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Past simple and past continuous
‘1 Write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs.
lay 8 chat
2 travel 8 happen
3 send 10 say
4 enioy know
5 stop Rwy
5 break Docu
7 fall 4 tun
2 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise 1.
Last summer, my friend and | around the south of France, We realy ourselves,
you atthe end of the film? Ishought it was realy sad
Sarah is very angry. What you toher? You toher yesterday,
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4 my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she (o0¥) how to open the attachment!
5 Myrobile phone fon the floor but the screen. (oot) That was lucky!
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I didn't see the accident. tall very quickly,
My PC was making a strange nak so| using itand itoft,
We to open the box wth a knife but my dad himself There was blood everywherel
3) Write questions with the past simple.
1 When /you / buy/ that tablet /?
22 Howmuch /your new computer /cost/?
3 What / you / do after schol yesterday 7
4 Whyy/you/ not / call me lastnight /?
'5 Where /Dad / save / the photos /on the computer /?
16 Wihich files / you / delete /?
1 Howmany copies / Gary /print/ yesterday /?
{8 Which company / Steve Jobs / help to start /?
4. Write the ing form of the verbs.
1 attach 8 change
2 tie 9 upload
3 tun 10 think
4 save win
5 ave 12 spot
6 get B sere
7 delete 6 realise| Grammar Aaa
5 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
vw make) my dinner at 8 oclock lastnight.
2 Joe and Sam (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.
4 Who was that guy you (dance) with at the party?
4 Poul (come) home from school when she saw an accident.
5 In 1999 my father (ive) n Dublin, That's where he met my mother
6 He (open) the box when he cut his finger.
1 This time last week, we (visit) my grandmother
al (sit) at the back ofthe classroom so | couldnt see the screen.
9 Andow (insert) photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
wt (tard to do miy homework when my friend sent me a message.
6 Choose the correct options.
1 Listened /was listening to the radio when | heard / as hearing this fantastic song.
2 When the teacher said/wos saying'Stop\ | sti ried /was still aying to finish the last question,
3 feel really sly! While | danced /was dancing, | fll/ was fling and broke /was breaking my elbow,
4 Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called /was calling him for lunch,
+5 |ooked /was looking fra file on my memory stick when | noticed / was noticing there was 2 virus
65 Ron found was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed /was surfing the internet.
7 My mum had was having breakfast near the computer when she spiled/ was spiling her cup of coffee on the keyboard,
‘8 When you sair/were seeing me yesterday, | didnt go / wasnt going to school, | went / was going to the doctor's ~| felt tebe.
‘9 How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you traveled / were traveling around Ieland?
10 Why did you chat /were you chatting to Philip while ted / was trying to tel you something really important?
7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
vt (witch off) the computer because It (make a strange noise
2 Mydad ((isten) to classical music when | (ertve) home from school,
3 We (play) video games when my mum, a9) Tumn the volume down
4 Mycousin (meet his wife, Blanca, while he (ive) in tay,
5 My litle sister (iaw) a picture wile {study} for my French exam.
6 While they (ary) to faethe compute, all the lights (goour,
1 When we (eave) school yesterday it (pour wth rain
8 When you {see} Paul he (wear a black jacket?
ot (uy) tolog on when the WiFL (stop) working,
10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out of paper.
8 Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.
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Sometmes| hate computers! Once, when! (299 todo my English homeworkon my laptop, the batery
2 (un ow. {ie} on my bed and twas listening to music on Spotl. Ithelps me to concentrate
“ ako (chat) to my fiend Daniel on Facebook. OX, so {not concentrate) very hard on my
homeworkand® (Forget) to plugin my laptop drt notice thatthe battery was getting low. was lust finishing the
essay when the screen / (go) black. 18 (lose) everything 1? (scream)
in fustation. My dd {come} running into my bedroom. almost (ay)sohe
2 (give) me his laptop." (9) to remember everything in my essay — it (be) quite eiffel
pecially because Danial was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while was watching one, the WEI stopped working
Inthe end it was probably better because | (enanage) to finish the essay