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Past Simple and Past Continuous - Grammar

The document provides information about using past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes examples of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple form. It then has exercises for learners to practice forming questions and sentences using both the past simple and past continuous tenses, including completing sentences with the correct verb forms. There are also examples of using both tenses together in the same sentence.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous - Grammar

The document provides information about using past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes examples of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple form. It then has exercises for learners to practice forming questions and sentences using both the past simple and past continuous tenses, including completing sentences with the correct verb forms. There are also examples of using both tenses together in the same sentence.

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Past simple and past continuous

Taken and adapted from https://quierounaclaseparticular.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/past-simple-and-continuous.pdf

1 Write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs.
1 cry cried 8 chat chatted
2 travel traveled 9 Happen happened
3 send sent 10 Say said
4 enjoy enjoyed 11 Know knew
5 stop Stopped 12 Try tried
6 break Broke 13 Cut cut
7 fall Fell 14 Turn turned

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise 1.
1 Last summer, my friend and I traveled around the south of France. We really enjoyed ourselves.
2 Did you cry at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
3 Sarah is very angry. What did you say to her? You chatted to her yesterday.
4 I sent my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she did not know (not) how to open the attachment!
5 My mobile phone fell on the floor but the screen did not break (not). That was lucky!
6 I didn’t see the accident. It all happened very quickly.
7 My PC was making a strange noise so Is stopped using it and turned it off.
8 We tried to open the box with a knife but my dad cut himself. There was blood everywhere!

3 Write questions with the past simple.


1 When / you / buy / that tablet / ? WHEN DID YOU BUY TJAT TABLET?

2 How much / your new computer / cost / ? HOW MUCH DID YOUR NEW COMPUTER COST?

3 What / you / do / after school yesterday / ? WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER SCHOOL YESTERDAY?

4 Why / you / not / call me last night / ? WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL ME LAST NIGHT?

5 Where / Dad / save / the photos / on the computer / ? WHERE DID DAD SAVE THE PHOTOS ON THE COMPUTER=

6 Which files / you / delete / ? WHICH FILES DID YOU DELETE?

7 How many copies / Gary / print / yesterday / ? HOW MANY COPIES DID GARY PRINT YESTERDAY?

8 Which company / Steve Jobs / help to start / ? WHICH COMPANY DID STEVE JOBS HELP TO START?

4 Write the -ing form of the verbs.


1 attach ATTACHING 8 Change CHANGING
2 tie TIYING 9 Upload UPLOADING
3 run RUNNING 10 Think THINKING
4 save SAVING 11 Win WINNING
5 give GIVING 12 Spot SPOTTING
6 get GETTING 13 Serve SERVING
7 delete DELETING 14 Realise REALISING
5 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I WAS MAKING (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
2 Joe and Sam WERE USING (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.
3 Who was that guy you WERE DANCING (dance) with at the party?
4 Paula WAS COMING (come) home from school when she saw an accident.
5 In 1999 my fatherWAS LIVING (live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.
6 He WAS OPENING (open) the box when he cut his finger.
7 This time last week, we WERE VISITING (visit) my grandmother.
8 I WAS SITTING (sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.
9 Andrew WAS INSERTING (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
10 I WAS STARTING (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.

6 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I was switching (switch off ) the computer because it was making (make) a strange noise.
2 My dad was listening (listen) to classical music when I arrived (arrive) home from school.
3 We were playing (play) video games when my mum said ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’
4 My cousin met (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he was living (live) in Italy.
5 My little sister was drawing (draw) a picture while I was studying (study) for my French exam.
6 While they were trying (try) to fix the computer, all the lights went out (go out).
7 When we were leaving (leave) school yesterday, it was pouring (pour) with rain.
8 When you were seeing (see) Paul,was he wearing(wear) a black jacket?
9 I was trying (try) to log on when the WiFi stopped (stop) working.
10 While Dad was printing (print) an article, the printer ran out (run out) of paper.
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7 Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.

Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I 1 was trying (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery
2 ran ot(run out). I was lying(lie) on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate.

I 4 was also chatting (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I 5 wasn’t concentrating (not concentrate) very hard on my
homework and I 6 forgot (forget) to plug in my laptop!I didn’t notice that the battery was getting low. I was just finishing the
essay when the screen 7 went(go) black. I 8 was losnig(lose) everything. I 9 screa,md(scream)
in frustration. My dad 10 came (come) running into my bedroom. I 11 was almost crying (cry) so he
12 gave (give) me his laptop. I 13 tried (try) to remember everything in my essay – it 14 was (be) quite difficult especially because
Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I was watching one, the WiFi stopped working. In the end it was
probably better because I 15 managed(manage) to finish the essay.

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