TENSES – SIMPLE PAST + PAST PROGRESSIVE

I. Put the verbs into the simple past tense.

1. Last year she (go)_____________ to Da Nang City on holiday.
2. It (be) _____________ terrible.
3. I (visit) ___________ lots of beautiful places. I (be) _______with two friends of mine.
4. In the mornings they (walk) _____________ in the streets of Hanoi.
5. In the evenings we (go) _____________ to the cinema.
6. The weather (be) _____________ strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) _____________ a lot.
8. We (see) _____________some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (you/ spend) _____________ your last holiday?
10. It was sunny, so I (take) _____________ off my coat.
11. The film wasn't good. I (not enjoy) _____________it very much.
12. I knew Sally was very busy, so I (not disturb) _____________ her.
13. My father was very tired, so he (come) _____________ back home early.
14. The bed wasn't comfortable. I (not sleep) _____________very well.
15. My sister wasn't hungry, so she (not eat) _____________anything.
16. We went to our parents' house but they (not be) _____________at home.
17. It was a funny story but nobody (laugh) _____________.
18. The window was open and a bird (fly) _____________ into my room.
19. My husband was in a hurry, so he (not have) _____________time to phone you.
20. The bags (be) _____________very heavy.
II: Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence.
1. She clicked the mouse button.
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2. Mr. David robbed a bank.
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3. The house was built five years ago.
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4. The students respected their teacher.
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5. They welcomed the new student warmly.
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III. Use the correct verb form in the Past Progressive Tense.
1. I (watch) _______________ TV at 7 o’clock last night.
2. While Mr. Smith (make) ________________ the salads, Betty (set) ________________ the table.
3. She (learn) _______________ at 9 pm last night.
4. Last night at 6 pm I (eat) _______________ dinner.

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5. At midnight we (still drive) _______________ through the desert.
6. Yesterday at this time, I (sit) _______________ at my desk at work.
7. ________ you still (work) _________ at 7 last night?
8. At 8.30 today I (drive) _______________ to work.
9. We (sleep) _______________ at 11 pm.
10. Why ________ he (have) _________ lunch at 4 pm?
11. The boys broke a window when they (play) _________________ football.

IV. Write sentences with the cue words, using the Past Progressive Tense.
1. I/ write/ my report/ 8 o’clock last night.
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2. They/ play/ tennis/ 10.30 yesterday morning.
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3. Ann/ do/ homework/ 5 o’clock this afternoon.
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4. My father/ wash/ car/ from five to six.
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5. This time last year/ we/ live/ France.
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6. The students/ offer/ flowers/ the visitors.
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7. I/ cook/ dinner/ half an hour ago.
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8. She/ work/ the studio/ that time.
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9. What/ you/ do/ from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?
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V. Use the correct verb form in the Past Simple and Progressive Tenses.
1. The doorbell (ring) _________________ while Tom (watch) _________________ television.
2. How fast _________ you (drive) _________ when the accident (happen) _________________?
3. Anna and Susan (make) _________________ dinner when Martin (arrive) _________________ home.
4. The light (go out) _________________ while we (have) _________________ dinner. But it (come on)
________________ again after about ten minutes.
5. What _________ you (do) _________ this time yesterday? – I (work) _________________ on the computer.
6. It suddenly (begin) __________________ to rain while Laura (sit) __________________ in the garden.
7. Sam (take) _________________ a photograph of me while I (not look) _________________.
8. When I (see) _________________ them, they (try) _________________ to find a new house near their work.
9. I (walk) __________________ along the street when I suddenly (feel) __________________ something hit
me in the back. I (not know) __________________ what it was.
10. Last night I (drop) __________________ a plate when I (do) __________________ the washing up.
Fortunately, it (not break) __________________.
11. When I (arrive) _________________ at his house, he (still sleep) _________________.
12. She (water) _________________ flowers in the garden while her neighbor (chat) _________________ with
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13. As we (cross) _________________ the street, we (see) _________________ an accident.
14. The bell (ring) _________________ when Tom (take) _________________ a bath.
15. She (hear) _________________ the noise and (get) _________________ out of the bed when the door
(open) ________________.
16. The children (play) ________________ football when their mother (come) _________________ back.
17. My cell phone (be) ____________________ broken yesterday.
18. We (wait) _________________ for the bus when he (pass) _________________ by in his car and (offer)
________________ us a lift.
19. I (be) _________________ very tired because I (work) _________________ hard all day yesterday.
20. When the students (hear) _________________ the bell, they (get up) _________________ and (leave)
________________.
21. I (watch) ________________ TV when she (call) ________________.
22. When the phone (ring) _________________, she (write) ________________ a letter.
23. While we (have) ________________ a picnic, it (start) ________________ to rain.
24. What _________ you (do) _________ when the earthquake (start) ________________.
25. You (not hear) _________________ when I told you to turn the oven off.
26. While Tom (sleep) ________________ last night, someone (steal) ________________ his car.
27. Sammy (wait) _________________ for us when we (get off) ________________ the plane.
28. While I (write) _________________ the email, the computer suddenly (go off) _________________.
29. - What ________ you (do) ________ when you (break) ________________ your leg?
- I (snowboard) _________________.
30. While I (walk) _______________ to class yesterday morning, I (see) _______________ Joseph. We (say)
_______________ hello and (walk) _______________ the rest of the way to school together.
31. When I (hear) _______________ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) _______________ to the door and
(open) _______________ it. When I (open) ________________ the door, I (see) _______________ my brother,
I (greet) _______________ him and (ask) _______________ him to come in.
32. My cousin and I (watch) _______________ a movie on TV last night when my brother (come)
________________. He (watch) _______________ the end of the movie with us.
33. My mother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a little after that. When he (come)
________________ home I (talk) _______________ to my mother on the phone.
34. I (come) ________________ home when my father (read) ________________ books in his room.
35. My brother and sister (play) _________________ tennis at 11 am yesterday.
36. I (meet) _________________ John in town yesterday. He (shop) _________________.
37. Mary (wait) _________________ for me when I (arrive) _________________.
38. _________ he (have) _________ a shower when I (call) _________________?
39. The telephone (ring) __________________ when we (watch) _________________ TV.
40. While Peter (sleep) __________________ last night, someone (break) __________________ into his house.
41. Mary (not hear) __________________ the ring because she (take) __________________ a bath.
42. When I (go) ___________________ to hospital with my mother, I (see) ___________________ him
yesterday.
43. They (play) ___________________ games at 8 o’clock yesterday morning.
44. The children (play) ____________________ football when they (break) ___________________ the
window.
45. While we (go) _____________________ for a walk, it (start) ____________________ raining.

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46. As Jane (cross) _____________________ the street, she (see) ____________________ an accident.
47. He (sit) ____________________ in the restaurant with his family when he (meet) ___________________
some friends of his last Tuesday.
48. Tom (see) ____________________ a serious accident while he (stand) _____________________ at the
school gate.
49. I (not hear) ____________________ the alarm because I (listen) _____________________ to my iPod.
50. Bill (have) ____________________ breakfast when I (come) ______________________ to his house.
51. What __________ he often (do) __________ when he (be) _______________________ young?
52. Sam (still wait) ___________________ for us when we (get) ______________________ off his house.
53. __________ you (play) ___________ a musical instrument when you (study) _____________________ in
your high school?
54. We (talk) ____________________ on the phone for thirty minutes.
55. He (not like) ____________________ meat before.
56. She (win) ____________________ the gold medal in 1986.
57. While I (read) ____________________ a newspaper this morning, he (ring) ____________________ me.
58. Yesterday when we (clean) ______________________ the house, she (arrive) _____________________ at
our house and (complain) ______________________ us.
59. What ___________ you (do) ___________ last night?
60. ___________ you (meet) ____________ him last week?
61. Where ______________________ you (be) at 6 pm yesterday evening?
62. We (study) _____________________ at school yesterday morning when there (be)
____________________ a fire.
63. John (jog) _____________________ in the park when he (meet) ____________________ his old friend.
64. When he (clean) _____________________ the tea pot, he (break) ____________________ it by accident.
65. The teacher (explain) ____________________ the lessons when he (sleep) ____________________.
66. My parents (watch) ____________________ TV when they suddenly (hear) ____________________ a
strange noise in the neighbour’s house last night.
67. The children (swim) ____________________ in the swimming pool when they (hear)
___________________ the alarm.
68. While I (write) ____________________ a letter in my room, he (garden) ______________________.
69. Anne (take) _____________________ me a cup of coffee when I (come) ______________________ to her
house.
70. There (not be) _____________________ anyone in the room when I (enter) _____________________.

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