simple or
Perfect?

1. He UNDERSTOOD
that he HAD MADE one more mistake.

2. They eagerly BEGAN to discuss the story they HAD just READ.

3. By the end of the
working day she HAD DONE a lot. She always DID much work that year.

4. We (HAD HEARD much
about the film before we SAW it.

5. As soon as she HAD GONE away he LEFT too.