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PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

Choose the correct options.


1. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
2. When the teacher said / was saying "Stop!", I still tried/was still trying to finish the last question.
3. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed /was noticing there was a virus.
4. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the
internet.
5. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee
on the keyboard.
6. When you saw were seeing me yesterday, I didn't go / wasn't going to school, I was going / went to the
doctor's - I felt terrible.
7. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. What ____________________ (you/do) when I ____________________ (call) you last night?
2. Susie ____________________ (watch) a film when she ____________________ (hear) the noise.
3. Yesterday I ____________________ (go) to the library, next I ____________________ (be) at home,
later I ____________________ (meet) Julie for a coffee.
4. We ____________________ (play) tennis when John ____________________ (hurt) his ankle.
5. What ____________________ (they do) at 10pm last night? It ____________________ (be) really noisy.
6. He ____________________ (take) a shower when the telephone ____________________ (ring).
7. When I ____________________ (walk) into the room, everyone ____________________ (work).

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. When I ____________________ to the restaurant and I ____________________ my friends, they
____________________ beer. (come, see, drink)
2. While Isaac Newton ____________________ under the tree, an apple____________________ on his
head and he ____________________ gravity. (sit, fall,understand)
3. While Galileo ____________________ the Moon through the telescope, he ____________ that it had
mountains and craters. (observe, realize)
4. When Sue ____________________ to the office, four people ____________________ outside the office.
(come, still wait)
5. He ____________________ the ball and the team ____________________ the game. (kick,win)
6. When I ____________________ to the class, the teacher ____________________ about new grammar.
(walk, talk)
7. She ____________________ me something about the thing, but I ____________________ on my
computer, so I can´t tell you what she said. (tell, work)
8. The Titanic ____________________ the Atlantic when it ____________________ an iceberg. (cross, hit)
9. We ____________________ an experiment in the laboratory and then we ____________________ an
essay about it. (do, write)
10. She ____________________ her favourite film on TV while he ____________________ on the sofa
next to her. (watch, sleep)
11. They ____________________ to the radio when they ____________________ the shocking news.
(listen, hear)
12. A: What ____________________ you ____________________ yesterday in the evening? (do)
B: Why? I ____________________ at the concert.(be )
A: I ____________________ you, but you ____________________ the phone. (call, not answer)
13. Dave ____________________ some shopping in the supermarket and he ____________________
home at half past seven. (do, arrive)
14. I ____________________ a computer game when my computer ____________________ working.
(play, stop)
15. I ____________________ to do my homework yesterday because I ____________________ on a
project for geography. (forget, work)
Complete the stories with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets.
Mark is usually late for school on Mondays. On Monday, he ______________ (get up) at 7:10 and his class
started at 7:30! He ______________ (watch) TV while he ______________ (have) breakfast and suddenly
he ______________ (notice) that it was really very late. Hе ______________ (get ready) for school.
Outside the house, his mum ______________ (wait) for him in their car. When he ______________ (get)
into the car, he ______________ (notice) that she ______________ (be) very angry. Finally, he
______________ (arrive) at school at 7.30 and he ______________ (run) to his classroom. When his
classmates ______________ (see) him they ______________ (start) to laugh. At that moment he
______________ (realize) he ______________ (wear) his slippers. That ______________ (be) really
embarrassing!

Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I ______________ (try) to do my English homework on my


laptop, the battery ______________ (run out). I ______________ (lie) on my bed and I was listening to
music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate. I also ______________ (chat) to my friend Daniel on
Facebook. OK, so I ______________ (not concentrate) very hard on my homework and I ______________
(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 ______________ (go) black. I ______________ (lose) everything. I ______________
(scream) in frustration. My dad ______________ (come) running into my bedroom. I ______________ (try)
to remember everything in my essay – it ______________ (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 ______________ (manage) to finish the essay.
Translate the sentences. Pay attention to when and while.
1. Uczniowie robili zadania kiedy zadzwonił dzwonek.
2. Kiedy ich zobaczyłam, siedzieli pod drzewem w parku.
3. Kiedy mój tata przyjechał do domu, jedliśmy obiad.
4. Gdzie byłeś, gdy usłyszałeś o wypadku?
5. Zobaczyłem wypadek kiedy czekałem na przystanku autobusowym.
6. Kiedy pisała maila, jej komputer się wyłączył.
7. On spadł kiedy wspinał się po drzewie.
8. Kiedy moja mama przyszła do domu, moja siostra spała.
9. Ona była w pokoju, ale nic nie słyszała, bo nie słuchała.
10. Znaleźliśmy kilka starych fotografii kiedy sprzątaliśmy dom.
11. On źle się poczuł kiedy pływał w basenie.
12. Kiedy zadzwoniłeś do mnie ostatniej nocy, uczyłam się na sprawdzian.
13. Gdy wszedłem do biura, recepcjonistka rozmawiała z jednym z klientów, Ania robiła kawę, a
szefowie dyskutowali o projekcie.
14. Miałam zły sen kiedy spałam na kanapie.
15. Ona zaczęła płakać kiedy oglądała film.
16. Złamałam nogę, kiedy jeździłam na nartach.
17. Ona zgubiła swoje ulubione okulary kiedy wspinała się po górach.
18. Zaczynało padać, gdy wyszliśmy.
19. Co robiłeś, gdy dzisiaj rano do ciebie dzwoniłem? Spałeś?
20. Jedli kolację, gdy ktoś zapukał do drzwi.
21. Złodzieje włamali się do domu, gdy spaliśmy.
22. Lecieli nad Wenecją, gdy usłyszeli bardzo dziwny hałas.
23. Ona pracowała w ogrodzie, a jej dzieci bawiły się, gdy zaczęło padać.
24. Gdy moi rodzice oglądali telewizję, ja odrabiałam pracę domową.
25. Okradli mnie, gdy stałem w kolejce.

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