2 The past simple and the past continuous Past simple ‘© a completed past action Dina played inthe bastetba!! match ‘© one completed action after another Petra burt her ankle so Elien played instead, © 2 past habit or regular past event Thay usualy practised baskottall twice a week Past continuous ‘© an action in progress in the past ‘At two o'clock the girls were getting changed for the match, ‘© two actions in progress at the same past time ‘Dina an Eten were hurrying to get ready tat Jean was reading Past continuous and past simple together © a short action (past simple) interrupts an ‘action in progress (in the past) Tia gids were sunning down the court when Karen fell over, Wile the teacher wasn't watching, Zien pushed lean. ‘State verbs © we don't usually use the verb be in the continuous When the match was aver, Dina was really tied. Grammar Fite, page 165, §} Choose the best form of the verb to complete these 2} Choose the best form of the verbs to completo the: Le ‘The teacher told us to stip writing waite {was fishing the lst question sentences. 1 We was/ware laughing at Sonia's joke ell through the English lesson 2 Poul cc t/wasn'tpass his Physics poner. 3 While she was watting/wated forthe bus, Karen ‘vised her history, 4 Was/Oid Jan have detention yesterday? 5 He couldn't sleep st night because he wes/id worrying about his exams, 6 We didn tveren tallowed to have our mobile ‘hones when we were/being t school 7 Didn't you singing/sing in the choir in the school concert? {8 Tom did’ want/wantingto lose the chess toumamont, s0 he practse/practised every evening, sentences. 1) Yuin sioudAvas standing on the chait when the teacher was walkingAvalkedin, 2 The teacher collected the papers while | frished/was finishing the last question 3. She alt write/wesn’t ving har essay lastnight because her brothers made/were makingtoo mich noise, 4 The storm got/was geting worse and worse, when suddenly the lights inthe classroom went/were going aut 5 Sally ran/was runing towards the goal whan a gil from the othe team troped/was tripping her up 6 Miss Anderson dict punistvween't punishing the boys although they behaved were behing very badly. 7 Someone played/was playing the cello beautifully when | waiked/was walking past the music room. 8 Kate went/was going to collect her prize while everyone clapped/ivas clapping and chosred/ was cheering. 9 Melthan shouted/was shouting at usin Franch because we adh isiea/werent fstening te itn ‘10 Wehid menaged/was managing to overtake Tim when they epprosched/were approaching the finishing linethe fas ©) Write the correct form of the v in brackets to complete the following sentenct 1. Ous science teacher ‘make bive crystals this moming 2 We missed English becouse a police officer (talk) to us about road satevy 3 Thedrama cub usualy (rchearse) the school piay at lunch time. 4 My friend Al (show) us haw to (ot bring) his history {530/ t soot 5 Were. {Petra go) when | saw her at lineh time? ca (rain), 0 we coud pay fib today. 7 ‘ee (you watch) when the maths teacher showed us Row do this? (go off) and we all (walk to the ext. {drive} 100 quickly so she {have to) slow down before the comer. 10 When | was fourtg2M | sn ninmann (have) 2 horse called Chestnut, 11 | fel off one day when Chestnut. (jump) over a fence 12 The band... ‘ampliners rattled! 8 The fire alam 9 Helen (olay) so loudly thatthe 2 Choose the correct form of the verbs to complote the email. jece Se | Qer pte) (cere mes, Dele ek Reply Res MI Fond Pot i Cer Why 1) adh’ you cama/werant you coming to school yesterday? We 2) hac/er Mr Harris 3) adh t come/wasn't coming to schoo! Miss Healy 4) took/was taking the Science class. She ally cool! But guess what hangened at lunch time? While we 8) played/vere playing cricket on the field, Me Diego 6) asked/was askingme to come tothe office straight away. | 7) folvvas feeling a bit nervous having great vvhan | walked in, because he 8) say wae sitting at hi desk locking realy serous, and thought he was going to give me @ detention or something, but instead he asked me if wanted to jin the school cricket team culkin’ believe it! OF course | said yes! 9) sniled/vas smifing forthe rest of the dayl Foe you're not il Soe you lat aioe 6) Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to ‘completo the story. A really funy ting 1) {happenin our history class ast week. Ms Turner came in with pila of videos. She usualy does great lessons, and manages to bring history to life, so we were quite excitad, Wa 2) (expec) to see a video about the history of medicine, but, whan the flm started, we suenly3) (see) Mrs Turner onthe stieen! She 4). (ioc) really young, and \wos diessad in weird 1980s clothes — bright dresses and realy big, cul, hairdol She was with alot of other people, and thay 5) (dance) same horrible cldfashionod music. t was htarious! She 6). (turn) it off mediately, and we saw that sho 7) (blush brignt rod! Sho said that it was a video of her 21" birthday party ~ she'd putin the wrong one, ty mistake, She cartainly 3) (bring history to tif, but nat quite how sho meant tl