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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Exercises

The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in blanks with the correct verb tense, completing sentences, and writing out a short story using a mix of past simple and past continuous verbs. The exercises focus on distinguishing between actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past versus ones that were completed, and using the appropriate verb form depending on the time frame described.

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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Exercises

The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in blanks with the correct verb tense, completing sentences, and writing out a short story using a mix of past simple and past continuous verbs. The exercises focus on distinguishing between actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past versus ones that were completed, and using the appropriate verb form depending on the time frame described.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous

A) Write the negative, affirmative or questions using these clues.

Affirmative Negative Question


I was having a bath .......................................... ..........................................
.......................................... .......................................... Were you sleeping?
.......................................... She wasnt studying ..........................................
We were watching T.V .......................................... ..........................................
.......................................... .......................................... Was he reading a book?
.......................................... They werent playing ..........................................
It was raining .......................................... ..........................................

B) Complete the sentences with did, was, were or nothing (-).

1- . you like the film?

2- They. not come to school yesterday.


3- The plane. arrived late.
4- Mike. thinking about the match and . not see the red light,
5- . they playing well?
6- We left when the president.......... giving a speech.

C) Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive, the Past Simple or the -ing form.

1- When did you...................(come) home?


2- Mark was...........................(talk) on his mobile when he (see) Eve.
3- Were they........................(listen) to your presentation or .. (think) about
their lunch?
4- I didn't.............................(work) a lot on this project. Jessica (do) most of the
work.
5- Brazil were (play) well, but they (lose) their first match.
6- Was he..............................(wait) for you at the airport when you (arrive) in
Neuqun?

D) Complete the story. Use the correct form of the Past Simple or the Past Continuous

Yesterday, we 1.. (walk) along a river when my brother, Sid, 2(see) a black bag in
the water. He3 (take off) his clothes and 4.. (jump) into the river to get to the bag.
I 5. (not want) him to do it, but he wasn't scared. He 6. (try) to catch the bag
under the water so he 7 (not hear) the police car. Three police officers 8. (get)
out of the car. Sid 9 (see) them when they 10. (run) towards him and he 11. (stop)
moving. Two officers 12 .(catch) Sid and the third 13 (take) the bag.
We14. (not understand) what15 (happen). At the police station we
16
(find out) that the police 17 (wait) for criminals to pick up the bag.
There 18.. (be) two million pounds inside!

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