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    Past Simple and Past Continuous Worksheet

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    GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

    Past Simple
    A. Read Mark’s description of his family trip to an amusement park. Put the verbs in
    brackets into the Past Simple.
    We ____________ (leave) early in the morning. I ____________ (sit) next to my sister, Jane, in
    the car.
    The first ride we ____________ (go) on ____________ (be) a spectacular rollercoaster.
    Then we ____________ (get) ready to enjoy the water slides. After that my mother
    ____________ (tell) us it ____________ (be) time for lunch.
    We ____________ (have) a picnic in the beautiful gardens. We ____________ (eat)
    sandwiches and fruit and ____________ (drink) fruit juice and water.
    After lunch, we ____________ (see) a lot of fish at an aquarium. My sister ____________ (get)
    scared when she ____________ (see) the sharks! We ____________ (spend) the whole day
    there.

    B. Put these verbs in the Past Simple.

    begin – ____________ drive – ____________ say – ____________


    break – ____________ give – ____________ send – ____________
    buy – ____________ make – ____________ sing – ____________
    choose – ____________ put – ____________ speak – ____________
    come – ____________ run – ____________ take – ____________

    C. Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb.


    1. Last Saturday, Mark’s sister, Jane, ____________ (not / wake up) late.
    2. Mark and Jane’s parents ____________ (not / spend) much time having breakfast.
    3. It ____________ (not / take) them a long time to prepare the picnic basket.
    4. Their mother ____________ (not / drive) their car to the amusement park.
    5. Mark ____________ (not / forget) to buy his Grandma a souvenir.

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    B. Ask Jane questions about her weekend.
    You: (1) _________________________________________? (Where / you / go / last
    weekend)
    Jane: I went to an amusement park.
    You: (2) _________________________________________? (How / you / get / there)
    Jane: My father took us there.
    You: (3) _________________________________________? (How long / take / you to get
    there)
    Jane: It took us about an hour.
    You: (4) _________________________________________? (be / the weather / good)
    Jane: It was fine.
    You: (5) _________________________________________? (What / you / do)
    Jane: I went on a rollercoaster and visited a lot of things.
    You: (6) _________________________________________? (you / have lunch / in a
    restaurant)
    Jane: No, we didn’t. We had a picnic in the gardens.
    You: (7) _________________________________________? (When / you / come back)
    Jane: On the same day.

    Past Continuous
    A. What were they doing at 5:00 p.m. yesterday? Write complete sentences, using the Past
    Continuous.

    1. Susan / listen to music / bedroom

    2. Alex / repair / bike

    3. The Smiths / have / a picnic / park

    4. Julie / send / text messages / her friends

    5. Tom and Alice / run / city park

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    B. Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous in the negative form.
    1. Sally ____________________ (not / hurry) to school because it was Sunday.
    2. They ____________________ (not / watch) the football match on TV.
    3. We ____________________ (not / cycle) all day.
    4. Lucy ____________________ (not / exercise) in the gym yesterday afternoon.

    C. Ask questions, beginning with Who, What, Where or When.


    1. ____________________________________________________________
    The twins were visiting their grandparents.
    2. ____________________________________________________________
    Peter was reading a sports magazine.
    3. ____________________________________________________________
    I was living in Lisbon last year.
    4. ____________________________________________________________
    The students were playing football yesterday afternoon.

    Past Simple and Past Continuous


    A. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
    1. Yesterday afternoon, most of the time we ___________________________ (sit) in the
    park.
    2. They __________________ (walk) in the park when they __________________ (hear) a
    loud cry.
    3. While Gil _________________ (study) in his room, his friends ________________ (swim)
    in the pool.
    4. She ________________ (not pack) her schoolbag when I _________________ (come)
    into her room.
    5. Fiona __________________ (look) for her ring when I __________________ (see) her.
    6. My brother __________________ (feed) the cat while I __________________ (do) the
    dishes.
    7. Cindy __________________ (have) a shower when the telephone __________________
    (ring).
    8. Daniel and James __________________ (run) down the street when the accident
    ________________ (happen).

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