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Past Simple vs.

Past Continuous (test)


1) Write the past simple of the following verbs in the correct box.

buy / love / rob / look / lie / cry / work / wake / live / carry / stop / try / fly / study / dance / play / nod / cut / like

+ ed +d y ied double consonant Irregular verb


_______________ ____________ _______________ _________________ _____________
_______________ ____________ _______________ _________________ _____________
_______________ ____________ _______________ _________________ _____________
_______________ ____________ _______________ _________________ _____________
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2) How is –ed ending pronounced? Write the correct


sound next to each verb: /d/, /t /or /id/. 3) Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form
1. played ______ 5.danced _______ of the verbs in brackets.
2. decided _____ 6. finished _______ 1. Eric ________ (post) the letter yesterday
3. stopped _____ 7. voted _______
4. counted _____ 8. scored _______ 4 2. My friends ________ (go) to see a tennis
4 tournament two days ago.
3. They ___________ (not have) dinner at home last
4) Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous Sunday.
form of the verbs below. There is one verb that you 4. Why ______he ______ (miss) school last week?
don’t need. 5. _______you _____ (do) the washing-up last night?
swim / not listen / stand /watch / do / not work work 6. Who _____ he ________ (come) to the party with?
1. Ann __________________ next to the dog when it
bit her. 6

2. Ted _________________ because it was a holiday.


3. Could you repeat that, please? Sorry, I 6) Complete the sentences with the correct verb
________________________________. forms: past simple or past continuous.
4. We _____________________ near the beach when
Jane saw a shark. 1. When Jim _________ (arrive) home, Delia _____
______________ (wait) for him.
5. Which programme ____ she ___________ on TV?
2 The students _________________ (chat) when the
teacher ___________________ (come) in.
5 3 While Nick __________________ (drive) home,
he_____________ (see) an accident.
5)Fill in the gaps in the text with the verbs in past
4 Mary _______________ (read) a magazine when
simple or past continuous.
her phone __________________ (ring).
We were all at the beach last Sunday at half past 5 The lights _________________ (go) off while
three. Our friend Mark was in the water. He 1 ____ Sarah ________________ (watch) a film.
_________ (swim) in the 800-metre race, and he was 6 It _______________ (rain) when John and Mary
in first place. Lots of his schoolmates 2________ _________________ (go) out.
_____________ (watch) the race and they 3 ________
________________ (shout) his name: ‘Mark! 7 My little sister ____________ (eat) three biscuits
Mark!’Suddenly, he 4 _____________________ (realise) while our mother __________________ (not look).
they 5 ____________________ (say) something different. 8 The sun _______________ (shine) one morning,
It 6_______________ (sound) like ‘Shark! Shark!’ so they _____________ (decide) to go to the park.
He 7 _____________________ (look) over his shoulder
and 8_________________ (see) an enormous shark.
Then Mark really 9_______________ (swim) fast!
He thinks he 10 __________________ (break) the
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world record! 6
Total: Total: 60
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