Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses

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PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES

Exercise 1: Complete the gap with the correct past simple regular verb form

1. I _______________at home all weekend (stay

!. It ______________e"e#yday last week (#a$n

%. &e ______________he# "e#y 'a#e)lly (l$sten

*. The sho+ _____________at , o-'lo'k ('lose,. My #$end _______________ to stay all weekend (want

. I ________________(wash my 'lothes yeste#day mo#n$n/ (wash

0. ohn _________________(st)dy "e#y ha#d last n$/ht (st)dy

2. My athe# _____________"e#y an/#y w+a$th me last Sat)#day (3e

4. One o my #$ends __________________me "e#y late last n$/ht (+hone

15.The wo#ke# ________________the w$ndows o# se"e#al ho)#s ('lean

Exercise 2: Complete the gap with the correct past simple irregular verb form

1. &e ___________ to the 'on'e#t (/o!. 6e ____________th$s 3ook (3)y

%. I ____________ two ')+s o 'oee (d#$nk

*. 6e __________th#ee days a/o (lea"e

,. They _____________ the$# ho)se (sell

. I ____________ two 3$/ 'ate (eat

0. 7o) _____________ se"e#al m$stake (make

2. &e ______________ a /ood t$me (ha"e

4. The &$lson _______________ a new ho)se $n &ash$n/ton 8C (3)$ld

15. ohn _____________ downtown w$th h$s #$ends today (d#$"e11.7este#day___________ a 3ad day o# me (3e

1!. I ____________the day w$th an a''$dent (3e/$n

1%. I ____________my hand w$th a kn$e (')t

1*. I _____________a3o)t the meet$n/ (o#/et

1,.Then I _____________ my new s)$t (tea#

1.A th$e _____________ my money (steal

10.9o#t)nately: the +ol$'e ______________the th$e a l$ttle wh$le late# ('at'h

12.Late# I ___________ $n some sl$++e# ste+s and _____________my a#ms (all;h)#t

14.Then a l$ttle 3oy ______________ a 3all and ___________me a''$dentally (th#ow;h$t

!5.Ate# that: I___________ down a/a$n and _______________ my new wat'h (all;down;3#eak

Exercise 3: Make the following sentences into questions.

1. I wat'hed TV last n$/ht ______________________________________________________

!. I en


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,. &e l$stened to m)s$' last n$/ht________________________________________________

. I d#ank a lot o 'oee________________________________________________________

0. 6e m$ss them so m)'h________________________________________________________

2. I went to the '$nema last S)nday_______________________________________________

4. I sle+t well last n$/ht________________________________________________________

15 They sat and talked a3o)t the$# s'hooldays______________________________________

Exercise : Complete the gap with the correct past simple verb form

A= &he#e __________________(yo) /o o# yo)# last s)mme# hol$day>

?= &e _____________(/o to E/y+t

A= Oh #eally> 6ow $nte#est$n/@ _____________________(yo);en

?= Oh: yes: we ________________. Pa)l _________________(lo"e the N$le $"e# and

I_____________(th$nk the +y#am$ds and all the h$sto#$'al s$/hts_______________(3e

as'$nat$n/.

A= 6ow lon/ ______________(yo);stay>

?= 9o# * weeks. &e _________________(3e the#e o# the whole o O'to3e#A= 6ow n$'e@ So yo) __________________(ha"e lots o t$me to t#a"el #o)nd

?= 7es: we_____________. &ell: B)$te a lot. ?)t we only _______________(see a ew +la'es

so I-d l$ke to /o a/a$n

A= ______________(yo);lea#n any E/y+t$an A#a3$'>

?= I______________ 3)t Pa)l _______________. I _______________(st)dy the lan/)a/e o# a

ew weeks 3eo#e we _____________(/o. I _____________($nd a /ood A#a3$' lan/)a/e

'assette $n the lo'al l$3#a#y and that ______________(3e hel+)l

Exercise !: Choose the best answer:

1. I (3e___ a st)dent $n Moloo+ S'hool $n 1442.

(A &as

? &e#e

C To 3e

8 To was!. A n)m3e# o (d)'k ___ (/o ___ th#o)/h he#e:

yeste#day .

A d)'k;/o

? d)'ks;/o

C d)'ks;went8 d)'k;went

%.I last (see___ he# at he# ho)se two ____ a/o.

A Saw;yea#

? Seen;weeks

C see;months

8 saw;months

. I d$dnDt (see ___yo) 3eo#e.

A see

? saw

C see$n/

8 seen0. The +oo# not (ha"e___money.

A ha"e

? has

C had

8 ha"e not

2. &hat yo) (do ______ last n$/ht>

I (do ______ my homewo#k.

A do;does

? do;do

C do;d$d

8 d$d;d$d

4. 6e (l$ke tomatoes 3eo#e. ?)t: $ eat$n/ $ts


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*. She (&$n ___ the /old medal $n 142.

A w$n? won

C to won

8 A:?:C

,. 6e had ta)/ht $n th$s s'hool 3eo#e he

( lea"e____ o# London.A let

? lea"e

C lea"$n/

8 had let

A l$ke

? l$kedC d$dnDt l$ked

8 d$dnDt l$ke

15. I (st)dy 9#en'h when I was a 'h$ld.

A st)d$es

? st)dy

C st)d$ed8 we#e st)dy

Exercise ": Complete the gap with the correct past continuous verb form

1. I ___________________down the st#eet when $t 3e/$n to #a$n (/o

!. At th$s t$me last yea#: I ___________________an En/l$sh 'o)#se (attend

%. $m ________________ )nde# the t#ee when he hea#d an e+los$on (stand

*. The 3oy ell and h)#t h$msel wh$le he _________________ a 3$'y'le (#$de

,. &hen we met them last yea#: they______________ $n Sant$a/o (l$"e

. The to)#$st lost h$s 'ame#a wh$le he________________ a#o)nd the '$ty (walk

0. The lo##y _______________ "e#y ast when $t h$t o)# 'a# (/o

2. &h$le I ____________________$n my #oom: my #oommate ___________________ a +a#ty $n

the othe# #oom (st)dy;ha"e

4. Ma#y and I___________________ the ho)se when the tele+hone #an/ (


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2. &h$le Ted _______________ (sho"el snow #om h$s d#$"eway yeste#day: h$s w$e

_________________ (3#$n/ h$m a ')+ o hot 'ho'olate

4. ohn _________________ (ha"e a 'a# a''$dent last week. 6e __________________ (d#$"e

down the st#eet when s)ddenly a lo##y __________________ (h$t h$s 'a# #om 3eh$nd

15.Ten yea#s a/o: the /o"e#nment _______________ (de'$de to 3e/$n a ood +#o/#amme. At that

t$me: many +eo+le $n the #)#al a#eas _______________ (sta#"e d)e to se"e#al yea#s o

d#o)/ht

Exercise $ :Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1; 6e (s$t __________________ $n a 3a# when I (see __________________ h$m.

!; &hen I (/o __________________ o)t: the s)n (sh$ne __________________

%; The l$/ht (/o __________________ o)t wh$le I (ha"e __________________ tea.

*; &hen $t (#a$n __________________ she('a##y __________________ an )m3#ella.

,; &e (walk __________________ to the stat$on when $t (3e/$n __________________ to #a$n.

; 6e (tea'h __________________ En/l$sh o# ! months when he (l$"e $n He#many and (wo#k

__________________ as a

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