PRE-INTERMEDIATE 1

Te a c h e r D a n t e
Nery

INSPIRATION

SPEAKING PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

1) Chris _________________ (cook) burgers for breakfast when his

landlord ________________ (knock) on his door.

PAST CONTINUOUS

2) The police ______________ (arrest) Chris when he

________________ (paint) the house.
3) Chris _______________ (pay) some parking tickets when the
officer __________ (tell) him he was supposed to spend the night
in jail.
4) When Chris __________ (call) his ex-wife, she _____________
(work) in the office.
5) When she _______________ (enter) the elevator, he _____________
(try) to button up his jacket.
1) He __________________ (wait) in the waiting room when the
secretary _________ (call) out his name.
2) When he ___________________ (walk) through the office,
businesspeople _______________ (talk) on the phone,
_______________ (speak) very loudly, and _______________ (work) a
lot.
3) The Board _____________ (wait) for Chris when the secretary

WHILE FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS

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