Past simple or past continuous.
1. My car broke (break) down when I was driving (drive) home from work.
2. Alan was looking ( look) out of the window when he saw (see) a UFO.
3. When he was seeing ( see) me, he ( fall) fell off the wall.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
1. Last night I (read) _____ when suddenly I (hear) _____ a shout.
2. The postman (come) _____ while I (have) _____ lunch.
3. When we (go) _____ out, it (rain) _____.
4. (you/watch) _____ TV when I (phone) _____ you?
5. We (meet) _____ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) _____ a lovely white dress.
6. The boys (break) _____ the window while they (play) _____ football.
7. I was home late, but my friends (wait) _____ when I (arrive) _____.
8. He said the he (not drive) _____ fast when the accident (happen) _____.
9. Tom (fall) _____ off the ladder while he (paint) _____ the ceiling.
10. What (you/do) _____ at this time yesterday?
Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past.
1. When I last (see) _____ them, they (try) _____ to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk) _____ along the street when I suddenly (feel) _____ something hit me in the back.
3. When we (drive) _____ down the hill, a strange object (appear) _____ in the sky.
4. How fast (she/drive) _____ when the accident (happen) _____?
5. My mother (wait) _____ for me when I (come) _____ home?
6. Mrs. Smith (invite) _____ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit) _____ the USA.
7. I (not want) _____ to go with him because I (wait) _____ for a phone call.
8. The doorbell (ring) _____ while Tom (watch) _____ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin) _____ to rain while Linda (sit) _____ in the garden.
10. The lights (go) _____ out while we (have) _____ dinner.
The past continuous or simple past.
1. When I last (see)....them, they (try).....to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk).......along the street when I suddenly (feel)...something hit me in the back.
Read the following fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
The Woodcutter and his Axe
One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) _____ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) _____ from his hands and (3. fall) _____ into the water. The poor man (4. be) _____ so sad that he (5. start) _____ to cry bitterly.
At this moment, and angel (6. appear) _____ there and (7. ask) _____ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) _____. He (9. tell) _____ the story, and the angel (10. feel) _____ sorry and (11. drive) _____ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) _____ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) _____ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) _____ his axe. The angel (15. drive) _____ into the water once again and (16. appear) _____ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) _____ still sad. He (18. shake) _____ his read harder and (19. tell) _____ the angle that his own axe (20. be) _____ made of iron. The third time the angle (21. come) _____ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) _____, "This belong to me".
He (23. thank) _____ the angle for helping him. The angle (24. be) _____ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) _____ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.
Write the correct form of each verb. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
1.Long ago,a great lion king named Mufasa (live)___________ in Africa. His evil brother , Scar , was supposed to be next king. He (wait) ____________ for his next chance .Then Mufasa's ,Simba , was born, and everything (change)__________. Simba was now next in line to become king. Scar ( become)________ jealous of Simba , so he (make)_______ a terrible plan to kill Mufasa and Simba .
giup mk vs . thank m.n lun
Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.
1. When my uncle (come) _____, we (water) _____ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu (talk) _____ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan (practise) _____ the piano while her sister (read) _____ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys (climb) _____ up the trees when we (visit) _____ to zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba (talk) _____ with his classmate when the principal (enter) _____ their classroom.
6. Last night I (make) _____ a cake when the lights (go) _____out.
7. While I (cross) _____ the street, I (step) _____ on a banana skin and (fall) _____ heavily.
8. It (begin) _____ to rain when I (plant) _____ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I (arrive) _____, the teacher (write) _____ on the blackboard.
10. When they (walk) _____ down the stairs, they (hear) _____ a strange noise.
Make the sentences about the fairy tale " The Brave Tin Soldier", using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes.
1. Twenty-five tin toy soldiers / given / the boy / a birthday present.
2. The last toy soldier / only one leg / they / ran out of tin.
3. The one-legged soldier / see / the paper dancer / the table / and / fall / in love / her.
4. The soldier / placed / the window sill / and / knocked out / the window.
5. He / put / a paper / boat / and / wash away.
6. The soldier / eaten / a fish.
7. When / the fish / caught, sold, and cut open / the soldier / found inside.
8 The soldier / taken back / the playroom / and / he thrown onto the fire.
9. The paper dancer / blown onto the fire.
10. The soldier / melt / a heart shape.
Simple past or past progressive.
1. While I .......... TV, the doorbell ......... . (watch/ring)
2. Jack ......... his presentation when the fire alarm...... . (finish/start)
Give the correct form of given verbs.
1. Last week we .............. (drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday, we .......... (watch) a film.
3. ................. (you/see) the football match yester day?
4. James broke his arm when he ........... (play) rugby.
5. Kylie ............. (make) her first film when she was 21.
6. Mrs Jones ............. (not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
