^ 1 1 CHECK THE BASICS | ^ 2 | MOVE ON Narrative tenses 1 Identify the five incorrect sentences and correct them. Tve seen Alex last week. X i S , C L W ALexlastmek. Ichatted to my friends when my father phoned me. J ana discovered that someone stole her bag. When we had finished the experiment, we had written a report on t. Isat down at my desk and switched on the computen It was starting to rain while we were waiting for the bus. Hey! Someone has taken my mobile phone! What time have you got to school this morning? 1 Jja3&h8B!8&teS^^ 3 . ; 1:::.".;/ J " . i-i".: Ji.L L-".1 1 J J;;//. M: /.^.;J . . / . : J.-.:. C.f. ;- J ^ --_;' i_i' __ 4 5 MkLJ.ii!! :::..:!J!.':.!:!J..U. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the bold verbs. A How long (1) hoye you had (have) that guitar? B For six months. A Where (2) A' you UK (buy) it? B I (3) ..-...-i (see) it when I (4) J S S f tf l te f tM L . .. you , i; \ It (decide) to (shop) in town one day. A Why (5) M buy t? B B e cause I(6) (realise) that I (7) j.jJ always wanted (want) one. A (8) [<?. you (learn) music at school? B No, but my older sister (9).. (always, try) to teach me. :.!;,.i!J. A ( l O J i S d got this guitar? B No, 1(11) pick up) a guitar in my life you M (play) before you Time expressions 3 Complete the rules with the time expressions in the list. as assoonas while when 1 M zhk and are usec for an acrion t~at happc-ned a: the same t.me as another. 2 ..: is used fcr a" action t-at happens mmediately afte' another act or. 4 Choose the correct alternatives. 1 Before / After 1 left the party, I went home. 2 While / As soon as I saw him I recognised him. 3 (As)/ Before we were arriving, it started to rain. 4 Before /(hen)she saw us she waved. 5 Before / After I knew I had passed the exam, I was very nervous. 5 Complete the text with the time expressions in the list. after as assoonas before when while T he other day. l witressed a rofcbery I was wa.k - g - ;:m'j (1) s:~oo on Wecnesday afte'noon (2; saw a rran robbing an elderly lady. (3) .i.i:'.1. could do anything, he had started running down the road. (4) A.$ff?M5 I realised that he had stolen her bag, I phoned the p l ice . (5) .M.?. the man was running, he fell down several times. J ust (6) M. the man thought he had e scape d, a p l ice car arrived. 10 Unit 1 Memory and experience u ini4t ' I ininirirm\ 6 Rewrite the sentences using the correct p;ist tense forms of the verbs and the time expressions. L ast night, J ohn (cook) the dinner. I (tidy) my room. (while) Last nLgkLjohncookedthedi nnerwhi lei tdi ed mi j room. 1 T hey (go) to another school. T hey (come) to this one. (before) 2 We (arrive) at the station. T he train (leave). (after) '>' iii' " .-'.'/t1'.1 i!ter!:<<j^j:;jj:.ubft. 3 She (study) in the library. She first (meet) her boyfriend. (when) poyfriend 4 T he printer (break). Cristina (print) the document. (while) JJ.Lli!.!.!.:i..! .'.:.;k..l.iink. d. .!.-. LJ.'J.:!:'. J-L.S.i: document 5 I (open) the curtains. I(see) a ca outside looking at me. (as soon as) .:):...:.1..L..L;ii::..:Hlld. 'J.iJ.l.ilLLJ: .l&ki SJ &ffl.?.: 6 T hey (walk) down the mountain. It (start) to snow, (when) used to and would 7 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of used to. Ididn't like coffee before. /didn' taseto Like coffee. 1 In the past, I played che ss. ..'. \ 8&3i.J ?.ly.f.ftS3?,; 2 Were you friends with Sara before? My8y.y$.?.MhJ.!i. .(.: n<J:.i. v.'M. 3 She didn't have long hair before. 4 When I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut. / used to [dlLL^d..!:!. .dl'JlVdiiL ') Did M.iik |)l,iy hasketball before? (4^.^M p)SlP.SM kL 6 O ur teachers never gave us so much homework. .flyc.#te.cs.!?.?y^ Complete the sentences with wouldI wouldn't and the verbs in the list. eyete forget go keep lie make tell I \ I muid nutU to school every day. 1 I loved collecting stamps. I .W?M JjM l them n an l bum. 2 My aunt always remembered my birthday. She .M?;M2;.:./;-!t;. it. 3 My father .WM.M . me stories about hls travels. 4 We on the beach all day ge tt ng brown. 5 My mother delicious cake s and biscuits. 6 Weekends were great. We J S&M &OS. to bed until late. H| 3 | CONSOLIDATE 9 Choose the correct option. My grandparents used to / wetrtd live n a small vlllage in the country. When I was a child, I (l)used to)/ use to spend part of the summe r holidays with them. I (2) used / would stay there for two or three weeks and my grandmother (3) used to / wouldn't cook wonderful me is. I (4) didn't used t o/ wouldn't get up until l l am. It was wonderful! M y grandfather (5) used to)/ would have a boat and he (6) use to / would take me fishing. We (7) use to / would eat the fish tor dinner. As I got older, I (8) didn't use to / wouldn't like going there so much because I wanted to stay with my friends in the city. Memory and experience Unit 1 11