Past Continuous and Past Simple exercise – 23/09

Teacher: Franciely Sulato

Student name: Camila Gaido Grizzo
1. Choose the correct options.
a) I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic
song.
I was listening to the radio when I heard this fantastic song.

b) When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish
the last question.
When the teacher said “Stop!”, I was still trying to finish the last question.

c) I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke /
was breaking my elbow.
I feel really silly! While I was dancing, I fell and broke my elbow.

d) Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling
him for lunch.
Tim was playing a computer game when his mum called him for lunch.

e) I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was
noticing there was a virus.
I was looking for a file on my memory stick when I notice there was a virus.

f) Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he
surfed / was surfing the internet.
Ron found a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing
the internet.

g) My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was
spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
My mum was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled her cup of
coffee on the keyboard.

h) When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school,
I went / was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
When you saw me yesterday, I wasn’t going to school, I was going to the
doctor’s – I felt terrible.

i) How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were
travelling around Ireland?
How many pictures did you take while you were travelling around Ireland?
 j) Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell
you something really important?
Why did you chat to Philip while I was trying to tell you something really
important?

2. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
a) I switched off (switch off ) the computer because it was making (make) a strange
noise.
b) My dad was listening (listen) to classical music when I arrived (arrive) home
from school.
c) We were playing (play) video games when my mum, said (say) ‘Turn the
volume down!’
d) My cousin met (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he was living (live) in Italy.
e) My little sister drew (draw) a picture while I was studying (study) for my French
exam.
f) While they was trying (try) to fix the computer, all the lights went out (go out).
g) When we were living (leave) school yesterday, it poured (pour) with rain.
h) When you saw (see) Paul, he was wearing (wear) a black jacket?
i) I was trying (try) to log on when the WiFi stopped (stop) working.
j) While Dad was printing (print) an article, the printer ran out (run out) of paper.

3. Write the -ing form of the verbs.

I. Attach - Attaching
II. Tie - Tying
III. Run - Running
IV. Save - Saving
V. Give - Giving
VI. Get - Getting
VII. Delete - Deleting
VIII. Change - Changing
IX. Upload - Uploading
X. Think - Thinking
XI. Win - Winning
XII. Spot - Spotting
XIII. Serve - Serving
XIV. Realize - Realizing