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1 Review

Complete the review of the past tense with ‘simple’ or ‘continuous’.

Grammar review - simple past or past continuous?

1
We use the to talk about completed events in the past:
I woke up this morning at 8 o’clock.
Where did you go yesterday?

2
We use the to talk about unfinished activities that are in progress at a particular
time in the past:
I was sleeping at 7 o’clock this morning.
He wasn’t working at 6 o’clock.

3
We use the simple past with the past to talk about a finished action that happened
while another activity was in progress:
I was sleeping when you called me.
Were you having lunch when I arrived?
4
Remember that some verbs are NEVER used with the . These are called state verbs,
e.g. love, like, know, need, want, hate, understand, etc.

I liked her very much. (NOT I was liking her.)

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2 Practice I

Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right.

1. play a. a bike

2. walk b. a fruit smoothie

3. ride c. a picture

4. swim d. a test

5. take e. in the sea

6. drink f. some exercise

7. draw g. the dog

8. do h. the piano

Now watch the video. Imagine that it was filmed yesterday. For each clip, ask and answer the
questions like in the example.To access the video, scan the code on the right with your mobile device.
Video
1. What was she doing at 1 pm? She was reading.
2. What were they doing at midday? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. What was she doing at 8 am? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. What was he doing at 10 pm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. What were they doing at 5 pm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. What was she doing at 4 pm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. What were they doing at 9 am? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. What was she doing at 6 pm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. What were they doing at 11 am? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. What was she doing at 3 pm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the same questions about you:

1. What were you doing at 1 am?

2. What were you doing at midday?
3. What were you doing at 8 am?
4. What were you doing at 10 pm?
5. What were you doing at 5 pm?
6. What were you doing at 4 pm?
7. What were you doing at 9 am?
8. What were you doing at 6 pm?
9. What were you doing at 11 am?
10. What were you doing at 3 pm?

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3 Practice II - Simple past or past continuous

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form:

1. I ate (eat) sushi for lunch yesterday.

2. I (read) a really interesting book at 8:30 this morning.
3. She (not/want) an ice cream. It was too cold.
4. Alan (not/go) on vacation last summer.
5. At 5 o’clock, the students (wait) for their parents to pick them up.
6. At 9 pm, Joe (not/do) his homework. He (play) computer games.
7. What (you/do) when I (call) you?
8. I (not/hear) your text. I (sleep).
9. They (wait) for me when I (arrive).

4 Practice III
Make true sentences about you using the verbs below in the correct form. Compare with a partner.

1. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go on vacation) last summer.

2. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (have breakfast) at 8 o’clock this morning.
3. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (have breakfast) yesterday.
4. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (read) more than three books last year.
5. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (read) a book 30 minutes ago.
6. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (get up) early this morning.
7. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (sleep) at 7 o’clock this morning.
8. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (study for an exam) at midnight last night.

Now make questions about each sentence like in the example.

1. Did you go on vacation last summer ?

2. ..............................................................................................?
3. ..............................................................................................?
4. ..............................................................................................?
5. ..............................................................................................?
6. ..............................................................................................?
7. ..............................................................................................?
8. ..............................................................................................?

Ask and answer the questions with a partner like in the example below:

A: Did you go on vacation last summer? B: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

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Key
1. Review

1. simple past
2. past continuous
3. continuous
4. past continuous

2. Practice I

1. h 2. g 3. a 4. e 5. d 6. b
7. c 8. f

Play the video. To scan the QR code, you will need a QR code reader app installed on your mobile device and an
Internet connection. Alternatively, click the video link or play the downloaded file. Students can work individually
and check in pairs if done in the classroom.
They were eating pizza.
She was drinking a fruit smoothie.
He was drawing a picture.
They were riding (their) bikes.
She was swimming in the sea.
They were walking the dog.
She was doing some exercise.
They were taking a test.
She was playing the piano.

3. Practice II - Simple past or past continuous

2. was reading 3. didn’t want 4. didn’t go

5. were waiting 6. wasn’t doing/was playing 7. were you doing/called
8. didn’t hear/was sleeping 9. were waiting/arrived

4. Practice III

If done in class, students work individually and compare with a partner. Monitor the activity. If done for homework,
students can ask and answer the questions at the beginning of the next lesson.

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