Grammar Bank

1B  PAST TENSES
      English File Intermediate pg 131

a
1 They watched Tv from 7.00 until 9.00. I arrived at 7.30.
   When I arrived, they were watching TV.

2 He left the office at 7.00. she phonrd him at 8.00
   When she phoned him, he had left the office.

3 I studied for the exam the night before.  The exam didn´t go well.
   The exam didn´t go well although I was studying the night before.

4 He cycled to work this morning. In the middle of this journey, he had an accident.
   When he was cycling to work this morning, he had an accident.

5 He only had five lessons.  He passed his driving test.
   When he passed his driving test, he had only had five lessons. 

b 
1  A  How the accident did happen?
    B  He was driving back from Manchester when he hit a tree.

2  I was already cooking the meal when they were starting to call me to
    say they couldn´t come.
     
3 When I got home I was really tired, so I had a shower and gone to bed.
   
4 I arrived too late. The concert had finished and my friends were going home.

5 The driver was losing control of his car because he had talked on his mobile.