T5ECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF JOCOTITLAN

LEVEL 4
PAST CONTINUOUS AN PAST SIMPLE USE
NAME: YARETZI RAMIREZ VARELA GROUP:4V DATE: January 23, 2024

Past simple vs Past continuous

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the verb in parentheses.

James Ellis 1) went (go) on a business trip last week. He 2)was (be) 3)visiting (visit) some
customers in Frankfurt. He 4)left (leave) home early on Monday morning and 5)took (take) a
taxi to the airport. He 6)got (get) there at about 8 o'clock. He 7)__check in _ (check in) and
8)Went (go) to the airport lounge. He 9)bought (buy) a newspaper and 10) went (go) to get a
coffee.

He 11)was (be) 12) drinking (drink) his coffee when he 13)_saw (see) an old friend, Bob. He
14)was (be) very surprised that Bob 15)_Was (be) in London and 16) finding out (find out)
that he 17)Were_ (be) 18)Had a sarted__ (start) a new job in the city. As they 19)Were_ (be)
20) Spoke___ (speak) they 21) Heard__ (hear) an announcement. "Would all passengers for
the 9.30 flight to Frankfurt please go to boarding gate 10". James 22) _said_ (say) goodbye to
Bob and as they 23)_Were_ (be) 24)__left___ (leave) Bob 25)_Were_ (give) him his business
card and 26)asking__ (ask) him to phone when he 27) returned__ (return) from Frankfurt.

After 28) _boarding____ (board) James 29) ___put__ (put) his briefcase in the overhead
locker and 30) __sat___ (sit) down. During the flight, James 31)__Did___ (do) some paper
work and 32)__spoke___ (speak) to the woman sitting next to him, while they
33)__were__ (be) 34)__speaking___ (speak) the flight attendant 35)___brought__ (bring)
breakfast. When the plane 36)__landed___ (land) in London, it was almost 11 o'clock.

James 37) ___took____ (take) a train to his hotel. Then he 38)__walked____ (walk) to the
customer's office. He 39) __got____ (get) there at 1.00 pm and 40)_Went_____ (go) to the
reception desk. The receptionist 41)__asked___ (ask) him to wait. Whilst he 42)___was__ (be)
43)__waiting__ (wait) she 44)___offered___ (offer) him a drink. He and his customer 45)
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NAME: YARETZI RAMIREZ VARELA GROUP:4V DATE: January 23, 2024
___talked___ (talk) all afternoon. When Bob 46) __got___ (get) to his hotel at 7 o'clock that
night, he 47) __phoned___ (phone) his wife and then 48)___went__ (go) to the hotel
restaurant.

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs.
Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers.
Complete the dialogue

A: Hi, Mary. I 1) __didn´t see__ (see / neg.) you at school last Monday.

B: Hello, Bob. I 2) didn´t come___ (come/neg.) on Monday. I wasn't 3) feeling___ (feel)

well, so I 4) __decided_ (decide) to go to the doctor.

A: Oh! 5) _was__ (be) it serious?

B: No, the doctor 6) __examined_ (examine) me and 7) _told__ (tell) me I 8) __had_ (have)
the flu. He 9) _prescribed__ (prescribe) some medicine and 10) _told__ (tell) me to go home
and rest.

A: 11) _Did__ you 12) _stay__ (stay) home all day last Monday?

B: No, only in the morning. I 13) __had_ (have) to work in the afternoon, and guess what?

A: What?

B: When a friend 14) was driving___ (drive) me home, he 15) _crashed__ (crash) his car. He
16) ___ (see/neg.) the red light.

A: 17) __Did_ anyone 18) __get_ (get) hurt?

B: Thank God, nobody 19) __did_ (do).

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NAME: YARETZI RAMIREZ VARELA GROUP:4V DATE: January 23, 2024
A: I'm happy to hear that. Well, Mary, I have to rush now. While I 20) __was listening _
(listen) to your story, I 21) _rememberd__ (remember) that my wife 22) __asked_ (ask) me to
go to the mechanic to get our car. See you later. Take care.

B: You too. Bye.

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PAST CONTINUOUS AN PAST SIMPLE USE
NAME: YARETZI RAMIREZ VARELA
Simple Past
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of
irregular verbs
I spoke
regular verbs: verb + ed
I worked
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :
 when the final letter is e, only add d.
Example: love - loved
 after a short, stressed vowel, the final
consonant is doubled
Example: admit - admitted
 final l is always doubled in British
English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelled
 after a consonant, final y becomes i.
(but: not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worried
but: play - he played
LEVEL 4
GROUP:4V DATE: January 23, 2024
Past Progressive
past form of 'be' + ing form of verb
I was speaking
you were speaking
he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking
they were speaking
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
 silent e is dropped (but: does not apply
for -ee)
Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing
 after a short, stressed vowel, the final
consonant is doubled
Example: sit - sitting
 final l is always doubled in British
English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelling
 final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying