Past Simple & Past Continuous Speaking Activity

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Task I: Tell your partner what you did / were doing

1. this time yesterday.

2. this month last year.

3. when it last rained.

4. on September 11, 2001.

5. the last time your mum or dad called you.

6. when you were in high school.

7. during your first week at university.

8. this time last weekend.Task II: List five dates when important (personal or world) events happened. Tell your partner the stories around those events and find out what they were doing then.

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Task I: Tell your partner what you did / were doing

1. this time yesterday.

2. this month last year.

3. when it last rained.

4. on September 11, 2001.

5. the last time your mum or dad called you.

6. when you were in high school.

7. during your first week at university.

8. this time last weekend.Task II: List five dates when important (personal or world) events happened. Tell your partner the stories around those events and find out what they were doing then.