Handout 1 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) When you passed the town hall clock,
did you notice/were you noticing what
time it was?
b) Last night my neighbours
were shouting/would shout for hours and I couldn't
get to sleep.
c) When you lived in London,
did you use to travel/were you travelling by bus?
d) Everyone was having a good time, although not many people
danced/were dancing. e) Jill was really hungry because she
didn't eat/hadn't eaten all day.
f) Before we went to the theatre, we
called in/had called in at George's cafe for a
pizza.
g) It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone
stared/was staring at
me. What had I done wrong?
h) Nobody bothered to tell me that the school
decided/had decided to have a
special holiday on Friday.
i) I
was trying/tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you?
j) A: Excuse me, but this seat is mine.
B: I'm sorry, I
didn't realise/hadn't realised that you were sitting here.
Handout 2 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a)
Once/Afterwards I'd read the manual, I found I could use the computer easily.
b) It was more than a month
before/until I realised what had happened.
c) I managed to talk to Carol just
as/while she was leaving.
d) It wasn't
until/up to 1983 that Nigel could afford to take holidays abroad.
e) George always let me know
by the time/whenever he was going to be late.
f) I was having a bath
at the time/that time, so I didn't hear the doorbell.
g) We bought our tickets and five minutes
after/later the train arrived.
h) According to Grandpa, people used to dress formally
those days/in his day. i) Everyone was talking but stopped
at that time/the moment Mr Smith arrived,
j) The letter still hadn't arrived
by/until the end of the week.
