[ Past Simple and Continuous ]

1. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets

1. When I ___________ (find) Jake and Ashley in the library, they ___________ (read) their notes.
2. Sorry, I ___________ (sleep) when the phone ___________ (ring).
3. The ship ___________ (hit) the rocks as it ___________ (sail) near the shore.
4. Our dog always ___________ (love) fried chicken, he ___________ (go crazy) over it last night too!
5. As Jasmine ___________ (dance) her shoes ___________ (fall off).
5. We ___________ (have) dinner when my aunt ___________ (arrive)

2. Complete the dialogue with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

Policeman: Miss, what ___________ (you/do) at 8 o’clock this Wednesday’s evening?

Woman: It ___________ (not/be) anything special, I ___________ (take) care of my sister.
Policeman: A witness ___________ (see) that you ___________ (break) into Ms. Allison’s house at 9 pm.
Woman: That’s a lie. I ___________ (be) never near her house.
Policeman: You want us to believe that while you ___________ (play) with your siblings someone else
___________ (get) into Ms. Allison’s house ?
Woman: Yes of course!
Policeman: Thank you for cooperation. Someone will contact you soon.

3. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

It ___________ (be) past midnight when Martha ___________ (come) back home. She ___________ (trip) as she
___________ (walk up) the stairs and ___________ (wake up) her dog by accident. Because her parents
___________ (sleep) upstairs she ___________ (try) to calm him down, but he ___________ (bark) already.
Martha’s parents ___________ (open) door to their bedroom and ___________ (yell) at the dog. As they
___________ (scold) their pet, Martha ___________ (run) to her room. Luckily mom and dad ___________
(not/see) her and they ___________ (blame) their dog for all noise that night.

4. Complete the second sentence so that is means the same as the first one.

1. The bike broke as I was cycling towards the city.

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2. Jonathan was watching TV when power went out.
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3. I was trying to do the homework when my mom came in.
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4. While they were playing outside, I made breakfast.
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[ Past Simple and Continuous ] ANSWERS
1. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets

1. When I found (find) Jake and Ashley in the library, they were reading (read) their notes.
2. Sorry, I was sleeping (sleep) when the phone rang (ring).
3. The ship hit (hit) the rocks as it was sailing (sail) near the shore.
4. Our dog always loved (love) fried chicken, he was going crazy (go crazy) over it last night too!
5. As Jasmine was dancing (dance) her shoes fell off (fall off).
5. We were having (have) dinner when my aunt arrived (arrive)

2. Complete the dialogue with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

Policeman: Miss, what were you doing (you/do) at 8 o’clock this Wednesday’s evening?
Woman: It wasn’t (not/be) anything special, I was taking (take) care of my sister.
Policeman: A witness saw (see) that you were breaking (break) into Ms. Allison’s house at 9 pm.
Woman: That’s a lie. I was (be) never near her house.
Policeman: You want us to believe that while you were playing (play) with your siblings someone else
got (get) into Ms. Allison’s house ?
Woman: Yes of course!
Policeman: Thank you for cooperation. Someone will contact you soon.

3. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

It was (be) past midnight when Martha came (come) back home. She tripped (trip) as she was walking up (walk up)
the stairs and woke up (wake up) her dog by accident. Because her parents were sleeping (sleep) upstairs she tried
(try) to calm him down, but he was barking (bark) already. Martha’s parents opened (open) door to their bedroom
and yelled (yell) at the dog. As they were scolding (scold) their pet, Martha run (run) to her room. Luckily mom and
dad didn’t see (not/see) her and they blamed (blame) their dog for all noise that night.

4. Complete the second sentence so that is means the same as the first one.

1. The bike broke as I was cycling towards the city.

I was cycling towards the city when my bike broke.
2. Jonathan was watching TV when power went out.
As Jonathan was watching TV, power went out.
3. I was trying to do the homework when my mom came in.
My mom came in while I was trying to do the homework.
4. While they were playing outside, I made breakfast.
I was making breakfast when they played outside.