A. Write the past simple forms of these verbs.
1 drive – ……drove……
2 do – ……………….
3 have – ……………….
4 get – ……………….
5 open – ……………….
6 eat – ……………….
7 swim – ……………….
8 shout – ……………….
9 fall – ……………….
10 try – ……………….
11 know – ……………….
12 become – ……………….
Answers
2 did 3 had 4 got 5 opened 6 ate
7 swam 8 shouted 9 fell 10 tried
11 knew 12 became
B. Complete the sentences using the verbs from the box in the past continuous.
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cry dream drive have live not play not show wait watch not work |
1 Max ……was driving…… his car to work when it happened.
2 The baby ………………… very loudly, so I couldn’t hear.
3 ………………… you ………………… TV all night?
4 I couldn’t call you because our phone ………………… .
5 While we ………………… for the bus, it started to rain.
6 ………………… John ………………… in London when you met him?
7 My mum and dad ………………… a coffee in the kitchen.
8 It …………………………………… but it was very cold.
9 Did it really happen or ………………… I only …………………?
10 Glenn and Kirsten …………………………………… in the game last Saturday.
Answers
2 was crying 3 Were … watching
4 was not (wasn’t) working 5 were waiting
6 Was … living 7 were having
8 was not (wasn’t) snowing 9 was … dreaming
10 were not (weren’t) playing
C. Match the pairs.
1 When I got home,
a I made dinner.
b I was making dinner.
2 The bottle smashed
a as it fell on the floor.
b while it was falling on the floor.
3 After the teacher finished,
a the students asked some questions.
b the students were asking some questions.
4 What music did you like
a while you were 11 years old?
b when you were 11 years old?
5 I wasn’t working
a during two years.
b for two years.
6 Clare was working in Oxford
a as Mike studied at night school.
b while Mike was studying at night school.
7 We started
a when everything was ready.
b while everything was ready.
8 Was Susan wearing the same dress
a when she came in?
b when she was coming in?
Answers
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 b 6 b 7 a 8 a
D. This accident happened yesterday. Write what the people were doing at the time of the accident.
When the accident happened …
1 Joy was eating an ice cream.
2 ……………………………………………
3 ……………………………………………
4 ……………………………………………
5 ……………………………………………
6 ……………………………………………
7 ……………………………………………
8 ……………………………………………
Answers
Possible answers
2 Peter was riding his bike.
3 Maggie was carrying some bags.
4 Terry and Sue were running.
5 Dan was singing.
6 Steve and Amanda were talking.
7 Arthur was cleaning the windows.
8 Sally was opening her umbrella.
E. Someone stole a picture from the museum last night. Read the detective’s notebook with information from three museum workers, then use the notes to write sentences. Every sentence should have one verb in the past simple and one in the past continuous.
Tom Higgins: leave museum / hear noise
remember his car keys / walk to his car
come back / see a woman with a picture
shout / the woman run away
Martha Wilkins: clean the room / lights go out
look for some matches / lights come on
notice glass on the floor / look around
Sam Smith: sit at his desk / the phone ring
he pick up the phone / a strange woman come in
he speak / the woman go out
1 Tom was leaving the museum when he heard a noise.
2 ……………………………………………………….
3 ……………………………………………………….
4 ……………………………………………………….
5 ……………………………………………………….
6 ……………………………………………………….
7 ……………………………………………………….
8 ……………………………………………………….
9 ……………………………………………………….
10 ……………………………………………………….
Answers
Possible answers
2 He remembered his car keys while he was walking to his car.
3 As he was coming back, he saw a woman with a picture.
4 He shouted as the woman was running away.
5 Martha was cleaning the room when the lights went out.
6 She was looking for some matches when the lights came on.
7 She noticed glass on the floor as she was looking around.
8 Sam was sitting at his desk when the phone rang.
9 As he was picking up the phone, a strange woman came in.
10 While he was speaking, the woman went out.
F. Circle the correct option.
Dick Whittington (1358-1423) was a famous mayor of London. The story says that Dick was a poor boy who 1…… to London to become rich. Dick 2…… his cat with him for company. Life was very hard in London. Dick worked as a servant 3…… some months but he got very little money and all he had was his cat. Finally, Dick decided to give his cat to a merchant and leave London. As he 4…… down the street, he 5…… a voice in his head. The voice said, ‘Come back, Dick, you will be Mayor of London three times!’ Dick came back. At the same time, the merchant and his men 6…… by ship to another country. It was a good ship but there was a big problem: rats! Rats 7…… everywhere on the ship and no one 8…… them. Luckily, Dick’s cat was very good at catching rats. The merchant was very happy with the cat and gave Dick a nice present when he 9…… home.
Dick now had some money and he started his own business. He also married a rich woman. Dick 10…… mayor of London three times and 11…… he died he left a lot of money. The story does not say what 12…… to his cat.
1 a was coming b came c has come d comes
2 a was taking b were taking c took d taken
3 a for b during c in d at
4 a walks b is walking c has walked d was walking
5 a hear b heard c was hearing d were hearing
6 a travels b travelled c was travelling d were travelling
7 a is running b are running c was running d were running
8 a has caught b could catch c did catch d didn’t catch
9 a get b got c gotten d was getting
10 a did become b become c was becoming d did becoming
11 a as b while c when d since
12 a happens b happened c did happen d was happening
Answers
2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b 6 d 7 d 8 b 9 b 10 a 11 c 12 b
G. Complete the sentences to make them true for you.
1 When I got home yesterday, ……my sister was playing a computer game…… .
2 ………………………………………… during the summer.
3 While I was having breakfast, ………………………………………… .
4 It was very late when ………………………………………… .
5 ………………………………………… as I was going to my friend’s.
6 When I was 10, ………………………………………… .
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 …………… the train stopped, all the passengers got off.
a When b While c As
2 I didn’t interrupt Casey because he …………… to Webb.
a spoke b was speaking
c were speaking
3 Webb was a driver …………… a long time.
a during b since c for
4 What …………… Casey’s wife …………… when she heard the news?
a was … saying
b did … say
c has … said
5 Casey’s friend never …………… by train again.
a didn’t travel
b travelled
c was travelling
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 b
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