PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS I

1.- Write the past simple form of these verbs:

a) Think
b) Decide
c) Get
d) Take
e) Put
f) Discover
g) Give
h) Check
i) Go

2.- Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets:
 My neighbour the thief down the street. (Chase)
 The police the shoplifter when she left the
shop. (Arrest).
 The armed robbers when they heard the police car.
(Run away).
 All of the passengers the hijacking. (Survive).
 The thief a Van Gogh painting from the National Art
Gallery. (Steal).
 The gang five banks in five days! (Rob).

3.- Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets:
 Yesterday at three of o’clock I on the sofa watching TV.
(Sit).
 The cat a dog down the street. (Chase).
 It ¡s hard to believe that I on the same plane as a
hijacker. (Fly).
 We in the forest when we heard a strange sound.
(Walk).
 The bank robbers the bags when the police caught
them. (Not carry).
 I saw a shoplifter! She a pair of expensive sunglasses into
her bag. (Put).
 What did you say? I’m sorry, I (Not listen).
 It on Saturday, so they stayed at home. (Rain).