Unit 3
Grammar Practice
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1
Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 I was walking in the park
a when her son got home.
2 While we were working
b as soon as his head hit the pillow.
3 Did anyone call me
c as the sun came up over the ocean.
4 She started to cook dinner
d the children were playing.
5 As soon as I heard the news
e when a dog bit me.
6 We were lying on the beach
f I phoned Sam to tell him about it.
7 He fell asleep
g while I was sleeping?
1. ....... 2. ....... 3. ....... 4. ....... 5. ....... 6. ....... 7. .......
e
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2
Choose the correct time expression, a, b or c.
1 I phoned you ................................ I got
as soon as
home.
a while
b as soon as c as
2 ................................ she was watching TV,
a bird ¯ew in though the window.
a Then
b While
c As soon as
3 Did you remember to lock the door
................................you left?
a while
b then
c when
4 He had an idea ................................ he was
driving home that evening.
a as
b as soon as c then
5 ................................ she entered the room,
everyone fell silent.
a Then
b As soon as c While
6 ................................ you saw Tony last
night, did he look angry?
a Then
b As
c When
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3
Complete the text with the past simple or
past continuous form of the verbs.
I think someone
1
........................... (come)
came
into my house late last night while I
2
........................... (sleep). When I
3
........................... (get up) this morning, the
radio
4
...........................(play) classical music
in the kitchen ± but I never listen to classical
music! So I
5
........................... (turn) it off and
6
........................... (go) in to the living room.
The sun
7
........................... (shine) through
the window and my dog
8
...........................
(sit) on the sofa. This was very strange, because
my dog always stays outside, and I'm sure I
9
........................... (remember) to close the
curtains last night. Then, I
10
...........................
(see) a letter.
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4
Rewrite the sentences with had in the
correct place.
1 By the time I got to the stadium, the game
started.
....................................................................
By the time I got to the stadium, the game
....................................................................
had started.
2 She told me a joke, but I heard it before.
....................................................................
3 When Dan got home the house was a mess.
What happened?
....................................................................
4 I suddenly remembered I left the front door
open.
....................................................................
5 How the cat escaped? Nobody could
understand it.
....................................................................
6 My girlfriend already bought tickets for the
cinema, but I didn't want to go.
....................................................................
7 Greg didn't tell me where he got all that
money from.
....................................................................
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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 3 Unit 3
GRAMMAR
PRACTICE
LEVEL
3
UNIT
3
Level 3