Past Simple or Past Continuouns? Gulnaz (read) in bed when she (hear) a strange noise downstairs.

Past simple or past continuous

She ____ her favourite film on TV while he ____ on the

sofa next to her. ( watch, sleep)

They _____ to the radio when they ______ the shocking

news. (listen, hear)

A: What you____ yesterday in the evening? (do)

B: Why? | _____ at the concert.(be )

A:I _____ you, but you _____ the phone. (call, not

answer)

Dave _____ some shopping in the supermarket and he ______ home at half past seven. ( do, arrive)

I ______ a computer game when my computer _______ working. (play, stop)

I ______ to do my homework yesterday because | ________ on a project for geography. (forget, work)

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.

past simple or continuous!​

Read these sentences and change them into the past perfect continuous.

II Past Simple/Past Continuous.

1. He (play) computer games from two till three yesterday.

2. I (not / sleep) at nine o’clock yesterday.

3. I (play) computer games yesterday.

4. He (play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday.

5. When I (come) home, my little sister (sleep).

6. Ann finally (tell) us the whole story about Peter.

7. Mary (prepare) lunch when they (come)

8. Tom (be)very unlucky. It (rain) every day during his holidays.

9. Last weekend Susan (fall) and (break) her leg.

10 When I (enter) the cafeteria Mary (have)lunch with Peter.

Present simple vs. Present Continuos ​

Past Simple/Past Continious.

1)I watched/was watching a DVD when my cat jumped/was jumping on me.

2)Sue was watering/watered the flowers when it started/start to rain.

3)They were walking/walked to school last Monday because there was no bus.

4)I ate/was cating a sandwich while my parents drank/were dranking coffe.

Past Continuous.

Look at the picture of a classroom at 2.00 yesterday. Complete each sentence

about it using a verb from the box:

play football, draw pictures,look out of the window,listen to music,

write on the board, read a book.

1.Anna was reading a book.

2.Paula and Jin ______.

3.Tim _______.

4. Kate and Bill ______.

5. Sam _______.

6. Ed and Lisa ______.

Help me pleas!

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)​

Present simple vs present continous