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MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACIÓN

UNIDAD EDUCATIVA “LAS CUMBRES II”
ÁREA: INGLÉS GRAMÁTICAL. 3ºAÑO
NAME: CAMILA ACEVEDO

4TH EVALUATION
READ THE SENTENCES AND FILL IN THE BLANKS BY USING PAST SIMPLE
VS PAST CONTINUOUS. 1pt each= 13pts
1. I was sitting (sit) in a cafe when you called (call).
2. Susie was watching (watch) a film when she heard (hear) the noise.
3. Yesterday I went (go) to the library, next I had (have) a swim, later I met (meet)
Julie for coffee.
4. We were playing (play) tennis when John hurt (hurt) his ankle.
5. What were they doing (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
6. We were eating (eat) dinner at 8pm last night when there was (there be) a black
out.
7. We were watching (watch) TV when we heard (hear) a loud noise.
8. While my sister was doing (do) housework, I was waking (make) lunch.
9. While I was having (have) dinner, my mom arrived (arrive)
10. He met (meet) a lot of friendly people while he was working in (work)
California.
11. While Henry was having (have) a drink at the bar, his wife was swimming at
(swim) the sea.
12. The students were playing (play) cards when the teacher came (come) in.
13. When I opened (open) the door, it was raining (rain).

Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks by using past simple or past
continuous. 0.5 each= 7 pts.
This morning was (1.be) terrible! I woke up (2.wake up) late and I was rushing
(3.rush) to get to school on time when I remembered (4.remember) that I forgot
(5.forget) my homework at Mike’s house last night. We were studing (6.study)
together when my mom called (7.call) and told (8.tell) me to come home for dinner.
Then, while I was brushing (9.brush) my teeth, I realized (10.realize) that I had a test
in English that I didn’t study for! I was (11.be) so upset that I got (12.get) toothpaste
on my shirt and had to change my clothes! I missed (13.miss) the bus and had to walk
to school. It was (14.be) awful!