Read these sentences and choose ‘Past Simple’ or ‘Past Continuous’ for each sentence. 1. They were swimming…

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? (✔)

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

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.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1 These men were fishing (fish) without any problem in the ocean, but suddenly, they (decide) to turn back. 2 This young dolphin group when it (get) separated in a big wave. 3 The storm (hit) when the people in the village (go) to bed. 4 Torrential rain (arrive) while the people shelter. (swim) with its 5 We (travel) by boat when a huge whale the boat sink. (build) a big (hit) the side and (start) to​

составить 2 предложения в Past simple и 2 предложения past continuous

III. Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets. 1. A: you (buy) a new car? B: Yes, I 2. A: We (buy) it last month. (go) to the swimming pool last Sunday. you (have) a good time? (have) a fantastic time. We B: Really? A: Yes, we 3. Yesterday, my aunt and uncle (swim) for hours. (visit) us but my cousins (not co​

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)​

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs given. Use used to in two of the sentences.
1 Yesterday we ____ (have) an exam at school. It was really difficult!
2 I didn’t go to the cinema with Cathy because l ____ (see) the film before.
3 I ____ (play) rugby when I was at school but I don’t anymore.
4 We got to the station at three o’clock and _____ (catch) the next train to Oxford.
5 Katie ____ (have) long hair but this summer she cut it really short.​

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

Write the past simple of the verbs

a) be-

b) have-

c) go-

d) do-

e) come-

f) play-

g) try-

h) visit-

i) paint-

j) dance-