COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

1.- My uncle ……………. (save) a lot of money to buy a new sports car two years ago.

2.- Bernardo …………… (walk) his dogs when he ……………. (see) your girlfriend with Sergio.

3.- Margaret …………….. (reply) all the letters she ………………. (receive) last week.

4.- While Julian ………………….. (repair) his motorbike, his grandfather …………… (read) a magazine.

5.- Andrew ………………. (give) some money to his sister and she ………… (tell) him ‘thank you’.

6.-When Caroline ……………….. (get) off the bus it …………………….. (snow) a little.

7.-I think some prices ………………… (increase) a lot during the last two months.

old (talk) on the phone when the boss …………..(arrive) at the office.
8.-They ……….

9.-My cousin Lilia ………………… (tell) me good jokes yesterday evening at the pub.

10.-It was very cold so I ………………….. (shiver) and ……………. (feel) tired.

Complete the sentences with the past simple, past perfect or past perfect continuous

1. How long _______________________________ (they/play) basketball?

2. Jack ____________________________ (study) for years before he
___________________________(understand) it.
3. Mary _____________________(work) as a secretary for eight years before she
_____________________(decide) to look for a new job.
4. The family __________________________(own) the business before they
___________________(sell) it.
5. The country ____________________________ (have) ten years of peace before the war
_____________________ (begin).
III. Fill in the following sentences by using the correct form (past perfect simple/continuous).

1. I was tired because I ………………… (type) for a long time.

2.She ……………… (just / go) out when I called her.

3. Her boss was very angry with her because she ……………… (come) to work very late.
4. I didn’t know about the earthquake because I ………………… (not / watch) television.
5. The fire ……………… (spread) to the next building before the firemen ………(arrive).
6. My brother ………………………………. (eat) all the pie before we got back.
7. Complete the following sentences using past perfect or simple past
8.
9. l. When he________________ telling the joke I realized that I ______________ it before. (start, hear)
10. 2. When we ______________ to the restaurant we ______________ that nobody _______________ to reserve a
table. (get, realize, remember)
11. 3. The doctor ______________ her and found that she ______________ her arm.(examine, broke)
12. 4. We were a few minutes late, so the film ______________ when we _____________at the cinema.(start, arrive)
13. 5. I_______________ late this morning because I ________________ to set my alarm clock.(get, forget)
14. 6. When I ______________ her I knew that we ________________ before.(see, meet).
15. 7. My parents ___________________ by the time I ______________ home. (already eat, get)
16. 8. The thief simply ________________ someone ______________ to lock the door.(walk, forget)
17. 9. My brother _______________ when we ____________ there. (leave already, get)
18. l0. I was late. The teacher _________________ a quiz when I ___________ to class.(give already, get)
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST
CONTINUOUS TENSE

1.- My uncle saved a lot of money to buy a new sports car two years ago.

2.- Bernardo was walking his dogs when he saw your girlfriend with Sergio.

3.- Margaret was replying all the letters she received last week.

4.- While Julian was repairing his motorbike, his grandfather was reading a magazine.

5.- Andrew gave some money to his sister and she told him ‘thank you’.

6.-When Caroline got off the bus it was snowing a little.

7.-I think some prices were increasing a lot during the last two months.

8.-They were talking on the phone when the boss arrived at the office.

9.-My cousin Lilia told me good jokes yesterday evening at the pub.

10.-It was very cold so I was shivering and felt tired.