Simple Past or Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. 2.
up.

When I (do)

the washing-up, I (break)

a plate. the washing-

While Tom (play)

the piano, his mother (do)

3. 4. 5. 6.

He (drink) I (have)

some juice and then he (eat) dinner when I suddenly (hear)

a few chips. a loud bang.

When my father (work) by to see him. She (go)

in the garden, an old friend (pass)

to school, (take) to learn.

out her textbook

and (begin)

7. 8. 9. 10.

When it (start)

to rain, our dog (want)

to come inside.

When Jane (do) Blarney Castle. When I (be)

a language course in Ireland, she (visit)

on my way home, I (see)

an accident. about.

I (not / understand)

what they (talk)

Simple Past or Past Progressive

Exercise 8
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

When I (get) It (is)

up yesterday, the sun (shine) a beautiful morning.

So I (decide) I (go)

to cycle around a little. to the shed and (take)

out my bike.

While I (cycle) their gardens.

past some villages, I (see)

some people in

One man (mow) strawberries.

the grass while his wife (pick)

After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud and it (start)

suddenly (appear)

to rain.

8. 9. 10. 11.

Luckily, a farmer (notice) While it (rain)

me and (tell)

me to come in. in the farmer's house.

outside, I (sit)

After a while, the sun (come) I (thank)

out again.

the farmer for his hospitality and (move)

on.