Past Simple and Past Continuous 1

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
A- COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS:
Last summer. I (go) ________________ o Los Angeles to stay with my cousin for a few weeks. One afternoon, we (have) ____________ lunch in a
restaurant in the centre of town when my cousin (get) ______________ a call on her mobile phone and went outside to talk. While she (speak)
_______________ to her friend, I suddenly (notice) __________________ a man in a black hat sitting at the next table. It was the actor Johnny Depp!
He was alone, so I (decide) ____________ to take my chance! I (get) _______________ up and (go) _______________ to his table.
“Excuse me, could I have a photo with you?” I asked. He (say) ______________ yes, so I (stop) _______________ a waitress who was passing by and
(give) ________________ her my cell phone. She (take) _________________ the photo of me and Johnny, I thanked them both and then I (return)
_______________ to my table. When my cousin (come) ________________ back, I (smile) __________________
“Why are you so happy?” she asked
“I have a photo with Johnny Depp!”, I said
“Johnny Depp? Where is he?”
“He’s sitting over there! Look!”
She (turn) ______________ around and then (start) ______________ to laugh.
“That’s not Johnny Depp!”
I (look) ___________________ at the man in the black hat and he (laugh) __________________ too.
B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “FIRE!”

1- Where did Lucy go?
2- Did she stay in a hotel?
3- Where did Lucy and her cousin go?
4- Why did her cousin go outside?
5- What did lucy notice?
6- Was he a famous actor?
7- What did she decide to do?
8- Did the waitress take them a photo?
9- Was Lucy smiling when her cousin returned
10- What did her cousin tell Lucy when she told her about the photo?
C- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN OAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS
1- Mum (dance) ________________________ while dad (play) _________________ her favourite song.
2- Emma (do) __________________ homework when her mother (call) ______________ her
3- Susan (cut) ________________ her finger while she (slice) ____________________ the bread
4- While I (study) _______________________ yesterday morning, Tom (drop) _______________ by to see me
D- PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT PAST FORM AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN IDEAS
1- While I (read) ______________ a book, my brother ____________________________

2- We (swim) ___________________ happily when ______________________
3- Ron (comb) _________________________ his hair when ___________________
4- The boys (break) _____________________ the window while they________________
A - COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS:
Fire!
It was an ordinary school day, and my classmates and I (sit) ______________ in the classroom. We )have) ________ a Math test, so
many students (revise) _______________ for the test. Peter (use) ______________ his cell pone and Carl and Joseph (play) cards.
When the teacher (enter) ______________ the classroom, everybody (stand) ___________ up and (say) ______________ good
morning. We (be) _____________ very nervous for the test!
While the teacher (hand out) _________________ the papers, the fire alarm (ring) ______________ . The headmaster (come)
_______________ and (order) _______________ to evacuate the area. There was a fire in the yard of the schoo.
The Firemen brigada (come) ______________ and (extinguish) ________________ the fire. Fortunately, it wasn’t a big fire.
B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “FIRE!”
11- Where was the boy?

12- What was he doing?
13- Did he have a Biology test?
14- What was Peter doing?
15- What were Carl and Joseph doing?
16- What did they do when the teacher entered the classroom?
17- What happened then?
18- What did hte headmaster ordered to do?
19- Did the Firemen Brigade come?
20- Was it a big fire?
C- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS
5- I (fall down) ________________________ while I (go) _____________ down the stairs.

6- He (drive) __________________ very fast when the pólice (stop) ______________ him
7- It (snow) ________________ when we (leave) ____________________ home
8- I (not answer) _______________________ your call because I (work) _______________
5- When I (see) ______________ her, she ____________________________

6- I (sleep) ___________________ happily when ______________________
7- While my sister (study) _________________________ for her test, I ___________________
8- The boys (play) _____________________ in the park when suddenly ________________
Explosion!
Jackie (hear) ___________________ a terribe explosion while she (walk) ______________________ into her office on the 2nd floor of
the North Tower, so I (look) _________________ out of the window. Lots of papers (fall) _______________ from the sky. There was
an announcement to evacuate the building, so people (start) _________________ walking down the stairs. As they (get)
______________ to the ground floor, they (run) _________________ as fast as they could, and after ten minutes they (stop)
_______________ to rest in a small park. That’s where people (stand) _________________ when the second tower (fell)
_____________down.
I was living in Edinburgh at the time in a fourth floor flat. It was about 2 o’clock and I (sleep) _______________________. Suddenly,
the sound of ambulances (wake) ________________ me up. I (turn) __________________ on the TV. The presenters (talk) _________
about the explosión. It was a disaster! I was in shock.
B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “EXPLOSION!”
1- Where was Jackie going when she Heard the explosion?

2- What did she do?
3- Was she alone?
4- What was falling from the sky?
5- Did she use the elevators?
6- Why did people go down the stairs?
7- Why did they go to the park?
8- What happened to the second tower?
9- What was John doing when the towers fell?
10- Why did he get up?
11- Was he in shock?
12- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN OAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS
9- I (wash) ________________________ my hair when the telephone (ring) _____________

10- He (prepare) __________________ a sandwich when the dog (take) ______________ the bread
11- Tom (use) ___________________ the washing machine when suddenly something (explode) ______________
12- While he (work) _______________________, I (rest) _______________
13- PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT PAST FORM AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN IDEAS
14- When I (open) ______________ the door, she ____________________________

15- The baby (have) ___________________ breakfast when ______________________
16- While my father (read) _________________________ the newspaper, it ___________________
17- The students (do) _____________________ their test when suddenly ________________
BIOLOGY CLASS
Last night, while I (do) ________________ 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 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 lectura. I asked her what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep) _______________. 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 saisfied with the class, I (mention) ___________________ that my biology
prfessor was quite good and sugested that she switch to my class.
While we (talk) _________________ I (hear) ______________ her professor yell : “Miss, are you making a phone call?” Suddenly, the
line went dead. I hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) _______ vegetables for a salad, the phone
(ring) _________________ once again. It (be) ___________ Angela, but this time she wsn’t sitting in class.
B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “!”Biology class”
1- What was he doing when Angela called?

2- Where was Angela?
3- Was she waiting for class?
4- What was the professor doing?
5- Was the class interesting?
6- What were the other students doing?
7- Was the student next to her taking notes?
8- Why did Angela finish the phone call?
9- Why did he go to the kitchen?
10- Did Angela call again?
C- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS
1- When I (see) ________________________ her, she (stand) ________________________ at the bus stop
2- While Charles (listen) _________________ to the news, the boys (play) ______________ fooball in the garden.
3- Tom (break) ___________________ his leg while he (skate) ______________
4- _____________ he (drive) _______________________ fast when he (crash) _______________
1- While the man (cut) ______________ the grass, _______________________

2- He (watch) ___________________ when ______________________
3- While the teacher (explain) _________________________ the lesson, my classmates ___________________
4- The boys (wait) _____________________ for the bus when suddenly ________________

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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

A- COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS:

“Why are you so happy?” she asked

“I have a photo with Johnny Depp!”, I said

“Johnny Depp? Where is he?”

“He’s sitting over there! Look!”

She (turn) ______________ around and then (start) ______________ to laugh.

“That’s not Johnny Depp!”

B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “FIRE!”

C- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN OAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS

1- While I (read) ______________ a book, my brother ____________________________

A - COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS:

B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “FIRE!”

11- Where was the boy?

C- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS

5- I (fall down) ________________________ while I (go) _____________ down the stairs.

5- When I (see) ______________ her, she ____________________________

A- COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS:

B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “EXPLOSION!”

1- Where was Jackie going when she Heard the explosion?

12- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN OAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS

9- I (wash) ________________________ my hair when the telephone (ring) _____________

14- When I (open) ______________ the door, she ____________________________

A- COMPLETE THE STORY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS:

B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT “!”Biology class”

1- What was he doing when Angela called?

C- COMPLETE WIH THE VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS, AS IT CORRESPONDS

1- While the man (cut) ______________ the grass, _______________________

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5- When I (see) her, she ______________

9- I (wash) ____________ my hair when the telephone (ring) _

14- When I (open) the door, she ______________

1- While the man (cut) the grass, _________