UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL CIBAO

Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades

Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada

INGLES VI
Docente: Nelson García De León, M.Ed., EAP.
CLAVE: HUM 020-001 VERSION: 1 PAGINA 1 DE 2
LEARNING ACTIVITIES UNIT NO. 1: SIMPLE PAST

PAST PROGRESSIVE
 Decide if each question or statement is correct or wrong.
1 I left home at six-thirty this morning 1 (A) What were you
. 0. doing?
and went to work. (B) We ate dinner.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

2 He was doing his homework when 1 I didn’t sleeping when my

. 1. friend
I called him. rang the doorbell.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

3 Did the storm wake you up? It was 1 My friend was already eating
. 2. lunch
raining heavily all night. when I met him in the cafeteria.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

4 Stewart wasn’t careful. He hit a 1 No, she wasn’t at the

. 3. library
tree and he was falling off his bike. yesterday afternoon.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

5 I watched TV when I heard the 1 (A) Did you watch the

. 4. movie?
phone ring. (B) Yes, I was.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

6 (A) Were you and John studying? 1 (A) Were you watch the
. 5. movie?
(B) Yes, we were. (B) No, I didn’t.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

7 Sarah found a new job at an 1 It rained all day yesterday, so

. 6. I
office downtown. stayed at home.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

8 I was washing the dishes and Tom 1 It was raining all day yesterday, so
. 7. I
was sweeping the floor. stayed at home.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

9 (A) Was the dog barking? 1 (A) Why are you laughing
. 8. yesterday?
(B) No, it didn’t. (B) I was reading a funny book.
a) Correct a) Correct
b) Wrong b) Wrong

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. A: they watching TV at midnight? B: No, they .

2. We eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon.
3. A: you talking on the phone a few minutes ago? B: No, I .
4. I walking home when I saw the car accident.
5. My classmate and I studying together at the library.
6. While he cleaning the house, we cooking.
7. A: What you doing at one o’clock? B: I sleeping.
8. The car engine working, so I had to fix it.
9. A: you listening to the teacher? B: Yes, I .
10. At seven o’clock, Mr. Smith robbing the bank.
11. Steven doing his homework, he was playing with his friends.
12. It raining last night, so I took my umbrella.
13. Anne studying in London last year.
14. I working as a teacher when I first met your mother.
15. We swimming while you playing volleyball.