Choose the correct verb forms. Use Simple Past or the Past Progressive.

1) We ……………at the breakfast table when the doorbell .

2) He ……a lot of friendly people while he ………. in California.
3) When they …… the museum, the sun ……
4) The students …..cards when the teacher …….in.
5) While the children ……, their parents ……..TV.
6) It ……to rain while she ……the flowers in her garden.
7) When I ………… the door, it …….
8) While Henry ……….a drink at the bar, his wife ………… in the sea.
9) He …………a loud bang while he …………to his friend.
10) While he …………a shower, his dogs …………..his steaks.

1) Write past simple or past continuous in the gaps:

1) When the post man   (arrive), my father  (have a

shower)
2) While my brother  (study), my grandma  (make)

some muffins
3) I  (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I (have) a terrible

headache 
4) When I  (be) 10, I  (eat) a sandwich every evening
5) He   (miss) the train because he  (talk) with some

friends
6) The thieves  (come)  into the house while the man  

(sleep)
7) I  (drink) a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now

8) you (write) the composition last week?

9) My mother  (not/be) at home when she  (fall) down the

stairs
10) The children   (plant) a tree when their mummy 

(call)  them
 
2) Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago,
yesterday, last, while, when, as, on, in, at)
1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years
2) The plane was flying  8 p.m.  
3) My best friend went to London  month
4) I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower
5) did the supermarket close?
6) Your aunt studied German  2001
7) Rose played in an orchestra  she was 12 years old
8) Jason was swimming  his girlfriend was drinking a coke
9) The TV broke 26th October
10) did he deliver the shopping?
11) My father's friend had a baby
12) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner
in the restaurant that time
13) My cousin bought the PSP he was in London
 
3) Which sentence is the correct one?
 1) a) The men were studying on the new proyect all day
yesterday     
     b) The men was studying on the new proyect all day
yesterday       
     c) The men studied on the new proyect all day yesterday   
2)   a) When were you finishing your project?       
      b) When did you finish your project?
      c) When were you finish your project?
3)   a) You didn't be in the party yesterday
     b) you didn't were in the party yesterday
     c) You weren't in the party yesterday 
4)   a) My sister watched TV while his husband was playing with the
children
      b) My sister was watching TV while his husband was playing with
the children        
      c) My sister was watching TV while his husband played with the
children
5)   a) The students were talking when the teacher was arriving
      b) The students talked when the teacher was arriving
      c) The students were talking when the teacher arrived
 
4) Fill the gaps with past simple /continuous.
Afterwards, write the main verb in the crossword and
match the sentence with each picture

                              

                  
                                         

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1. When I saw Dave, he __________.

is working
worked
was working

2. You had a good time at the party, __________ you?

hadn't
 didn't
weren't

3. __________ when the telephone rang?

Were you sleeping
Did you sleep
Were sleeping

4. Dave, when __________ the ESL Cafe on the Web?

were you begin
began
did you begin

5. You __________ me, did you?

understood
weren't understanding
didn't understand

6. When __________ yesterday morning?

you got up
did you get up
were you getting up

7. While I __________ to work, I saw an accident.

drove
was driving
did drive

8. __________ well on this quiz?

Did you
Were you
Did you do