Virtual English

Teacher: John Franco

“Simple Past Vs Past Continuous”

Look at the pictures. Put the verbs in the past continuous or simple past.

Linda broke (break) her arm

last week. It __________________ (happen)
when she ____________________ (fall) off
the ladder.

The train ____________________ (arrive) at the

station, and Paula ____________________ (get) off.
Two friends of hers, John and Jenny, ______________
(wait) to meet her.

Yesterday Sue ____________________ (walk) down

the street when she ____________________ (meet) Jim.
He ____________________ (go) home, and he ____________________
(carry) a bag.
They ____________________ (stop) to talk for a few minutes.

Put the verb in the past continuous or simple past.

1. A: What were you doing (you / do) when the phone rang (ring)?
B: I was watching (watch) television.
2. A: Was Trancy busy when you went to see her?
B: No, she _________________________________________________ (study).
3. A: What time _________________________________________________ (the mail / come) this morning?
B: It _____________________________ (come) while I _________________________ (have) breakfast.
4. A: Was Megan at work today?
B: No, she ________________________________________ (not / go) to work. She was sick.
5. A: How fast _______________________________________________ (you / drive) when the police
___________________________________ (stop) you?
B: I don´t know exactly, but I _______________________________ (not / drive) very fast.
6. A: ___________________________________________ (your team / win) the baseball game yesterday?
B: No, the weather was very bad, so we _____________________________ (not / play).
7. A: How __________________________________________ (you / break) the window?
B: We ________________________________________ (play) baseball. I ____________________________ (hit)
the ball, and it ___________________________________ (break) the window.