Past simple vs continuous
- 1. 2. Complete these sentenceswiththe Past Simple and Past Continuous. The boy wasknockeddownbya busas he ……………………………… (cross) the road. A lotof people …………………….(see) the accidentwhilethey…………………..(wait) forthe train. Justas the doctor……………………… (go) to bedthere ……………………… (be) a knockat the door. Silvia…………… (go) to the BritishMuseumwhenshe …………………… (study) at LondonCollege. He …………… (fall) downand………………… (break) hislegwhile he………………(play) football. The travellers………………………… (reach) the townas the sun…………………………… (set). The foolishboy………………………… (jump) off the buswhile it……………………………… (go). The hunter ……………… (shoot) and …………………… (kill) the lion just as it ……...…….... (jump). 3. Translate into Englishusingthe Past Simpleand the PastContinuous. 1) Mi amigo estabacomprandouncuadernoy yo estabacomprandoun libro. 2) Estábamosescuchandomúsicaenla clase cuandollegóel profesor. 3) Cuandosalí de la oficina,envié tucarta. 4) Me encontré a tu hermanomientrascorría enel parque. 5) Sandra no fue a lafiestade cumpleañosporque estabatrabajandoese día. 4. Put in the correct tenses:past simple or past continuous. At six o’clockthismorningI(have) awonderful dream, butthenthe alarm(go) off. While I(talk) toMrs Portenssomebody(walk) intomyofficeand(steal) the computer. I (look) outof the windowand(see) thatwe (fly) overthe mountains. I (wake) uptofindthat water(drop) throughthe bedroomceiling. I (meet) NancywhenI(go) backhome fromwork thismorning.She (shop). She (tell) me she (have) abadtime withherhusband. I (go) to see howshe (be) andfoundshe (cry). WhenI walkedin,they(talk) about Henry. She (meet) herhusbandwhileshe (travel) inEgypt. WhenJake (come) ineverybody(stop) talking.
- 2. 5. Write the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. WhenI (come) ………………………… home myfamily(clean) ………………………… the garden. For lunch yesterday Chris (eat) ………………………… spaghetti. I (break) ………………………… mypenwhile I(do) ………………………… my activities. Peter(turnon) ………………………… the TV,but nothing………………………… (happen). While we (run) ………………………… inthe park, Mary ………………………… (fall over). WhenHelen(be) ………………………… at school,she (learn) ………………………… to speakGerman. At seven o’clockTony(get) ………………………… out of bed,and (go) ………………… intothe bathroom. While Kate (drink) ………………………… some milk,she (drop) ………………………… the glass. Jane (notbe) ………………………… at home whenI(visit) ………………………… heryesterday. Whenthe teacher(come) ………………………… intothe class,two boys………………………… (fight). Thistime yesterdayI(lie) ………………………… onthe beach. Yesterdayat12.00 I (sit) ………………………… on the sofa(watch) ………………………… TV,thenI (hear) ……………… the doorbell,soI(stand) ………………… up and (go) ……………… to openthe door. 1. Complete these sentences using the Past Simple ONLY. The pupils ……………………. (win) the match, but they ………….. (not play) very well. We ……………………… (not go) to the cinema, we ………………….. (go) to a concert Carmen …………………. (not come) to the party because she ……………….. (be) ill. When ..…………………………………. (Ana, buy) the books? Yesterday. What ……………………… (you, eat) in the bar? ………………………… (you, like) it? I ……………….. (study) really hard last week, so I ……….…….. (pass) the Maths exam easily. The driver …………………………… (stop) the bus at one side of the road. 2. Choose a verb from the listand complete these sentences. Make sure that they make sense.
- 3. cry draw sleep count come wash play fly eat live begin look He wasverytiredand __________ for nine hourslastnight. The baby wasill and ___________ all night. I ________ my hands and face this morning. The teacher _________ a picture on the board. The childrenwere hungryand_____________ all the cakes. Jack’sfather_______ in Londonuntil 1988. He openedthe doorand____________ intothe room. Thislesson ____________ twentyminutesago. The cat climbedthe tree,butthe bird_________ away. The boys _____________ football lastSaturday. He tookthe book and_____________ at the pictures. She openedherpurse and ____________ the money. PAST CONTINUOUS 1. Complete these sentencesusingthe PastContinuous. 1 The sun …………………….…... (set),anda freshair……………………... (blow) inthe beach. 2 The children………………..…..(sing) inthe party,and the girls……………………… (dance). 3 Yes,all of us…….……….…………… (do) manythingsat the same time.While myfather …………………….…… (help) mymotherinthe garden,mybrotherKen.................................(andI ………….……………. (study) ourroom.
- 4. 2. Choose the correct tense from those underlinedbelow,andcomplete withthe verb in brackets. While Iwas doing/did myhomework,I………………… (have) agood idea. Whenshe ………………… (arrive),I wasgoing/ wentintothe kitchen. Jimwas breaking/broke hislegwhenhe …………………….. (play) rugby. While Joe wascooking/cooked lunch,hiswife ………………………. (call). While Maria ……………………… (cycle) home, she was losing / lost her schoolbag. While I had / was having a bath, the phone …………………. (ring). I was seeing/saw an oldfriendwhile I………………………. (travel) inthe nighttrain. Anne wasmeeting/met Judywhile she ………………………… (do) some shopping. We were finding/found anoldbox while we ………………………… (dig) inthe garden. Someone was taking / took Peter’s bag while he ……………………….... (make) a phone call. 11. Translate into Englishusing the Past Simple. 1) No aprobé el examende Matemáticas,peroaprobé el examende Inglés. 2) ¿Leíste el periódico ayer? 3) No viajé a Francia, viajé a Italia. 4) ¿Los alumnospusieronloslibrosenel armario? 5) ¿Cuándocompraste este ordenador?El martespasado. 6) George visitóa susabuelosel mespasado. 7) ¿Escribiste atu tío? No. 8) La familiade Jennyse mudóaLondrescuandoelladejóel colegio.
- 5. 9) ¿Te dio Lucy el libro de arte? No, pero me dio una colección de fotos. 10) ¿Hiciste losdeberesde Inglés? Sí,loshice todos. 12. Translate into Englishusing the Past Simpleand the Past Continuous. 1) Mi hermanaestabacomprandouna revistacuandovioel accidente. 2) Sam caminaba hacia su casa cuando se encontró con Jeniffer. 3) Estaba escuchandomúsicaenmi habitacióncuandoalguienllamóalapuerta. 4) Justocuando me marchaba de la oficina,llegótu carta. 5) Me rompí un brazo mientraspatinabaenel parque. 6) Pedrono jugóal fútbol ayerporque estabaestudiandoensucasa. 7) Estábamos paseando al perro cuando vimos a tu hermano. 8) Cuandollegamosal castilloestaballoviendo. 9) Harry novino a la fiestaanoche porque estabaestudiandoparaunexamen. 10) John estaba viviendo en Oxford cuando su padre compró la casa nueva. 13. Translate into Englishusing the Past Simpleand the Past Continuous. María estabahaciendolosdeberescuandosonó el teléfono. Yo estabametiéndomeenlacama cuandoalguienllamóalapuerta. Cuandomi madre llegódel trabajo,mi padre estabacocinando. Cuandovinoel tren,Juanestabaesperandoenel andén. El escenariose derrumbómientrascantaban. Estábamos jugandoa las cartas cuandouna de las sillasse rompió. Celialeyóuncapítulode la novelamientrasalmorzaba. Estábamospaseandoal perrocuando vimosa tu hermano. Yo estabadesayunandocuandooíun grito enla calle. Collinestabaestudiandoenlauniversidadcuandosuhermanose mudóa Bristol.