Grammar 1 Past simple/past continuous 1 Look at the pairs of verbs. One verb in each pair has a REGULAR past simple form. The other verb in the pair is IRREGULAR. Write the correct forms. past simple IRREGULAR past simple REGULAR tell > told listened listen remember forget arrive leave ‘e00k eat walk run ‘open shut send receive ‘spend begin finish break repair ‘study teach 2 Join the two parts of the sentences. Complete the chart. 1 Andy was playing his guitar Ben was having a shower Cal was cyeling down a hill Dotty was skiing down the mountain Ed and Fred were robbing the bank Goldie was stroking the dog A when a wheel fell off his bike. B when she saw a snowman C when a string broke. D when it bit her. E when the water went cold. F when they saw the policeman, i] 2] 3] 4] 5] 6 ae ea Grammar 1 174 3 When Mr Brown got home from work on Monday night, the members of his family were doing things. Use the verbs in the box to say what they were doing. do drink make read sleep tak watch When Joe Brown got home on Monday night Fs ft ae eee ete nee NEES gormc) cakes. 2 ls oldlest por ese eae aeueeeeerceceeceree the television. 3 his youngest son a football magazine. 4 his oldest daughter to her boyfriend on the phone. 5 his youngest daughter nothing. 6 his dog ____inhis kennel, 7 his cat some milk. Read the two sentences about Fred and Hannah. Fred was sitting in a cafe when he saw Hannah walk across the road. Hannah smiled at Fred and Fred waved at Hannah, Circle the correct answers. 1 What was Fred doing when he saw Hannah? He was drinking/drank coffee. What did Fred do when he saw Hannah? He was waving/toaved at her. 3. What did Hannah do when she saw Fred? She soas smiling/smiled at him. 4 What was Hannah doing when she saw Fred? She was crossing/crossed the road (© Macmilan Publishers Limited 2005 This page may be photocopied for use in class.