1.

PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS

a) Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
b) Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
c) Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by
the pub?
d) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
e) When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
f) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.
g) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.
h) Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.

2.Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1) My sister _________ (go) to the cinema yesterday.

2) He __________ (not like) football, so he ________ (play) voleyball.
3) He _______ (break) the window when he _______ (be) 5.
4) My mum ______ (be) very angry because we _______ (come) home very late.
5) She ______ (told) me the problem with her mum and I _______ (help) her.
6) They ________ (not visit) the museum of the town, they ________ (preffer) going to
the funfair.
7) _____ they ______ (visit) their grandparents yesterday?
8) Who ____ you _____ (meet) with when the accident happen?

3.Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1) I _____________ (study) Science for my test.

2) He _______________ (not do) his homework.
3) They ______________ (not play) rugby because they think is boring.
4) _____ they _______ (listen) to music when you opened the door?
5) She ____________ (go) to the cinema, but her friends didn’t come.
6) That boy ___________ (play) the violin very well. Maybe, he ____________ (have)
musical classes.
7) Jane, David and Polly ________________ (watch) TV when the light turned off.
8) I _______________ (begin) my English project when my sister fall.
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4.Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The plane ____________________(fly) to Paris when it crashed.

2 The students _________________(wait) for the bus when it started to rain.
3 We __________________(cross) the street when the traffic lights turned red.
4 The children ____________________(play) games when their mother called them.
5 Sue __________________(wash) the dishes when the phone rang.
6 My father ___________________(cook) lunch when I got home.
7 Mary ____________________(slice) the bread when she cut her hand.
8 My brother _________________(jump) on the bed when my mum walked in.

5.Choose the correct words in each sentence.

1 Jim was breaking / broke his leg when he was playing golf.
2 When I arrived, I was going / went into the kitchen.
3 I was seeing / saw an old friend while I was waiting for the bus.
4 While I had / was having a bath, the phone rang.
5 Anna was meeting / met Judy while she was doing some shopping.
6 While Joe was cooking / cooked lunch, Clare arrived.
7 Someone was taking / took Peter’s bag while he was making a phone call.
8 While Maria was walking home, she was loosing / lost her money.

6.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

1 When the teacher ___________________(come) into the room, two boys

____________(play) football.

2 Peter __________________(turn on) the TV while Mary_________________(sleep)

3 When Helen ________________(walk) in, she ______________(clean) the old furniture .

4 Mary __________________(fall over) last summer.

5 At 7.00 Tony _______________(get) out of bed, and __________________(go) into the

bathroom.

6 She _______________(tell) the story all day long .

7 I _________________(listen) to music while she _______________(knock) on the door.