Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1 These men…

4 Put the verbs into the correct form, past simple or past continuou WHALE JUMPS ON SAILING BOAT! Ralph Mothes and Paloma Werner (1). when a whale (2) (enjoy) a sailing trip (jump) out of the sea and landed on their (sail) near Robben Island, South Africa when the accident (4). (happen). Ralph and Paloma watched the whale swimming for about half an hour. (watch), it went under the water and then (come) up near the boat. Suddenly, it jumped out of the (go) back into the sea (happen), someone in another boat filmed the While they (5) 6). water and landed on the boat. Then it (7). accident. (You can watch the video on You’Tube».) Ralph and Paloma (9) (be) able to take the boat back to the land

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Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets. 1 After the men the building, they. factory. (buy, use) 2 After the children. something was wrong. (see, know) 3 The men (go, look) 4 When the door (bang, let out) 5 The children (feel, go) 6 They (run, leave) the dead fish, they back to work after they shut, Jack better when the men back to Uncle Ted when the men it as a around. a sigh of relief.​

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
1 While they (walk): they (see) a While they were walking, they saw a fence. 2 While they (cross) the sea, a Terrible storm nearly (destroy) The raft.
3 They (run) away one night while it (rain). 4 While he (wanden) in the wilderness, he (meet) some people who helped him. 5 When the men (sail) on the ocean, they (see) many sea eatures.
6 While he (live) in an abandoned bus, he (realise) he might die.
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Complete the sentences. Use Past Perfect Continuous.
|) She.(learn) Spanish for five years before she could speak
fluently
2) It was lunchtime and Sam .(work) for three hours when his
boss came
3) Tom.(not talk) very loudly so in the end I couldn’t understand
him at all.
4) . .you. (cook) the cake long enough when you took it out?
5) They. (live) in this city for almost three years when their son
came back to England
6) How long. she.(wait) before he came?
7) We were very wet when we came home because we.(walk) in the
rain for a long time
Mark tried to stop Dan who.(shout) for the last tem minutes
9) Sally. (type) this text for 3 hours before Mark came.
10) Anthony .(wait) for his airplane for 3 hours when its delay
was announced.
11) I saw many huge puddles. .(rain) hard?
12) Sam did not even realize what a hard time Molly. (have)​

Complete the sentences. Then match. 1 Paul is waterskiing (waterski). a) 2 They (sail). 3 The dolphin (look) at you. 4 Derek (dive). 5 Bill and Mark 6 Ann (surf). (fish).

Read these sentences and choose ‘Past Simple’ or ‘Past Continuous’ for each sentence.

1. They were swimming in the pool.

Past Continuous

Past Simple

2. We planned a trip.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Complete the sentences using the Past Simple, the Past Perfect or the Past Continuous.

1) A lot of interesting people

(be) present at the meeting yesterday.

2) What

(you/have) for breakfast on Sunday?

3) My father

(post) a letter. He’s waiting for a reply.

4) What

(you/do) at 6.00 on Saturday?

5) I opened my laptop and saw that I

(miss) some letters.

6) They

(enter) the room quietly because the child was sleeping.

(not/ride) a horse before that day.

7) He (not/ride) a horse before that day.

1 Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 He found some unusual plants while he was visiting (visit) Mexico. 2 They (not listen) when the guide explained the dangers of eating wild plants. 3 What (you/do) when you saw (swim) in the sea when (it/rain) when you left home? the avalanche? 4 They they saw the shark. 5 6 Someone took my camera while | (not look). пж помогите ​

Complete The sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets​

Task 3. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

1. While Ted ______(look for) his mobile phone, he_____ (find) his keys.

2. Mary and I_______ (explore) the forest when it_______ (start) raining.

3. you_______ (see) Daryl while you _______(ride) your bike in the park?

4. While the children________ (swim) in the pool, Mrs Jones_______ (read) a book.

5. Emma_______ (not hear) the phone because she_______ (listen) to loud music.