May 18, 2022
dialogue plus grammar
1. Yesterday I ___________________ (forget) my dictionary at home; so, I
____________________(borrow) another one from my classmate.
2. I _____________________ (lose) my keys I can’t get in.
3. My brother ______________________ (visit) U.S. three times.
4. Last month I _______________________ (visit) Venice for the first time.
5. I _______________________ (know) Spanish when I was eight; but, by time I ___________
(forget).
6. My best friend Chris _______________________ (know) me for ten years, we still meet once
a week at least.
7. I ___________________ (play) volleyball since I was a little kid; I’m pretty good at it.
8. Tina __________________ (play) soccer at university, however she
__________________ (not / like) it.
9. Sorry, I __________________ (miss) the train; shall we meet tomorrow?
10. Yesterday was a tough day for me; first, I __________________ (miss) the bus; so, I
__________________ (not / reach) my meeting on time, and then I _______________ (miss)
the train; so, I was late home.
11. Last year I __________________ (go) to Paris.
12. I’m sorry, my mother isn’t here now. She __________________ (go) shopping.
13. Daniel __________________ (finish) his lunch quickly and left home.
14. I __________________ (finish) painting the walls finally and I’m so tired!
. I .................... with my son when you ....................
played, called
was playing, were calling
was playing, called
played, were calling
2. The doorbell .................... while I ..................... a bath.
rang, was having
was ringing, was having
was ringing. had
3. As I ........................ for bus, I ............................. Joe crossing the road.
waited, saw
was waiting, saw
waited, was seeing
4. Yesterday, I ....................... to the movies with my wife.
was going
went
had gone
5. When I was a child, we ................ our own amusements.
were making
made
have made
6. When we .................... home, we discovered that water .......................... down the walls.
reached, ran
reached, was running
was reaching, was running
7. It ........................ while I .......................... in Mumbai.
was happening, was living
happened, was living
happened, lived
8. I .................... in Rome for ten years while I ................. a child.
lived, was
was living, was
lived, had been
9. I ......................... all day yesterday.
had slept
was sleeping
10. What ................................. at 11 pm last night?
did you do
were you doing
had you done
11. Who .......................... you that watch?
was giving
gave
had given
12. When I ......................... into the office, everybody ...................
was walking
walked, worked
walked, was working