EXERCISE 1.

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE VERB IN PAST

SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS

Ann:   How ____ your holiday at the seaside?

Ben:   Oh, it ____ wonderful, thank you! We ____ a great fun!
Ann:   What (you / do)______________there?
Ben:   In the mornings, while my parents still (have breakfast) _______, I
(play) _____  tennis with my friend Harry. After that, at about 10 o’clock we
(swim) _____ in the sea and  (play)______ football on the beach.
Ann:   Yes, that sounds good! And what (you / do)______ in the afternoons
after your lunch?
Ben:   After lunch (we / go)______ on some interesting excursions around
the place where (we / stay) _______ that week. In the evenings after dinner
(we /watch)_______ films on TV or (we / play) ______ chess with my Dad.
Ann:   I see, and what (you / do)_______ between 5 pm and dinner time?
Ben:   Well, when the weather was nice and warm, my friend and I (have
fun)_______ at the seaside. We (swim)________or
(play)_________volleyball on the beach.
Ann:   Fantastic! Next time I’ll go with you.

EXERCISE 3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. ____ you _____ (to wait) for me at 5 p.m.? — Yes, I ____.

2. They_____ (to finish) their work at 11 o’clock and then ______ (to
come) home.
3. It _____ (to get) dark, so we______(to decide) to return.
4. While Jack _______ (to translate) the text, we______ (to work) on
the project.
5. A young man (to run) out into the street. He ______(to carry) a cat in
his hands.
6. What______you______(to do) when I ______(to phone) you
yesterday?
7. John______(to listen) to the radio when the batteries ______(to run)
out.
8. The robbers______(to steal) the car and they _____ (to drive) away.
9. She______(to go) to buy a dress, but a thief _____ (to steal) all her
money.
10. She______ (to slip),______ (to fall) over and______ (to break)
her leg.
11. I ____ a light in your window as I ______ (to go) by.
12. Yesterday while I ______ (to walk) down Cherry Lane, I ______
(to meet) my friend Thomas.
EXERCISE 3. OPEN THE BRACKETS

1. Peter (stay) at a seaside hotel on holiday when he (meet) his friend.

2. While I (have) lunch the sun (come) out again.
3. Who … you (talk to) on the telephone when I came?
4. While Mary (read) the letter she (notice) many spelling mistakes.
5. She (go) to bed when suddenly she (see) a mouse.
6. We (sit) down to dinner when the doorbell (ring).
7. Mary’s grandfather (hurt) his back while he (dig) in the vegetable
garden yesterday.
8. While he (sleep), the doctor (arrive).
9. What … she (wear) when you (see) her at the party?
10. What… she (want) when she (visit) you yesterday?
11. Somebody (knock) on the front door while I (have) breakfast.
12. How much money … you (spend) last Christmas?
13. My father (give) me money and I (spend) it all in one day.
14. Peter (not/feel) very well, so he (consult) his doctor.
15. Where …you (live) at this time last year?
16. Peter (not/look) at me as he (speak).
17. When the ambulance (arrive), the patient (sleep) like a child.
18. I (read) when he (call).
19. They (wait) for the bus when I (see) them.
20. What …you (do) when you (see) them?