NAME:

DATE:

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MARK:

SIMPLE PAST
PAST CONTINUOUS
EXAM

1. WRITE THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS:

be
buy
can
choose
dance
do

play
spend
teach
travel
try
understan

fly
have

d
write
drink
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2. WRITE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS:

2.1 We _________________ (go) swimming every week when we
were young.
2.2 Why _________________ (you / laugh) all through your history
lesson yesterday?
2.3 I _________________ (not / drink) water last night.
2.4 Debbie _________________ (sing) in the school choir many years
ago.
2.5 Steve _________________ (have) an accident yesterday. He
_________________ (drive) his car when a bird _________________
(fly) into the windscreen. He _____________ (try) to stop quickly
but he _________________ (crash) into a wall. Luckily, he
_____________ (not / be) hurt.
2.6 I ________________________ (watch) television when the phone
rang.

2.7 When the ambulance came we ________________________ (carry)

him into it.
2.8 She ________________________ (drive) her car when she suddenly
felt ill.
2.9 When he saw me he ________________________ (fall) off the wall.
2.10We ________________________ (listen) to the radio when it
suddenly stopped working.
2.11Why ________________________ (you/play) cards when he walked
into the office?
2.12________________________ (they/thank) you when you gave them
the money?
2.13________________________ (you/smoke) when you turned on the
gas?
2.14When I arrived, they ________________________ (say) hello but
continued working.
2.15When I got to the hospital, she ________________________ (sit) in
the waiting room.
2.16Last week, I _________________ (go) to a talk by a famous writer.
He _________________ (talk) about his new book when I
_________________ (arrive). He _________________ (give) such an
interesting talk that I _____________ (be) disappointed when it
_____________ (end).
2.17Julie _________________ (tidy) her bedroom last weekend. While
she _________________ (tidy) it, she _________________ (find)
some of the toys she _________________ (have) when she was a
child. She _________________ (not / want) to throw them away,
so she _____________ (put) them in a box and _________________
(store) them in the attic. We _________________ (not / be) at
school yesterday morning.
2.18_________________ (he / can) swim at the age of 3?
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3. WRITE A COMPOSITION TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU DID LAST

WEEKEND:

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