PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS II

1.- Make sentences with the information given. Use the Past Simple or the Past
Continuous.

- The police/arrive/while/I/have/breakfast.

- The storm/start/while/they/drive/home.

- I/see/an accident/while/I/wait/for the bus.

- Mary/go/to several concerts/while/she/stay/in London.

- My father/ cook/the dinner/when/he/burn/his fingers.

- The soldiers/prepare/to leave/ when/the bomb/explode.

2.- Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs in
brackets.

- Beethoven _________ (write) nine symphonies: he ________ (write) another

symphony when he died.
- Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ________ (make) the first
one in 5 minutes. He ________ (make) the second one when his guests _________
(arrive), and they ________(help) him to finish it.
- The artist Gaudí _________ (design) several houses in Barcelona. Later, he
________(start) work in a church. He _________ (work) on the church when he
________ (die).
- Last month a bank robber __________ (escape) while the police ________ (take)
him to prison. Later, they _________ (catch) him again, and this time they
_________ (lock) him up without any problem.
- Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ________
(lose),but in the end they __________ (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.
- John Lennon __________ (sing) and __________ (play) on many records with The
Beatles. After that he _________ (record) several songs without the Beatles. He
__________ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman __________ (shoot) him.
- The evening was getting darker, the street lights _________ (come) on. People
_________ (hurry) home after work. I _________ (stand) in a queue at the bus
stop. Suddenly somebody _________ (grab) my bag.
1.- Make sentences with the information given. Use the Past Simple or the Past
Continuous.

- The police/arrive/while/I/have/breakfast.
The police arrived while I was having breakfast.

- The storm/start/while/they/drive/home.
The storm started while they were driving home.

- I/see/an accident/while/I/wait/for the bus.

I saw the accident while I was waiting for the bus.

- Mary/go/to several concerts/while/she/stay/in London.

Mary went to several concerts while she was staying in London.

- My father/ cook/the dinner/when/he/burn/his fingers.

My father was cooking dinner when he burnt his fingers.

- The soldiers/prepare/to leave/ when/the bomb/explode.

The soldiers were preparing to leave when the bomb expoded.

2.- Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs in
brackets.

- Beethoven wrote (write) nine symphonies: he was writing (write) another

symphony when he died.
- Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He made (make) the first one in
5 minutes. He was making (make) the second one when his guests arrived
(arrive), and they helped (help) him to finish it.
- The artist Gaudí designed (design) several houses in Barcelona. Later, he
started (start) work in a church. He was working (work) on the church when he
died (die).
- Last month a bank robber escaped (escape) while the police were taking (take)
him to prison. Later, they caught (catch) him again, and this time they locked
(lock) him up without any problem.
- Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they were
losing (lose),but in the end they won (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.
- John Lennon sang (sing) and played (play) on many records with The Beatles.
After that he recorded (record) several songs without the Beatles. He was
preparing (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman shot (shoot) him.
- The evening was getting darker, the street lights were coming (come) on. People
were hurrying (hurry) home after work. I was standing (stand) in a queue at the
bus stop. Suddenly somebody grabbed (grab) my bag.

CAREFUL WITH IRREGULAR VERBS