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Simple Past or Past Progressive

The document provides examples of verbs in the simple past and past progressive tenses. It gives sentences with verbs missing the tense and asks the reader to fill in the correct form. It provides multiple examples of this exercise with various scenarios involving actions that occurred in the past. The summaries focus on the key aspects that the document is providing practice with verb tenses, specifically simple past and past progressive.

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Simple Past or Past Progressive

The document provides examples of verbs in the simple past and past progressive tenses. It gives sentences with verbs missing the tense and asks the reader to fill in the correct form. It provides multiple examples of this exercise with various scenarios involving actions that occurred in the past. The summaries focus on the key aspects that the document is providing practice with verb tenses, specifically simple past and past progressive.

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SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PROGRESSIVE

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask)
them to fill in the form.
2. The car (break) .down and we (have) to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) ..while the girls (sunbathe) ..
4. My father (come) ..in, (look) ..around and (tell)
.me to tidy up my room.
5. As long as one group (prepare) .dinner, the others (collect)
..wood for their campfire.
6. While the parents (have) .breakfast, their children (run)
..about.
7. Martha (turn) .off the lights and (go) ..to bed.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. While Tom (read), .. Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.


2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) ..on the computer and
(check) ..his emails.

3. The thief (sneak) .into the house, (steal) the jewels and
(leave) ..without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen) ..while the teacher (explain) the tenses.


5. While we (do) ..a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
6. He (wake) ..up and (look) at his watch.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. Two days ago, a murder (happen) in Market Street at about seven pm.
2. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) ..at the crime scene to investigate.
3. He (ask) ..one of the tenants in the house.
4. What (do / you) .yesterday at seven?
5. I (watch) ..a football match on TV.
6. (be) .you alone?
7. Yes, I (be) ...
8. (hear / you) ..anything suspicious?
9. Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) .in the hallway. But the football
match (be) ..so interesting. So I just (turn) ..up the telly and
then (hear / not) ..anything anymore.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1. When I (do) ..the washing-up, I (break) .a plate.
2. While Tom (play) ..the piano, his mother (do) ..the washing-up.
3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
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5. When my father (work) ..in the garden, an old friend (pass)


.by to see him.
6. She (go) to school, (take) ..out her textbook and (begin)
.to learn.
7. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come
inside.
8. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) ..on my way home, I (see) .an accident.
10.

I (not / understand) what they (talk) ..about.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) .. She said she (call)
..me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she
(wait) for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall
lecturing while she (talk) to me. I couldn't believe she (make)
.a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually)
.in class. Some of the students (talk) about
their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) .a picture of a
horse. When Angela (tell) ..me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention)
that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest)
..that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I (hear) her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a
phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) up the phone and went
to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) ..vegetables for a salad, the phone rang
once again. It (be) Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.
Exercise on Future I Simple (will)
1. We (help) .you.
2. I (get) ..you a drink.
3. I think our team (win) the match.
4. Maybe she (do) ..a language course in Malta.
5. I (buy) ..the tickets.
6. Perhaps she (do) .this for you.
7. Maybe we (stay) ..at home.
8. She hopes that he (cook) .dinner tonight.
9. Im sure they (understand) your problem.
10. They (go / probably) to the party.
Write positive/ negative sentences in will future.
1. (I / answer / the question)
2. (she / read / the book) .
3. (they / drink / beer) ..
4. (we / send / the postcard) .
5. (Vanessa / catch / the ball) ..
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6. (James / open / the door) ..


7. (we / listen / to the radio) .
8. (they / eat / fish)
9. (she / give / him / the apple) ..
10. (the computer / crash)
Write positive/negative sentences in going to future.
1. I / work - ..
2. you / dance -
3. it / rain - ...
4. they / ask - ..
5. he / stays - ....
6. we / speak - ..
7. I / give - ...
8. she / try - ...
9. they / help - ...
10. he / push - .
The following people are about to do something. You can see that they have already planned or prepared the
action. Write positive sentences in going to future.
1. What does she need the telephone for?
(she / call / her boyfriend) ...
2. Why are they wearing sport suits?
(they / play / squash) ..
3. Why has Fiona bought chocolates?
(She / visit / her grandma)
4. Why do you need a map?
(we / walk / in the mountains)
5. What do you need the cloth and the bucket for?
(we / wash / the car)
6. Why are you running about with the toothbrush?
(I / brush / my teeth) ...
7. Why is daddy not coming with us?
(he / repair / the car)
8. Why are all these tapes on the table?
(we / learn / Greek) .
9. What do you need the pen for?
(I / write / some postcards) .
ELIGE LA MEJOR RESPUESTA ENTRE LAS DOS OPCIONES QUE SE TE DAN.
1. It _______________ quite hard perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
1. snows
2. is snowing
2. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________________ it!
1. hates
2. is hating

3. I _______________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.


1. have
2. am having
4. Look! Junko _______________ into the water.
1. jumps
2. is jumping
5. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I _______________ she comes from France.
1. believe
2. am believing
6. I _______________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
1. go
2. am going
7. Once a week, I _____________ to an art class at the college.
1. go
2. am going
8. Salman is rich he _____________ a Mercedes.
1. drives
2. is driving
9. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He _____________ in the library.
1. studies
2. is studying
10. I _____________ you're crazy!
1. think
2. am thinking
ELIGE ENTRE PRESENTE SIMPLE O PRESENTE CONTINUO
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) .her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
..French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ..
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ...
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) ..
..so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) ...a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope
he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) .to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their
prices (be) ..inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,
Switzerland.

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