Past Continuous

Name: Result: __/20 Date: __/__/20__

1. He _______________ as much as she. (steer)

2. You, __________________________________ to kill me as soon as I

came out of the house of your sister-what was your first thought when my
men fell upon and arrested you? (who/one of the men/wait/?)

3. He leaned forward a little over Mrs Anthony, but they

___________________. (not/talk)

4. I ________________ on your own words. (ponder)

5. ______________________ for him, that she should pace up and down by

herself, with her face turned away from the house? (she/not/wait/?)

6. She ______________ him back to her side. (call)

7. _________________-and inviting attack? (it/wait/?)

8. Lady Betty ______________ alone on the deck. (sit)

9. The girl ___________________ her real sentiments. (not/speak)

10. I _____________ them for a surprise after supper. (save)

11. He wasn't sure at what he ______________. (smile)

12. After all, _____________________ for Mayor? (why/he/run/?)

13. It thought that it _______________ itself. (enjoy)

14. And all those men beyond the hill and the wood,
__________________________? (what/they/think/?)

15. The engines _____________ at top speed. (go)

16. I thought we ________________ quite alone. (stand)

17. Jeffrey __________________ of them at all. (not/think)

18. But __________________________________ on the sand?
(what/that small thing/lie/?)

19. He ________________ himself in a new light. (reveal)

20. The storm of men ________________ fast. (gather)

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PAST SIMPLE: Irregular
I I
You You
He He
She ate dinner. She didn’t eat dinner.
It It
We We
They They
Yes, No,
I I I
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he he he
Did she eat dinner? she did. she didn’t.
it it it
we we we
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 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? B: Yes, she ___________.
3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week.
4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
5. A: ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No, they __________.
6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night.
7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water.
8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand.
9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning?
10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903.
11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago.
12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________.
13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book?
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

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Simple Past (interrogative)

1. Write these questions in the past.

1. Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there? ...............................................
2. Do they do their homework in the evening? ...............................................................
3. Do they have a good holiday? ....................................................................................
4. Do they find any animal in the forest? ........................................................................
5. Is it dark when she gets up in the morning? ...............................................................

2. Write questions for these answers.

1. Where did you go yesterday?

I went to the park

2. ...............................................?

My friend arrived at five o´clock

3. ................................................?

He said “hello!”

4. .................................................?

The film started at seven.

5. .................................................?

We went on a excursion.

6. ..................................................?

She visited her aunt.

7. ................................................. ?

My grandparents lived in Italy.

3. Write questions in the past with these words.

1. when / study English / you .........................................................?

2. what / do / yesterday / she .........................................................?
3. like / the film / he .........................................................?
4. live / in Paris / your parents .........................................................?
5. walk / down / the road / they .........................................................?

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Simple Past (negative and affirmative)

1. Write these sentences in the past.

1. He goes to the swimming pool because he likes swimming.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. They have dinner at nine o´clock.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Adam runs 500 m
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Helen eats too many sweets.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I buy the newspaper in the shop.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. We get up at eight o´clock and go to school.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Write the sentences in exercise 1 in the negative form.

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………
2. …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………
6. …………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Write about what Jim did and didn´t do yesterday, as in the examples.

1. Go to the bank (yes) 1. He went to the bank

2. Buy some shoes (no) 2. He didn´t buy any shoes.
3. Write to Sally (yes) ……………………………………..
4. Buy a shirt (yes) ……………………………………..
5. Have lunch with Adam (no) ……………………………………..
6. Write to Peter (yes) ……………………………………..
7. Go to the hospital (no) ……………………………………..
8. Have dinner with Susie (yes) ……………………………………..
9. Play football (no) ……………………………………..
10.Make dinner (yes) ……………………………………..

4. Write the past form of these verbs.

1. to get ……… 6. to play ………

2. to buy ……… 7. to come ………
3. to study ……… 8. to go ………
4. to watch ……… 9. to pay ………
5. to begin ……… 10. to walk ………

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Past Continuous
Name: Result: __/21 Date: __/__/20__

1. __________________-or would they all start now? (she/range/?)

2. She ______________ at me with wide eyes. (stare)

3. The administration of the plantation _____________________ well.

(not/get on)

4. Did he shout, or jump, or even look aloft to see if the yard

_____________________ too about our ears in a dozen pieces?
(not/come down)

5. The stuff looked like it ______________. (wait)

6. Of this, however, he ___________________ as he stretched himself out on

his pallet to rest a little from the exhausting labors of the day. (not/think)

7. But she __________________, she _________________, and the girls

thought her out of spirits. (not/read) (meditate)

8. If Lucien looked the picture of despair, poetic charm __________________

to the picture. (not/want)

9. They ___________________ all day about it. (quarrel)

10. _________________, that I didn't see you come? (I/sleep/?)

11. He did not ask where they _____________. (go)

12. He ________________ what she would do. (wonder)

13. _____________________________________ a part in the impression?

(the great shaft itself/play/?)

14. ______________________________ as usual in the Delancy house and

in the little world of which it was a part? (everything/not/go on/?)

15. He _________________ for a woman tonight. (not/look)

16. __________________________ to me for? (what/you/listen/?)

17. I thought he was going to say the "son of the poet" as usual; but his mind
__________________ on such vanities now. (not/run)

18. They _______________ about us as we passed. (talk)

19. __________________ to him, that wild, midnight wind? (it/speak/?)

20. I _______________ of him, too. (think)

Activity 1

Choose which verb tense (simple past or past continuous) fits

better.

1. I ________ - I didn't hear you come in.

a) was sleeping b) slept

2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home.

a) was coming b) came

3. What ________? I was watching TV.

a) did you do b) were you doing

4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave
to the poor.
a) stole b) was stealing

5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

6. I ________ home very late last night.

a) came b) was coming

7. How long ________ the flu?

a) did you have b) were you having

8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast!

a) Were you having b) Did you have

9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having

10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally
________ it.
a) bought b) was buying
Activity 2

Read the story and answer the following questions.

A DISASTROUS DINNER

Last Friday, Mrs. Anderson planned to have a delicious dinner. She bought a
T-bone steak and some cream and apples for an apple pie. When she
came home from the shops she put her shopping on the table. While she
was setting the table, her two pets sat underneath it and watched her. Then
she went to the kitchen to make the pastry for the pie. She was a little
forgetful so she didn’t realize the steak, cream and apples were still on the
table. While she was making the pastry, the dog jumped on a chair and
looked longingly at the steak. At last it took the steak in its mouth and
jumped off the chair, just as Mrs. Anderson was coming back into the dining
room. Mrs. Anderson screamed, but the dog ran into the garden. She ran
after the dog. While she was chasing the dog, the cat jumped on the table
and started drinking the cream. Mrs. Anderson didn’t manage to catch the
dog, and she came back into the dining room. When she saw the cat, she
shrieked, and the cat got such a fright that it jumped a meter into the air,
and leapt out the window. Mrs. Anderson threw her broom at the cat, but
she missed, and broke the window. At the same time she overbalanced
and put her hand in the cream, spilling it all over the tablecloth. Poor Mrs.
Anderson - she had no dinner, only a dirty tablecloth and a broken window.

Glossary: set the table - put knives and forks, plates, salt etc. on the table., underneath -
under it., longingly - e.g. the dog wanted it but knew it couldn’t have it., shriek - louder
than scream., get a fright - suddenly (not the same as be frightened)., overbalance - to
lose your balance and fall.

Answer these questions about the story. Answer in complete sentences.

1. What did Mrs. Anderson plan?

2. Why did she buy cream and apples?
3. When did her pets watch her?
4. Where did she leave the steak?
5. When did the dog jump on the chair?
6. How did the dog look at the steak?
7. When did the dog jump off the chair?
8. Where did the dog go?
9. What was she doing when the cat jumped on the table?
10. What did Mrs. Anderson do when she saw the cat?
Activity 4

Find the Past Simple of the following verbs:

Work ____________________ come __________________

Walk ____________________
Talk _____________________
Clean ___________________
Live _____________________
Wash ___________________
speak __________________
see ____________________
do _____________________
go _____________________
sing ____________________

Complete what Jenny says using the following verbs in the Past
Continuous:

Jenny is telling her teacher why she couldn't study for an exam.

watch listen sing clean cook play lie

It was impossible for me to concentrate! I went to my bedroom and my

mother _________________________ the carpet with the vacuum cleaner.
Then I went to the living room but my brother Paul _______________________
on the sofa. He ____________ his guitar. After that I decided to go to the
kitchen.
There, my grandmother _________________________ and she ___________ also
____________________ TV. Finally, I went out to the garden where I found my
sister. She __________________ to her Walkman and she ___________________
at the top of her voice.