Test: Past simple or past continuous A Write the verbs in the correct form: past simple or past continuous…

Test Past Simple Write the past forms of the irregular verbs. 1.go → 2.come → 3.buy → 4.have → 5.do → Put the sentences into simple past. 1.We open the door. → 2.You write poems. → 3.Richard plays in the garden. → 4.Kerry does not speak English. → 5.Do you see the bird? → Write sentences in simple past. 1.you / cards / play 2.I / a car / want 3.we / the game / lose 4. not / I / early / get up 5.not / Jeff and Linda / home / cycle „Was“ or „Were“? 1.I . hungry. 2.You. in Australia last year. 3.She. not there. 4.Charly Chaplin. a famous actor. 5.Lisa and James. at home. Make negative sentences 1.Billy ate an apple. 2. The children played in the garden. 3.Laura came home at six o’clock. 4.The boy read a book. 5.The girl wrote five letters.

Write sentences, using Past Perfect Tense or Past Simple Tense 1. The teacher. (check) the tests that we . (do). 2. They . (clean) the room after their aunt (tell) them about this. 3. I . (give) them some of the candies I (buy). 4. My sister (live) in Turkey before she . (move) to Belgium. 5. We . (be) tired because we . (work) all day. .​

3 Write complete questions in the past continuous. Then write short answers.

At 10 am yesterday,

0) it/snow? [X] Was it snowing? No it wasn’t

I) your friends/ride their bikes? (✔)

2) you / shop with your friends? (✔)

3) your mom/work? (x)

4) I / have a shower? (X)

5) you and your friends/swim in the lake? (✔)

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous

We . (plan) to go to the cinema, but we stayed home instead.

Sam . (take) notes during the lesson.

The students . (work) hard because they wanted a good mark in the exam.

What . (you/do) last night?

He . (play) with his brothers all day on Saturday.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
1. My mum _____ (prepare) lunch while my brother and I ____ (do) the homework.
2. My grandma ______ (break) her leg last week.
3. We ______ (go) to the cinema last weekend.
4. I _______ (not watch) the match on TV at 9 o’clock.
5. What ____ you ____ (read) this time last Friday?​

Past Simple & Past Continuous

1 I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.

2 My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.

3 We (play) video games when my mum ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’

4 My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.

5 My little sister (draw) a picture while I (study) for my French exam.

6 While they (try) to fix the computer, all the lights (go out).

7 When we (leave) school yesterday, it (pour) with rain.

8 When you (see) Paul, he (wear) a black jacket?

9 I (try) to log on when the WiFi (stop) working.

10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out) of paper.

Откройте скобки и используйте Past Perfect Continuous
My sister … (to practise) for two months before that concert.
The boys … (to fish) for three hours before Tom caught the first fish.
We … (to discuss) that problem for more than an hour before we found the right solution.
Henry … (to wait) for half an hour before he saw his girlfriend getting off the tram.
Driving to the hospital was difficult as it … (to snow) all night.
Polly … (to study) economy since she entered university.
Ron’s collection of coins was valuable as he … (to collect) them since he was a schoolboy.
When Sam returned home we … (to watch) that TV programme for a quarter of an hour already.
Bill’s coat and mittens were wet because he … (to play) snowballs with his friends in the yard.
David was irritated because the police inspector … (to ask) him questions for more than an hour.​

Exercise 2. Перепиши предложения в The Past Continuous Tense. 1. I was cooking potatoes, (fish) — 2. The boys were watching a film, (the news) — 3. My mother wasn’t washing the dishes, (iron the clothes) + 4. He was building the house, (garage) — 5. They were gathering berries, (mushrooms) — 6. You weren’t listening to music, (read the book) + 7. Ben was repairing his bike, (his car) -​

Past continuous: questions

3 Write questions using the past continuous.

what/you/do/yesterday

What were you doing yesterday?

1 why / your sister / carry/ a big bag

2 Nurbol/ play / in the basketball match

3 your friends / walk / near the river

4 what/they/talk about

5 where/ the train/go

6 who /you/talk to

Present/Past/Future Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect 1. Sam just (to have) breakfast. He (not to have) it yesterday because he (to have) no time. 2. What you (to do) now? I (to write) a letter. I (to send) it tomorrow.3. They (to travel) every year but they (not to go) anywhere last year. 4. Look! The puppy (to sleep).5. Have you ever (to be) to London? Yes, 6. The weather (to be) terrible yesterday. I hope it (to be) better tomorrow. And What the weather (to be) today? It (to be) cloudy.7. We (not to have) the lesson yesterday because the teacher (to be) late. 8. My cousin (to do) morning exercises every day. You (to do) morning exercises? No, 9. Kate and her brother (not to go) to school by bus. Kate (to go) by taxi and Mike (to go) by tram.10. What you usually (to do) after school? 11. He (not to finish) his homework yet. 12. When Tom (to come) home yesterday? He (to come) at 9.13. Who (to watch) TV every day? I, 14. Children (to love) chocolate. 15. He (to build) this house many years ago. 16. Why Sam (to play) football now? He (to take) part in a football match in a day.Ask questions to the underline words 1. Betty went to the cinema with her best friend yesterday. 2. Sam usually gets bad marks because he is very lazy. 3. The boys are watching cartoons. 4. Mr. Smith will come here at 7 tomorrow. 5. Chris has just opened the window.