OSPre 2 Past Simple/Past Continuous ☼ OSPre 2 Past Simple/Past Continuous
Name:____________ Score: ___/10p
1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Write one verb in
the past simple and one in the past continuous.
1 While I _______________________ (walk) along the beach, I
_______________________ (find) some money.
2 Rick _______________________ (see) the helicopter as he
_______________________ (swim) back to the shore.
3 We _______________________ (talk) to the doctor when we
_______________________ (hear) gunshots.
4 As the police _______________________ (help) the man, they
_______________________ (see) blood on the floor.
5 As Mike _______________________ (get dressed), he
_______________________ (remember) something important ___ / 5
2 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
For my eighteenth birthday my mum and dad
1
were buying / bought me a really interesting
present − a quad-biking adventure weekend.
2
While / When the big day arrived, I was really
excited. It took about two hours to drive to the
adventure centre, and when we arrived lots of
people 3were driving / drove around the centre
on quad bikes. They 4had / were having a
brilliant time! A man helped me with my helmet,
and then I did some training before our group
went out. It was great fun, but we went through a
lot of streams − and my clothes 5got / was
getting very dirty!
___/5p
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Name:____________ Score: ___/10p
1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Write one verb in
the past simple and one in the past continuous.
a/ While I _______________________ (look) for my keys, I
_______________________ (find) the note.
b/ Helen and Rob _______________________ (watch) TV when they
_______________________ (hear) a loud scream.
c/ While we _______________________ (go) into town, Max
_______________________ (begin) to feel ill.
d/ The volcano _______________________ (erupt) as people
_______________________ (climb) it.
e/ Dan _______________________ (ask) the teacher for help while he
_______________________ (do) the maths exercises . _/ 5
2 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
I went windsurfing for the first time last month 1when /
as I was on an adventure holiday in Wales with some
people from our school. Early in the morning, we all
2
walked / were walking to the top of a cliff near our
camp. When we arrived, lots of other climbers
3
waited /
were waiting there to windsurf. Most of them 4were
talking / talked nervously. I was really frightened until
I actually 5started / was starting to surf − but then I
really enjoyed it!
/5