Unit 3 Physical appearance

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

Exercise 2 Complete the conversation with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

Exercise 1 Answer the questions.

Judy Boehmer

Judy had her first child, Adam, 27 years ago. She now has four sons and seven daughters and a pet dog, Bosco, but she wants more boys. Judy and her husband, Larry, live in Atlanta, Georgia, but they also have a 10-metre-long motor home. The family sometimes travels more than 40 000 kilometres a year for their work. The children do not go to school, but they study at home with their parents.

The Boehmer are a circus family and all the children take part in the show. They do different kinds of juggling and Margaret, the youngest, stands on one leg in her mother’s hand. The first show of the Boehmer Family Jugglers was at a theme park in Iowa in 1989, and they now perform all over America.

1. Where was Gemma born?

2. When was her wedding?

3. Where is her husband from?

4. What’s her daughter’s name?

5. How many children are there in Judy’s family?

6. What is the family home when they travel?

7. What is the youngest child’s name?

8. Where was the family’s first show?

Grammar: Past Simple and Past Continuous

1. - Where ____ (you/go) last night, Paul?

- I ____ (go) to the cinema with my friend, Susan.

2. - What ____ (she/have) for breakfast?

- She ____ (eat) pancakes with syrup.

3. - They ____ (see) their favourite band play in concert.

- Wow! ____ (they/enjoy) it?

4. - Why ____ (you/leave) school yesterday?

- Because I ____ (not/be) well. I ____ (go) home.

5. - Be quiet! I ____ (hear) something outside the window.

- That’s strange. I ____ (not/hear) anything.

A: When (1) _____ (you talk) to?

B: I (2) ____ (not talk) to anybody.

A: What (3) ____ (you do)?

B: I (4) _____ (listen) to the radio.

A: Why (5) ____ (you stand) outside?

B: Because you (6) ____ (make) a lot of noise inside?

A: We (7) ____ (not make) a lot of noise!

B: I thought you (8) ____ (have) a row.

1. My friend ____ (buy) jeans when I ____ (see) her in the shop.

2. The boys ____ (play) in the park all day yesterday.

3. She ___ (talk) on the phone at 5 p.m. yesterday.

4. The students ____ (write) a test when the bell ____ (ring).

5. The text was very difficult. He ____ (translate) this text the whole evening yesterday.

6. My brother ____ (listen) to music when his friends ____ (come).

7. I ____ (break) my arm when I ____ (play) football.

Text: Family ties Grammar: Past Perfect Vocabulary

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