Angie Valentina Sandoval Enciso

ENGLISH ACTIVITIES

SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

I. Write the ing form of the following verbs.

1. share : _Sharing_ 2. Tidy: _Tidying_ 3.shut: _Shutting_

4. dial: _Dialling_ 5.lie: _Lying_

II. Complete the table in past progressive.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

They were chatting They were not chatting. Were they chatting?

The couple were kissing The were couple not kissing Was the couple kissing?

They were complaining. They were not complaining Were they complaining?

It was getting dark It was not getting dark. Was it getting dark?

Bob was studying. Bob was not studying Was bob studding?

III. Write sentences in past progressive.

1. The snowman / melt / in the sun _the snowman was melting in the sun_

2. We / explore / a new territory _We were exploring a new territory_

3. The secretary / print out / a document _The secretary was printing a document_

4. The girls / not / concentrate / on the task The girls were not concentrating on the task_

5. Garth / not / practice / on the piano _Garth was not practicing on the piano_

IV. Write questions in past progressive.

1. Jill / dance _Was Jill dancing?_

2. Your cousins / swim / in the lake _Were they swimming in the take?

3. The student / answer / a question _Was he answering the question?

4. William / play / the guitar _Was william playing the guitar?

5. Janet / sit / on the bench _Was she sitting on the bench?

V. Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. At a quarter past six, Phil was translating the document. Was Phill translating the
document at quarter past six?

2. Sheila was waiting in the park. _What was Sheila waiting in the park?

3. The pupils were talking about the United States. _What were the student talking about
the United States?

4. The boss was dictating a letter. _What was the boss dictating a letter?

5. Barbara was looking for her necklace _What Was Barbara looking for her necklace?

Complete the following cross word with the past of the given verbs
 1 2 3
 
   O  L E        I  D       
 S   T H 
4
    A             I          
K  
5 6 7
 
 H  U T       E F  T         
S   L   C 
8
 
    G         P        A      
B 
9 10
  H   O U  G  H  T    O  U  N  D   
T   F  
   T    I              G      
11 12 13
      
       L           E  L  D 
H  F  H
14 15
  
   E    T O  O  D     O  T      
S   G
16
 
A  D  E       R      R          
M 
17 18 19
      
   R   T       A V  E       
G T  B 
20 21
  
   D        O     R  O  T  E   
M   W
22
       E N   T          L    C  
W  
23
 
         A         A   D    A  
H 
         N                  M  
24 25
    
  O  S   T              N  E W 
L  K

Across:

1. steal 3.hide 5. shut 6. leave 9. think 10. find 13. hold 14. stand 15. get

16. make 17. give 21. write 22. go 23. have 24. lose 25. know

Down:

2. teach 3. hit 4. keep 7. catch 8. build 11. hear 12. forget 14. set

15. grow 18. tell 19. become 20. mean

VI. Choose the correct verb for each sentence and put it into the simple past:

repair, copy, need, stop, play, try, use, laugh, stay, drop, enjoy, smile.

1. John _stopped_ his trip to England.

2. We _ enjoyed _ at a restaurant to have something to eat.

3. Peter and Sarah _stayed_ in England for a few weeks.

4. Manchester United _played_ against Blackburn Rovers last week and won.

5. Sam _copied_ off John in the test and was told off.

6. He didn't know that he _needed_ a visa to enter Russia.

7. Mark very kindly _smiled_ me off at the cinema.

8. The baby _ laughed _ at me because I was being silly.

9. I _tried_ to do my homework but I just couldn't do it.

10. The children _ dropped _ their heads off at the clown.

11. Christopher _repaired_ my computer but it still crashed a few days later.

12. Celia _used_ her brother's calculator at school and lost it.

VII. Fill in the correct form of the verb. The story is in simple past. Use the verbs into
parentheses.

This morning I _woke_ (wake) up and _looked_ (look) at the clock. It _were_ (be) 9 a.m.
and I _was_ (be) late for work. I _jumped_ (jump) out of my bed and _ran_ (run) into the
bathroom. I _took_ (take) off my pyjama and _has_ (have) a shower, but the water _were_
(be) cold, so I _got_ (get) out again.

I _put_ (put) my clothes on, _cleaned_ (clean) my teeth, _brushed_ (brush) my hair and
_went_(go) downstairs, where I _made_ (make) my breakfast. I _had_ (have) a nice cup
of tea and some cornflakes. I then _ate_ (eat) an apple. After that I_left_ (leave) the table,
_took_ (take) my plate with me and _wanted_ (want) to put everything into the dishwasher.
However, on the way to the dishwasher I _dropped_ (drop) a cup onto the floor and it
_broke_ (break). I _picked_ (pick) up all the pieces, _threw_ (throw) them into the dustbin
and _went_ (go) out of the kitchen and into the hall. I _took_ (take) my coat off its hook,
_put_ (put) it on, _went_ (go) out of the house and _closed_ (close) the door behind me.

Just then I _saw_ (see) the newspaper boy. I _waited_ (wait) for him and he _gave_ (give)
me my newspaper. I _looked_ (look) at the front page and _saw_ (see) that it _were_ (be)
the Sunday newspaper

It _were_ (be) Sunday and I _not needed_ (not need) to go to work!