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past simple & continuous exercices

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Exercise 1 (Easy)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (simple past or past
continuous).
1. While I ________ (read) a book, my brother ________ (play) video games.
2. They ________ (watch) TV when the lights suddenly ________ (go) out.
3. Yesterday, Tom ________ (not/come) to school because he ________ (be) sick.
4. We ________ (walk) in the park when it ________ (start) raining.
5. What you ________ (do) at 8 p.m. yesterday? I ________ (cook) dinner.
Correction:
1. was reading / was playing
2. were watching / went
3. didn’t come / was
4. were walking / started
5. were you doing / was cooking

Exercise 2 (Medium)
Choose the correct tense for the verbs.
1. I ________ (see) an old friend while I ________ (shop) yesterday.
2. She ________ (not/answer) the phone because she ________ (take) a nap.
3. When we ________ (arrive) at the party, everyone ________ (dance).
4. He ________ (drive) too fast when the police ________ (stop) him.
5. Where you ________ (go) when I ________ (call) you this morning?
Correction:
1. saw / was shopping
2. didn’t answer / was taking
3. arrived / was dancing
4. was driving / stopped
5. were you going / called

Exercise 3 (Harder)
Rewrite the sentences using the past continuous or simple past.
1. I (study) when the doorbell (ring).
→ I was studying when the doorbell rang.
2. While John (run) in the park, he (fall).
→ While John was running in the park, he fell.
3. They (have) dinner when the lights (go) out.
→ They were having dinner when the lights went out.
4. What (you/do) when I (see) you yesterday?
→ What were you doing when I saw you yesterday?
5. The children (play) outside when it (start) to rain.
→ The children were playing outside when it started to rain.

Exercise 4 (Mixed – Negative)


Complete the sentences with negative forms.
1. He ________ (not/drive) fast when the accident happened.
2. We ________ (not/watch) TV at 10 p.m. yesterday.
3. I ________ (not/go) to the party because I ________ (not/feel) well.
4. The students ________ (not/study) when the teacher entered the class.
5. She ________ (not/listen) to me when I explained the problem.
Correction:
1. wasn’t driving
2. weren’t watching
3. didn’t go / didn’t feel
4. weren’t studying
5. wasn’t listening

Exercise 5 (Mixed – Questions)


Make questions in the past continuous and simple past.
1. What ________ (you/do) at 6 p.m. yesterday?
2. Who ________ (call) you while you ________ (sleep)?
3. Where ________ (you/go) when I ________ (see) you yesterday?
4. Why ________ (he/not/come) to class?
5. What ________ (she/wear) when you ________ (meet) her?
Correction:
1. What were you doing at 6 p.m. yesterday?
2. Who called you while you were sleeping?
3. Where were you going when I saw you yesterday?
4. Why didn’t he come to class?
5. What was she wearing when you met her?

Exercise 6 (Story Completion)


Complete the short story using the verbs in parentheses.
It ________ (be) a sunny day, and the kids ________ (play) outside. Suddenly, they ________
(hear) a loud noise. A car ________ (stop) in front of the house, and a man ________ (get out).
While he ________ (walk) toward the door, the kids ________ (run) inside to tell their parents.
Correction: It was a sunny day, and the kids were playing outside. Suddenly, they heard a loud
noise. A car stopped in front of the house, and a man got out. While he was walking toward the
door, the kids ran inside to tell their parents.

Exercise 7 (Challenge)
Correct the errors in the sentences.
1. I was played the piano when you called me.
2. She didn’t was sleeping when the baby cried.
3. What you were doing at 3 p.m. yesterday?
4. They was watching TV when the power went out.
5. We wasn’t talking when the teacher entered the room.
Correction:
1. I was playing the piano when you called me.
2. She wasn’t sleeping when the baby cried.
3. What were you doing at 3 p.m. yesterday?
4. They were watching TV when the power went out.
5. We weren’t talking when the teacher entered the room.

Exercise 8 (Fill-in-the-Gap)
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous or simple past.
1. I ________ (sit) in the garden when it suddenly ________ (start) raining.
2. While he ________ (climb) the tree, he ________ (fall) and hurt himself.
3. They ________ (not/see) the accident because they ________ (talk) to each other.
4. The phone ________ (ring) while I ________ (have) a shower.
5. We ________ (walk) home when we ________ (meet) an old friend.
Correction:
1. was sitting / started
2. was climbing / fell
3. didn’t see / were talking
4. rang / was having
5. were walking / met

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