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Past Simple Past Continuous: Was Waiting Arrived

The document summarizes the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form each tense and when to use them. The past simple is used for completed actions, while the past continuous describes actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. It includes an exercise for learners to practice forming sentences using both tenses correctly.

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Past Simple Past Continuous: Was Waiting Arrived

The document summarizes the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form each tense and when to use them. The past simple is used for completed actions, while the past continuous describes actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. It includes an exercise for learners to practice forming sentences using both tenses correctly.

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PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

Form: we add “ed” to all regular verbs, Form: was/were + verb + ing
Irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. The Past Continuous means that at a time in the past
we were in the middle of an action.
We use the Past Simple for something in the past
which is finished.  We were playing tennis at 4 p.m. yesterday.
 They were eating when we arrived.
 He played tennis yesterday.
 The children went to the park this morning. We use: wasn’t/weren’t + verb + ing for negatives:

We use “did” to make questions and “didn’t” for  John wasn’t reading a book when we arrived.
negatives. The verb stays in the base form.
 Did you see Bob yesterday? We use: was/were + subject + verb + ing for
 They didn’t come to the party on Sunday. questions:
 Was she making dinner when you got home?

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs

1. was waiting
He _______________ arrived
(wait) for half an hour before they _________ (arrive).
2. Where _____________
was he (he/go) when you _________
saw (see) him?
3. He ____________
phoned (phone) me to say they would be late.
4. She _____________
was talking (talk) to John on the phone when I _________
walked (walk) in.
5. She know
_________________ (she/know) they ____________
coming (come) to the party?
6. How many people ___________
were sitting (sit) in the waiting room when you __________
arrived
(arrive)?
7. I __________
met (meet) them in the street while I _____________
shopping (shop).
8. The postman ___________
arrived (arrive) while I _________
leaving (leave) the house.
9. The children ______________
were making didn’t hear
(make) so much noise that I __________
(not/hear) the phone ring.
10. We ____________
were walking (walk) down by the river when it _________
started (start) to rain.
11. The storm ____________
started (start) while we __________
were driving (drive) back from
London.
12. They ________
met (meet) when they _________________
were working (work) in Paris.
13. What time ______________
did she arrive (she/arrive) last night?
14. He _________
broke was playing (play) football on
(break) his foot while he ___________
Saturday.
15. didn’t like
I ___________ (not/like) to disturb her because she _____________
was studying (study).
16. cut
I ______ was chopping
(cut) my finger while I ______________ (chop) vegetables.
17. The plane ____________
left (leave) over an hour late.
18. I _____________
was driving (drive) fast when I was flashed by the speed camera.
19. What ________________(you/do)
were you doing at 8 p.m. yesterday?
20. My parents _____(go)
went were staying (stay) in Paris.
to several concerts while they __________

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