Ex. 22 Use past simple, continuous and perfect (A-D)19

Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport. Put the verbs into the correct form.

(Happened (it / happen) last August at the airport. A few weeks before, a group of us (1)………………. (decide) to go to Greece together for a holiday. (2)………………… (we / wait) in the queue at passport control when suddenly (3)……………………(I / realize) that (4) (I / forget) my passport. (5)……………………… (it / be) quite a shock. (6)………………………………… (I / hurry) to a phone and (7) ……………………….. (ring) my parents.

(8)……………………………… (they / work) in the garden, but luckily my mother (9) (hear) the phone. (10) (they / find) the passport and immediately (11)……………….. (drive) to the airport with it. (12) ………………….. (] / meet) them at the information desk. (13) (we / have) no time to talk, but (14)……………….. (I / say) goodbye to them earlier that morning. (15)…………………………… (I / run) all the way to the plane. I was just in time. When (16)………………………..(I / get) there, the passengers (17)…………………(sit) in their seats
ready for take-off. When (18) (they / see) me, everyone (19) …………. (start) clapping.

Revision

Ex. 23 Use the required present or past forms in the following sentences containing the adverbs scarcely, hardly, nearly and barely

1. Haven't we got enough junk in the house already? There (to be) barely room to move as it is. 2. David got really angry and beat his fist on the wall. Bits of plaster began to fall thick on the floor. "How amazing!" he said. "I hardly (to touch) it." 3. When the train got in, it (to be) nearly midnight. 4.I heard his father say: "I scarcely (to speak) to my son today." 5. Charles became impatient. He scarcely (to have) time to listen to our congratulations. 6. Last summer I very nearly (to go) to Spain. 7. There (to be) scarcely anyone there whom I knew. 8. Charles did not hope to become a doctor. He (to be) nearly twenty-six. 9. This was the side of my life he scarcely (to know). 10.I scarcely (to have) a glass of water since breakfast. 11.I asked her about her plans. But she scarcely (to listen). 12.I saw that all the family nearly (to come) to a disaster. 13. After ten minutes of the film, during which the star barely (to get) into her clothes, Ann rose to go. 14.I scarcely (to know) him up to the time I came to London. 15.The man (to be) hardly recognizable. 16.Grant hardly (to have) enough time to examine the room before the landlady came back. 17. You (to have) hardly any right to talk to me about these children. 18. He looked at his brother for agreement, but Philip barely (to move) his head. 19.I hardly (to see) him this week. 20.I (to be) nearly through with my work. 21. If you stand back, your face (to be) hardly visible.

22.It occurred to me that since we began our walk, he hardly (to talk) without guard. 23.His voice quavered. He nearly (to cry).

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