Simple 6) They (play) golf when it (start) to rain.
7) His mobile (ring) when he (drive).
8) We (hear) the news when we (sunbathe) in Corsica.
9) He (look) at the tower when someone (take) his bag.
10) I (have) a coffee when I her (see).
Task 3. Choose the right item:
11) Joe isn’t as / more intelligent as I think.
12) Jack’s mother is much / more older than her father.
13) Are oranges more / much expensive than bananas?
14) It was the worst / worse film I’ve seen this year.
15) In this show there are also lots of special effects which make it more / much modern.
16) Mary used to / would love travelling abroad when she was younger.
17) Damir used to visit / visited his grandparents last Sunday.
18) The new video game I played last night was fascinated / fascinating.
19) Ken was very exciting / excited when he was sliding down the big waterslides.
20) The journey was very tiring / tired. When we arrived we went to bed.
To form the correct sentence, we need to use the past continuous tense for the verb "play" and the past simple tense for the verb "start".
Explanation: The sentence describes an action that was already happening in the past ("playing golf") when another action started ("it started to rain").
7) His mobile rang when he was driving.
Here, we need to use the past simple tense for the verb "ring" and the past continuous tense for the verb "drive".
Explanation: The sentence talks about an action that happened in the past ("his mobile rang") while another action was already in progress ("he was driving").
8) We heard the news when we were sunbathing in Corsica.
In this case, we use the past simple tense for the verb "hear" and the past continuous tense for the verb "sunbathe".
Explanation: The sentence describes an action that happened in the past ("we heard the news") while another action was already taking place ("we were sunbathing in Corsica").
9) He was looking at the tower when someone took his bag.
We use the past continuous tense for the verb "look" and the past simple tense for the verb "take".
Explanation: The sentence states that an action was happening in the past ("he was looking at the tower") when another action occurred ("someone took his bag").
10) I was having a coffee when I saw her.
In this sentence, we need to use the past continuous tense for the verb "have" and the past simple tense for the verb "see".
Explanation: The sentence describes an ongoing action in the past ("I was having a coffee") when another action happened ("I saw her").
Task 3. Choose the right item:
11) Joe isn’t as intelligent as I think.
Explanation: We use "as" in this case to make a comparison and indicate that Joe is not equal in intelligence to the speaker's opinion.
12) Jack’s mother is much older than her father.
Explanation: We use "much" to indicate a significant difference in age between Jack's mother and her father.
13) Are oranges more expensive than bananas?
Explanation: We use "more" to compare the prices of oranges and bananas and indicate that oranges are higher in price.
14) It was the worst film I’ve seen this year.
Explanation: We use "worst" to compare the film to others and indicate that it is the lowest in quality or enjoyment.
15) In this show there are also lots of special effects which make it more modern.
Explanation: We use "more" to compare the modernity of the show with other shows and indicate that it is higher in modernity.
16) Mary used to love traveling abroad when she was younger.
Explanation: We use "used to" to talk about a past habit or repeated action, indicating that Mary loved traveling abroad in the past.
17) Damir visited his grandparents last Sunday.
Explanation: We use the past simple tense "visited" to indicate a completed action that happened on a specific day ("last Sunday").
18) The new video game I played last night was fascinating.
Explanation: We use "fascinating" to describe the video game as interesting or captivating.
19) Ken was very excited when he was sliding down the big waterslides.
Explanation: We use "excited" to describe Ken's feeling of enthusiasm or anticipation while sliding down the waterslides.
20) The journey was very tiring. When we arrived, we went to bed.
Explanation: We use "tiring" to describe the journey as exhausting or fatiguing. It explains why the speaker went to bed after arriving.