Past Simple / Past Continuous (2)

1.- Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the
correct tense Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.- It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave)

home this morning.
2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit)
on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it __________
(start) to rain.
3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her.
B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
4.- My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but
when he ____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call.
Perhaps he thought that I ____________ (listen) to his conversation.
5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards
me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing
____________ (happen).
6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your
passport?
B: I don’t remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my
European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels.
7.- I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live)
there when I met them.
8.- ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus
last night?
9.- I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the
disc jockey played our favourite song.
10.- I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________
(fall) asleep.
11.- The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory
when they___________ (discover) the new drug.
12.- We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener
___________ (see) us.
13.-Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock
__________ (ring)
14.- As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with
a street lamp.
15.- When he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on
his foot.
16..- ___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus
while you ____________ (come) to school?
17.- The students ____________ (read) the article when
the last class ___________ (finish).
18.- When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my
friends __________ (wait) for me.
19.- ____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________
(explain) this exercise?
20.- Susan __________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing).

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.

1.- My father _______ (read) the “Times” newspaper, but I _______ (read)
the “Guardian”.
2.- Juan ________ (say) he _________ (do) a lot of fishing, but he never
_________ (catch) anything.
3.- What __________ (you / watch) on the TV? I
_________ (watch) a programme about wildlife in
the Artic.
4.- I ___________ (not know) which train to catch.
5.- Look! The bus _____________ (come)
6.- We usually ____________ (go) out to dinner on
Saturday evenings.
7.- My brother ___________ (travel) a lot in his job.
8.- I _________ (not understand) the sign over there. What __________
(it / mean)?
9.- Things __________ (fall) to the ground because of gravity.
10.- These days, more and more people __________ (go) abroad for their
holidays.
11.- We ___________ (paint) the flat at the moment.
12.- Paul ___________ (live) in Hastings and _________ (work) as a civil
engineer.
13.- Why _______________ (that machine / not / work) now?
14.- The President of the USA ___________ (not / live) in New York.
15.- Why ___________ (you / wait) outside the door?
16.- This is a great party. I ___________ (have) a lovely time.
17.- When __________ (you / leave) home in the morning?
18.- Sorry, Mary can’t speak to you. She ___________ (wash)
her hair.
19.- That can’t be right! I __________ (not / believe) it!
20.- My nephew is a great cook! This cake ___________ (taste)
wonderful.
21.- Where ___________ (you / go)? I haven’t finished talking to you.
22.- I ____________ (not / take) the bus to school today.
23.- What’s the matter? Why ____________ (you / stare) at me like that?
24.- You should go on a diet, you ___________ (put) on weight.
25.- In the winter, what _____________ (you / wear)?
26.- Everybody knows that the Earth _________ (go) round the sun.
27.- Congratulation! Your English ___________ (get) much better!
28.- Cats ________ (hate) water.
29.- Look! The sun ____________ (shine)
30.- Sophia _______ (prepare) a sandwich for herself at the
moment, but I _________ (prefer) to eat salads.
31.- I ___________ (smell) something good. Is it soup?

32.- I’m not happy at work. I ______ (look) for a new job.
33.- What __________ (Susan / do)? She is a flight
attendant.
34.- The sun _________ (rise) in the east.
1. Caroline _______________ (have) a walkman, now she has an ipod.
2. We haven't seen Bob very often since he got a promotion. He's very busy.
He _____________________(not be) so busy.
3. When Peter was young, he ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
4. Computers ________________ (be) very expensive. Now the prices are more reasonable.
5. During my childhood, I ________________ (spend) a lot of time with my grandparents.
6. Maria _________________ (think) that she would never get used to living in New York.

TOO / ENOUGH EXERCISES

1. Allan is very young . He can’t drive the car. ......................................................................................

2. It is very cold .I can’t

swim . ...................................................................................................................

3. The weather is warm . We can play golf . .............................................................................................

4. Gerald isn’t very good. He can’t play basketball for NBA . .................................................................

5. It is very dark . I can’t see anything . ....................................................................................................

6. We aren’t very rich . We can’t buy that boat . ......................................................................................

7. Jennifer isn’t very strong .She can’t carry that suitcase . ......................................................................

8. This skirt is very small. Mary can’t wear it . ..........................................................................................

9. It’s windy .We can’t sail . .....................................................................................................................

10 . The hill is very high . We can’t climb it . ............................................................................................

11. The weather is hot. We can sunbathe . ................................................................................................

12. The sea is very smooth .We can swim....................................................................................

13 . You are very young. You can’t go out alone at night...........................................................

14. You aren’t strong . You can’t lift the table . ........................................................................................

15. I’m very sleepy . I can’t drive......................................................................................................

16. This book is cheap . We can buy it . ....................................................................................................

17 . He is fat . He can’t run fast . ...............................................................................................................

18 . I’m very hungry . I can’t work . ..........................................................................................................

19 . The soup is very salty .I can’t drink it. .............................................................................................

20 . Timothy isn’t fast . He can’t lift the box. .........................................................................................