Past simple and past continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 She ________________ (surf) when the shark (attack) ________________ her.
2 He (dance) ________________ at a party when he (meet) ________________ his girlfriend.
3 I (have) ________________ a picnic when I (see) ________________ my sister.
4 When they (see) ________________ the shark they (swim) ________________ in the sea.
5 Susan (arrive) ________________ while I (have) ________________ dinner.
6 He (play) ________________ football, when he (break) ________________ his leg.
7 I (wait) ________________ for my friend when the bus (arrive) ________________.
8 When I (get back) ________________ my mum (cook) ________________ dinner
VI. Simple Past vs Past Progressive. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.
1 She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.
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2 What was you doing last night at 8.00pm?
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3 I was reading a book when my brother was getting back.
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4 He didn’t liked the film very much.
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5 What did he see while he swam?
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6 You can turn off the TV, I not was watching it.
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7 I was talking to Stephen while the phone rang.
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8 I went to the cinema last night but I wasn’t liking the film
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VII. Simple Past vs Past Progressive. Choose the correct tense.
1. As the stranger came | was coming to the station, a car stopped | was stopping behind him.
2. My grandma never watched | was never watching TV. But she read | was reading books.
3. I started | was starting work at 6 o'clock.
4. He got up | was getting up and switched off | was switching off the light.
5. When I finished | was finishing my homework, I cooked | was cooking dinner.
6. While we listened | were listening to the news, the telephone rang | was ringing.
7. Kate stood up | was standing up and answered | was answering it.
8. As I drove | was driving to work last Friday, a car crashed | was crashing in front of me.
9. I stepped | was stepping on the brakes.
10. Yesterday Carrol wrote | was writing emails from 10 to 11 and then from 5 to 7 again.
11. We arrived in Cannes at 2.30.
12. The sun shone | was shining, people sunbathed | were sunbathing on the beach and big yachts sailed |
were sailing near the harbour.
13. We parked our car and went | were going to the beach
Past simple and continuous:
Read these sentences and make questions.
When I met him, he was talking on the telephone. Who ............................................................... to? (he | talk)
The company wanted to finish this house last week. And when ............................................................... it?
(they
| start) I saw your wife last night. She was driving a car. What car ...............................................................?
(she
| drive) I tried to get in touch with you last weekend. Why ............................................................... to get in
touch with me? (you | want) My sister was not listening when I wanted to tell her.
What ............................................................... ? (your sister | do) When I came to his bedroom, he was snoring.
How ............................................................... ? On his back? (he | lie) At 10 o'clock I was watching a
documentary film. Which channel ............................................................... ? (you | watch) I had an accident on
Monday. What ............................................................... ? (happen | you)
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