Simple Past, Past Countinous

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1 Write sentences using the past simple forms. 2 Write sentences using the past continuous forms.

1) They/ get/ up/ early (?) 1) My mother / read / a novel (+)


=> Did they get up early? => my mother was reading a novel.
2) They / go / shopping. (-) 2) My father / watch / not / a movie
. =>
3) She / arrive / to school / by train. (+)
3) My elder sister / writing / in her diary
.
4) he / go / to the cinema (?) =>
. 4) you / chat / on Facebook ?
5) You / see / my sunglasses (?)
=>
.
6) she / do her homework. (-) 5) My two brothers / listen / to the radio
. =>
7) Susan / eat / her lunch at midday. (-)
6) I / revise / your lessons
.
8) The weather / be / fine. (+) =>
. 7) My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie
9) He / pass / the driving test. (-) =>
.
8) the students / talk / about school ?
10) They / buy a new house in the country (+)
. =>
11) You / swim / in the river (+)
.

3 Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive / simple).
1. I phoned my friends, they (play) . Video games
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) .. dinner.
3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly (begin) . to rain.
4. I (practice) .... the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) .. all day.
6. While Alan (work) ..his room, his friends (swim) ..in the pool.
7. What (you / do) .. yesterday at eight oclock? .
8. I (listen) .. the radio while my sister (watch) ... TV.
9. When I (arrive).. , They (play) cards.
10. A: (you / study) ... English yesterday at 4:00 pm ?
B: No, we ... . We (study) .. Philosophy.
11. I (walk) . Along the street when I suddenly (hear) . footsteps behind me.
Somebody (follow) me. I (to be) .. scared, and I (begin) ..
to run.
12. Last night, I (drop) .. a plate while I was (do) .. the washing. Fortunately, it didnt
break.
4
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive / simple, present progressive / simple).
1) We can go out now. It . (not/rain) any more.
2) It's usually dry here at this time of the year. It (not/rain) much.
3) Every morning I (get up) at 7 o'clock, I ..(have) my breakfast. When I
..(finish) having breakfast, I always (take) my bike, and I.. (go)
quickly to school.

4) Anas .. (like) playing tennis very much. He ..(play) it four times a week. Now, he
.. (train) at the tennis club. Last month, he .. (break) his arm while he
.. (do) his morning exercises.

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