Past Simple/Past Continious. 1)I watched/was watching a DVD when my cat jumped/was jumping on me. 2)Sue…

While I (watch)/ television mum (cook)/was cooking dinner.

а) watched/ was cooking

b) was watching/was cooking

c) was watching/cooked

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 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)

ENGLISHAU English Language Learning

PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 3

Fill in the past simple or the past progressive.

1. Father_

(wait /do)

2. When he

3. While they

4. They

5. He

6. They

out. (play/go)

7. While George and John

in the car while mother.

we

chess, we

a party while he

a photo when I,

football when the lights in the stadium

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dinner. (arrive / have)

their room, she

the shopping.

shopping. (play/go)

(have/sleep)

the ducks. (take / feed)

the

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.

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.

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Write sentences with the Past continuous.
1 Max was eating pizza. * (make pizza)
Max wasn’t eating pizza. He was making pizza.
2 Julia and I were watching TV. X (listen to music)
3 Ben and Daniel were walking. * (run)
4 I was doing my homework. * (read my emails)
5 You were walking to school. X (ride your bike)​

They……are watching TV at the moment.

a) is

b) are

c) was

d) were

Test: Past simple or past continuous A Write the verbs in the correct form: past simple or past continuous 1. My daughter, (play) while I (wash) the car while Tom (clean) the kitchen. 2. Bill and I (work) in the garden. 3. When I 4. Martin (watch) TV. 5. We to rain. Name: 6. When he home and (ski) I (sleep) while his parents (have) picnic when it (see) the UFO he (call) his friend. (break) my leg. (start) (run)​

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