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Revision Exercises Past Simple Vs Past Continuous

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Revision Exercises Past Simple Vs Past Continuous

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past simple vs past continuous

1. Write the past simple form of these regular and irregular verbs.
1 cry, 2 travel 3 send 4 enjoy 5 stop 6 break 7 fall 8 chat 9 happen 10 say 11 know 12 try 13 cut 14
turn

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

3 Write questions with the past simple.


1 When / you / buy / that tablet / ?
2 How much / your new computer / cost / ?
3 What / you / do / after school yesterday / ?
4 Why / you / not / call me last night / ?
5 Where / Dad / save / the photos / on the computer / ?
6 Which files / you / delete / ?
7 How many copies / Gary / print / yesterday / ?
8 Which company / Steve Jobs / help to start /

4. Complete the sentences by writing one verb in brackets in the past simple and one in the past
continuous.
We ............................... (watch) a film when the electricity ............................... (go) off. 2
They ................................ (have) lunch when their friends ................................ (arrive). 3 The music
suddenly ................................ (stop) when we ................................ (dance). 4
Millie ................................ (lose) her credit card when she ................................ (shop). 5 The
wind ................................ (blow) and ship ...................... (cannot) reach the port. 6
We .............................. (have) breakfast when we .............................. (hear) the news on the radio. 7
Tanya .............................. (see) us when she .............................. (wait) at the bus stop. 8
Tom ................................ (look) for his sunglasses when he ................................ (find) his wallet. 9
It ................................ (snow) and the car suddenly ................................ (stop)

5. Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. Jenny __________ (wait) for me when I __________ (arrive).
2. ‘What __________(you/do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I__________(be) asleep.
3. ‘__________(you/go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’
4. How fast __________(you/drive) when the accident __________(happen)?
5. Sam __________ (take) a picture of me while I __________ (not look).
6. We were in a very difficult position. We __________ (not know) what to do.
7. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last __________(see) him, he __________(try) to find
a job.
8. I __________(walk) along the street when suddenly I __________ (hear) footsteps behind
me. Somebody __________ (follow) me. I was scared and I __________ (start) to run.
9. When I was young, I __________ (want) to be a pilot.
10. Last night I __________ (drop) a plate when I __________ (do) the washing-up.
Fortunately it __________ (not break)

6. Lorna Bright is a long-distance walker. Look at this part of her diary describing a morning's
walk along the coast.
Write the missing words. Use one word only in each space. It was a fine day when I started out
on the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain.

The sun was (1)……………………….., and a light wind (2)………………………… blowing from
the southwest. I was pleased that it (3)…………………………… raining. I knew by now that I (4)
………………………………like rain. In fact I (5)…………………………… it. I (6)
…………………………. ... along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of
Wellburn, past a cafe where people (7)…………………………….. having morning coffee. Three
miles past Wellburn I (8)…………………………. down for five minutes and (9)
………………………….. a drink. Now it (10)…………………………… getting warmer, so I (11)
………………………….. off one of my sweaters. I (12)………………………… stop for long
because I (13)………………………… to reach Seabury by lunch-time. (14)
……………………………. I finally got there, it (15)……………….. just after half past twelve

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