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9 Test yourselves
(2.2 Grammar)
Aim: To practise Past Continuous and Past Simple.
Type of activity: Gap filling.
Time: 10 minutes.
Materials: One worksheet per student (A or B).
In class: (1) Copy the worksheet for Student A and Student
B. Cut the worksheet along the dotted line. (2) Divide
students into pairs and hand out their worksheets. Instruct
students not to show their worksheets to each other. (3) Tell
students to read the instructions on the page and follow
them for each activity. (4) Provide help if students have any
questions or have trouble understanding the activities.

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Resource 9 Test yourselves
2.2 Grammar (Past Continuous and Past Simple)

Student A

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. 2 Listen to Student B and check his/her answers.
Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1 Yesterday Ann didn't go / did not go to school
1 Yesterday at 8 o'clock in the morning we by bike.
(wait) at the airport. 2 We watched a film last night – it wasn't / was not
2 Sally (take) a shower when she very good.
(have) a great idea.
3 I wasn't waiting / was not waiting for Tom in
3 Where (Mark/find) my mobile phone?
front of the library when my mum phoned.
4 John (not/drive) to the airport when
we (call) him. 4 When did Bill start his computer company?
5 I (download) a new game for my 5 When I saw Robert and Martin, they were
mobile yesterday – it (be) free. watching TV.
6 (you/visit) the Eiffel Tower when you 6 Did the storm start when you were at work?
(live) in Paris? 7 What were you doing on Friday 13th at 7
7 It (rain) when I (want) o'clock?
to go out.
8 My family moved to the UK when I was young.
8 (he/study) at Warsaw University
in May 2016? 3 Read your answers to Student B.

Student B

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. 2 Read your answers to Student A.
Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
3 Listen to Student A and check his/her answers.
1 Yesterday Ann (not/go) to school
1 Yesterday at 8 o'clock in the morning we were
by bike.
waiting at the airport.
2 We (watch) a film last night – it
(not/be) very good. 2 Sally was taking a shower when she had a great
3 I (not/wait) for Tom in front of the idea.
library when my mum (phone). 3 Where did Mark find my mobile phone?
4 When (Bill/start) his computer 4 John wasn't driving / was not driving to the
company? airport when we called him.
5 When I (see) Robert and Martin, they
5 I downloaded a new game for my mobile
(watch) TV.
yesterday – it was free.
6 (the storm/start) when you
6 Did you visit the Eiffel Tower when you were
(be) at work?
living in Paris?
7 What (you/do) on Friday 13th
at 7 o'clock? 7 It was raining when I wanted to go out.
8 My family (move) to the UK when 8 Was he studying at Warsaw University in May
I (be) young. 2016?

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