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Past Simple and Continuous

The document provides examples of sentences using both the past simple and past continuous tenses. It includes sentences describing actions that were happening at the same time (e.g. "While I was doing the exercise I was looking at my worksheet") as well as sentences using just the past simple tense to describe a series of events (e.g. "He drank some juice and then he ate a few chips"). The purpose is to illustrate the proper uses of the past simple versus past continuous tenses in describing actions that took place in the past.

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Past Simple and Continuous

The document provides examples of sentences using both the past simple and past continuous tenses. It includes sentences describing actions that were happening at the same time (e.g. "While I was doing the exercise I was looking at my worksheet") as well as sentences using just the past simple tense to describe a series of events (e.g. "He drank some juice and then he ate a few chips"). The purpose is to illustrate the proper uses of the past simple versus past continuous tenses in describing actions that took place in the past.

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Past Simple or Past Continuous?

When I _______ the exercise I _____at the pictures.


1. was starting 2. were starting 3. started

4. was looking 5. were looking 6. looked

While I ________ the exercise I______ at my worksheet.


1. was doing 2. were doing 3. did

4. was looking 5. were looking 6. looked

While I _____the exercise I ______ my brain a lot.


1. was doing 2. were doing 3. did

1. was using 2. were using 3. used

In the exercise there ___ a picture of three doctors who __ .


1. was being 2. were being 3. was

4. was singing 5. were singing 6. sang

And a picture of Bill Gates who _______________ a plane.

1. was flying were flying 2. flew

Past simple, past continuous exercise 1


1. When I (do)_____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a plate.
2. While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) _____________ the washing-up.
3. He (drink) _____________some juice and then he (eat) _____________a few chips.
4. I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud bang.
5. When my father (work) _____________in the garden, an old friend (pass) _____________by
to see him.
6. She (go) _____________to school, (take) _____________out her textbook and (begin)
_____________to read.
7. When it (start) _____________to rain, our dog (want) _____________to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) _____________a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
_____________Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) _____________on my way home, I (see) _____________an accident.
10. I (not / understand) _____________what they (talk) _____________about.

Past simple, past continuous exercise 2

1. When I (get) ____________ up yesterday, the sun (shine) ____________ .


2. It (is) ____________ a beautiful morning.
3. So I (decide) ____________ to cycle around a little.
4. I (go) ____________ to the shed and (take) ____________ out my bike.
5. While I (cycle) ____________ past some villages, I (see) ____________ some people in their
gardens.
6. One man (mow) ____________ the grass while his wife (pick) ____________ strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) ____________
and it (start) ____________ to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) ____________ me and (tell) ____________ me to come in.
9. While it (rain) ____________ outside, I (sit) ____________ in the farmer's house.
10. After a while, the sun (come) ____________ out again.
11. I (thank) ____________ the farmer for his hospitality and (move) ____________ on.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous form.

1. Where _______ he ________ (go) when you _________(see) him yesterday?


2. The boys ________ (break) the window when they _______ (play) football.
3. I _______ (lose) all my money when I ________ (travel) from Prague to Budapest.
4. It ________ (rain) while I ________ (go) home.
5. When my mother _________ (clean) my room she __________ (find) all my love letters.
6. I __________ (stop) at a garage because my car __________ (make) a funny noise.
7. He __________ (think) of her while he __________ (travel) home.
8. The doorbell ___________ (ring) while I __________ (dry) my hair.
9. They ___________ (have) an accident when they __________ (come) back from holiday.
10. My grandmother first _________ (meet) my grandfather when he __________ (work) in the
country.
11. I ________ (see) him at the party. He __________ (wear) jeans and a T-shirt.
12. She _________ (go) to sleep while I __________ (tell) her about my boyfriend.
13. When I __________ (look) at him I saw that he _________ (cry).
14. They ___________ (clean) the house all day yesterday.
15. They ___________ (play) in the garden when it __________ (start) to snow.

Put the verbs into the past simple or the past continuous form.

1. He _____________ (sit) on the bank fishing, when he _____________ (see) a man’s hat
floating down the river. It _____________ (seem) rather worn.
2. It _____________(rain) when we _____________ (drive) home. I
_____________(remember) closing the windows, so I _____________(not worry).
3. As the goalkeeper _____________ (throw) the ball to the defender a sparrow _____________
(fly) across the pitch and it _____________ (hit) the poor bird.
4. A history lesson _____________ (go) on. I _____________ (glance) at the teacher who
_____________ (draw) something on the blackboard.
5. The waiting room was full of people. Some _____________(read) others _____________
(sleep). When the doctor _____________ (arrive) I _____________ (stop) doing my crosswords.
6. The train _____________ (start) when the door _____________ (open) and two men
_____________ (leap) in.
7. Most of us _____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____________
(whisper) to each other. One of the boys _____________ (close) his eyes and _____________
(fall) asleep).
8. While I _____________ (wonder) wether to buy that scarf a woman _____________ (come)
and _____________ (buy) it.

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