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 REVISION 2 
GRAMMAR
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 I … too much pizza for lunch.

a ate b was eating
2 Dad didn’t answer the phone because he … .
a drove b was driving
3 I … it was such a good idea.
a didn’t think b wasn’t thinking
4 We … in the ocean when the storm started.
a swam b were swimming
5 I … well last night.
a didn’t sleep b wasn’t sleeping
6 … what she was wearing?
a Were you seeing b Did you see
7 While I was cleaning the house, I … to my favourite singer.
a listened b was listening
8 We … to London last year.
a flew b were flying

2 Write a suitable question for each answer below. Pay attention to the words in bold.

1 I was studying for an exam last night.

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2 No, I was talking to Chloe, not Victoria.
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3 Kate made a delicious cheesecake.
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4 No, I didn’t come home late last night.
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5 We arrived late because of traffic.
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6 Our neighbours were making a lot of noise last night.
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3 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous.

1 While we ......................................... a film, we ......................................... popcorn.

2 Someone ......................................... my bag while I ......................................... on the Underground.
3 Elisa ......................................... her finger while she ......................................... a salad.
4 The police stopped him because he ......................................... on his phone while he
......................................... on the motorway.
5 I ......................................... the door and ......................................... into the room.
6 What ............................. she ............................. to you when you ......................................... her the bad news?

4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original
sentence.
1 I forgot to tell her. (remember)
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2 I stayed at home all day because of the rain. (was)
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3 I slept during the entire flight to Paris. (while)
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4 We watched TV for many hours last night. (at 8 pm)
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5 He broke his leg during football practice. (playing)
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
As soon as we 1. ............................. (arrive) at the wedding, I realised that I 2.
............................. (not wear)
the right shoes. The wedding took place in a forest and people 3.
............................. (walk) around in
comfortable shoes, but I was in high heels! I tried to walk carefully, but I 4.
............................. (fall) while
I 5.
............................. (carry) a plate of food. As I 6.
............................. (try) to get up with the empty plate
still in my hand, I 7.
............................. (hear) people laughing. I 8. ............................. (think) that all the
guests 9. ............................. (look) at me. But then I 10. ............................. (see) where the noise
11.
............................. (come) from. Some people at another table 12. ............................. (laugh) because
someone 13. ............................. (tell) a joke.