Worksheet 2: Past Simple & Past Continuous

Name No. Class

Date / / Teacher

Choose the correct option to complete these sentences. Revise:

Student’s Book, p. 11
a. Adam Levine some hits years ago. Study Guide, p. 15
1. was writing 2. wrote
b. Luckily it when we left the house to go to the concert on foot.
1. wasn’t raining 2. didn’t rain
c. We TV at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
1. were watching 2. watched
d. I their latest album for my birthday last week.
1. was buying 2. bought

Tick ( ) the correct sentence.

a. 1. While the band was playing, some teens were singing along.
2. While the band played, some teens were singing along.
b. 1. My brother was agreeing to behave better last week.
2. My brother agreed to behave better last week.
c. 1. I talked to my friends on WhatsApp when my mum showed up and interrupted us.
2. I was talking to my friends on WhatsApp when my mum showed up and interrupted us.
d. 1. Did you enjoy the concert last week?
2. Were you enjoying the concert last week?

Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

a. Who (you / talk) to when I (walk) in?
b. My father (fix) the garage door when my brother (offer) to help him.
c. The minute I (arrive) home my mum (open) the door.
d. We (have) dinner late last night as usual when you rang me.
e. What (you / do) when I (call) you last night?

Complete the story with the verbs in the box.

was running * spent * was doing * didn’t see * looked * had * was chatting * were going * saw called out * stopped *
was going * ran (2x) * realised * was living * was * happened

We a. Ethan at the mall this morning, but he b. us. Actually, he

c. right past us. We d. into the bookstore just as Ethan e.
out. He f. as if he g. on another planet and h. no idea
where he i. . He almost j. us over! This all k. because he
l. on the phone instead of paying attention to where he m. ! He only
n. and o. what he p. when we q. his
name. Imagine that he then r. a whole 10 minutes apologizing profusely!
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