Grammar Exercises UF2 “Travelling around the world”

1.- Last night, I (read) _____ in bed when I (hear) 9.- She (to be) happy to work there
_____ a scream. a) was
a) readed, heared b) were
b) was reading, was hearing c) was happying
c) read, was hearing d) were happying
d) was reading, heard
10.- They (bury) their grandma yesterday
2.- Tommy (watch) a film when he (hear) the noise. a) buried
a) watched, hear b) buryed
b) watched, was hearing c) were burying
c) was watching, heard d) were buring
d) watch, hear
11.- I (to be -) at home when you (arrive)
3.- My dog (nap) when I (come) home a) weren’t, arrived
a) was napping, came b) wasn’t, arrives
b) was naping, came c) am not, arrive
c) naped, was coming d) wasn’t, arrived
d) is napping, come
12.- Translate into English: el pasado sábado ella se
4.- We (clean) the house all morning. cayó
a) clean a) last Saturday she fell
b) were cleaning b) last Saturday she falled
c) was cleaning c) last Saturday she felled
d) cleaned d) last Saturday she fall

5.- I (play) ___video games while the teacher 13.- The Past Simple of Drink is
(explain)___ this lesson a) drinked
a) played, was explaining b) drunk
b) was playing, was explaining c) drank
c) was playing, explained d) drink
d) played, explained
14.- She (to be -)___ French, she (to be)___ Italian.
6.- I (phone) ___you four times last night. a) weren’t, was
a) phone b) wasn’t, was
b) phones c) were, weren’t
c) phoned
d) I have no idea 15.- Cuando dos acciones en el pasado son
simultáneas utilizamos:
7.- Where (to be)___ you yesterday morning? a) Past Simple en las dos
a) were b) Past Continuous en las dos
b) are c) Tanto el Past Simple como el Past Continuous
c) was d) B y C son correctas
d) to be
16.- Translate into English: Hace dos semanas hablé
8.- They ____(sleep) when the dog ____(bark) con mi amiga.
a) sleeped, barked a) I was talking to my friend two weeks ago
b) sleept, was barking b) I talked to my friend two weeks ago
c) were sleeping, bark c) I were talking to my friend two weeks ago
d) were sleeping, barked 17.- Past Continuous indicates:
a) a long action
 Grammar Exercises UF2 “Travelling around the world”
b) a short action 25.- What (they/do)___ at 10pm last night? It was
c) depends on the context really noisy.
d) B and C are correct a) was they doing
b) did they do
18.- While my mum (run) ____ she (see) ____a c) were they doing
beautiful bird.
a) were running, see 26.- We (play)____tennis when John (hurt)__his ankle.
b) was running, saw a) were playing, hurt
c) was runing, saw b) were playing, hurted
d) run, saw c) played, was hurting
d) played, hurted
19.- They (fall) _______ off their bikes because they
(ride) _______ too fast. 27.- Why (you, stand)____on a chair when I
a) fell, were riding (come)____ into the room?
b) fall, was riding a) were you standing, came
c) fell, rode b) were you standing, come
d) fall, ride c) standed, was coming
d) stand, come
20.- They (watch) ______ a movie while their dad
(wash) _______ the dishes. 28.-Pop music (play) when we __(go) into the room.
a) watched, washed a) wasn’t playing, went
b) watch, wash b) was playing, went
c) watching, was washing c) played, goed
d) were watching, was washing d) played, went

21.-While my sister (dance) _____, she (see) ____a 29.- Translate into English: Visitamos a nuestra abuela
beautiful bird. el pasado fin de semana?
a) danced, saw a) Did we visited our grandma last weekend?
b) was dancing, saw b) We visited our grandma last weekend??
c) was dancing, was seeing c) Did we visit our grandma last weekend?
d) danced, seed
30.-We use the Past Simple
22.- When ____(you buy) the car? – I ____(buy) it a a) to talk about actions that happened in the past
few years ago. b) with the conjunction when
a) did you buyed, buyed c) with the conjunction while
b) was you buy, was buying d) A and B are correct
c) did you buy, bought
d) were you buying, was buying

23.- When we ______ (see) the spaceship we

24.- She (love) ____ him so much.