Grammar clinic: Past tense review (Unit 2)

ATravel stories

1. 01
   👨‍✈️pilotuchuvchiLaser B1+ p.16 ex.3 (3)

   The pilot was smiling when he walked off the plane.

2. 02
   💨️smoketutunLaser B1+ p.16 ex.1 (2)

   They were admiring the mountains when they suddenly saw smoke.

3. 03
   🔥️burnyonmoqLaser B1+ p.14 matn

   The balloon was burning, but the two men stayed calm.

4. 04
   🧊️icebergaysbergLaser B1+ p.16 ex.4 (4)

   People were dancing on the ship when it hit an iceberg.

5. 05
   🚑️an accidentbaxtsiz hodisa, avariyaLaser B1+ p.16 ex.4 (2)

   We were waiting at the bus stop when the accident happened.

6. 06
   👀️noticepayqamoq, ko‘zi tushmoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.4 (1)

   As we were walking into the station, I noticed a lost dog.

7. 07
   🪟️look out of the windowderazadan qaramoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.3 (6)

   I looked out of the window and saw the sea below us.

8. 08
   😌️close your eyesko‘zini yummoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.3 (5)

   I closed my eyes while the plane was taking off.

9. 09
   📢️shoutbaqirmoq, qichqirmoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.3 (5)

   Somebody shouted ‘Stop!’ just as the bus was leaving.

10. 10
    📺️a TV programmeteleko‘rsatuvLaser B1+ p.16 ex.4 (5)

    I was watching a TV programme about old cars when you called.

11. 11
    🏛️the history of transporttransport tarixiLaser B1+ p.16 ex.4 (5)

    Last year we studied the history of transport at school.

12. 12
    ⏰️be latekechikmoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.4 (1)

    The train was late, so we waited on the platform for an hour.

BLearning to ride a bike

1. 13
   🚲️learn to ride a bikevelosiped minishni o‘rganmoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5

   I learnt to ride a bike when I was seven.

2. 14
   🛞️stabilisersyordamchi g‘ildirakchalarLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5 (6)

   My first bike had stabilisers, so I never fell off.

3. 15
   🤲️pushitarmoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5

   Dad was pushing the bike while I was trying to pedal.

4. 16
   🤕️fall off your bikevelosipeddan yiqilmoqLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5 (17)

   I fell off my bike twice that afternoon, but I didn’t cry.

5. 17
   🙌️by yourselfo‘zi, hech kimning yordamisizLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5

   ‘You were riding by yourself for a whole minute!’ Dad said.

6. 18
   🌳️the local parkyaqin atrofdagi bog‘Laser B1+ p.16 ex.5 (5)

   We were playing football in the local park when it started to rain.

7. 19
   ⚖️keep your balancemuvozanatni saqlamoqqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   At first I couldn’t keep my balance, so I fell a lot.

8. 20
   ⛑️a helmetdubulg‘a (kaska)qo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   Luckily, I was wearing a helmet when I fell.

9. 21
   🧘️patientsabrliqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   My dad was very patient while he was teaching me.

10. 22
    🌅️go for a ride(velosipedda) sayrga chiqmoqqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

    Every evening that summer we went for a ride along the river.

CStory linkers

1. 23
   ⚡️suddenlybirdan, to‘satdanLaser B1+ p.16 ex.3 (2)

   We were walking home when it suddenly started to snow.

2. 24
   💡️at that momentaynan o‘sha paytdaqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   We were playing cards. At that moment, all the lights went out.

3. 25
   ☎️just asaynan …ayotgan paytdaqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   Just as we were leaving the house, the phone rang.

4. 26
   ⏱️after a momentbir lahzadan so‘ngLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5

   After a moment, I realised Dad wasn’t holding the bike.

5. 27
   👏️as soon as…gan zahotiqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   As soon as the plane landed, everybody started clapping.

6. 28
   📅️one daybir kuniLaser B1+ p.16 ex.5

   One day, while I was walking to school, I found a wallet.

7. 29
   🍀️luckilybaxtimizga, omadimiz kelibLaser B1+ p.14 matn

   The bus was full, but luckily the driver let us on.

8. 30
   🏁️in the endoxir-oqibat, nihoyatqo‘shimcha (mavzuga oid)

   We missed the last bus, but in the end my uncle drove us home.

1. •
   Do you remember learning to …?…ni o‘rganganingni eslaysanmi?

   Do you remember learning to ride a bike?

2. •
   Who taught you?Senga kim o‘rgatgan?

   You can swim? Who taught you?

3. •
   I remember one day in particular.Ayniqsa bir kun esimda.

   I remember one day in particular. The sun was shining …

4. •
   I couldn’t believe it!Ishonolmadim!

   Dad wasn’t holding the bike. I couldn’t believe it!

5. •
   It didn’t matter.Bu muhim emas edi.

   I fell off many times, but it didn’t matter.

1. We ________ by plane to Paris last summer. (fly — single action)
2. We ________ ________ over the sea when one engine suddenly stopped. (fly)
3. While the pilot ________ ________ us this, the second engine stopped. (tell)
4. I had my eyes closed when somebody ________, 'Look!' (shout)
5. It ________ ________ and people were hurrying home. (rain — the scene)
6. For centuries the horse ________ the fastest means of transport. (be — a state)
7. People ________ bicycles without pedals before 1840. (ride — repeated)
8. When you called, I ________ ________ a programme about transport. (watch)
9. I ________ ________ in a taxi when the accident happened, so I saw everything. (sit)
10. My dad ________ me to ride a bike when I was six. (teach)
11. Of course, I ________ ________ my bike many times after that. (fall)
12. ________ ________ the pilot was closing the door, a man ran onto the plane. (= exactly at the moment when)