Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the past simple and past continuous.

1. I ............. (listen) to the radio when I ….......... (hear) my phone.

2. I …............  (watch) TV while the children …............ (play) outside.

3. I …............... (see) an accident while I …............. (cycle) to school.

4. My mum .............….. (not shop) when I …...............(phone) her.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I __________ (have) a crash while I__________ (learn) to drive.

2 Sam __________(get) his first job while he__________ (live) in London.

3 It __________ (rain), so we __________(decide) to cancel the barbecue.

4 What __________you __________ (do) when I (see) you in town?

5 Emma __________ (not hear) the phone ringing because she __________ (listen) to music in her bedroom.

6 Ryan __________ (break) his arm while he _________ (ski) in France.

7 Harry __________ (work) as a chef when he __________ (meet) Sally.

8 You obviously __________ (not listen) when I __________ (ask) you to turn down the music.

Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1.      I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.

2.      My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.

3.      The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.

4.      When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.

5.      We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.

6.      What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?

7.      What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?

8.      I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.

9.      While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.

10.  While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ____________ (move) house a lot while I____________ (grow up).

2. After Joe ____________ (learn) to drive, he___________ (buy) a car.

3. George ____________ (leave) school, ____________ (go) to university and____________ (study) engineering.

4. My parents ____________ (get) engaged in 1990.

5. They ____________ (fall) in love two years before, while they ____________ (work) in London.

Complete the second part of the article. Use the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

By 1717 Black Sam and his crew had captured over fifty ships but none was as large or as rich as the slave ship, the W. In April of 1717 the Whydah (15) ……………………………………………. (just / sell) a cargo of slaves and was returning to London when Black Sam (16) ………………………………. (begin) to chase her. By the time he (17) ……………………………………………. (capture) her, he (18) ……………………………………………. (chase) her for three days.

At last Black Sam (19) ……………………………………………. (find) the wealth he (20) ……………………………………………. (look) for and he (21) ……………………………………………. (decide) to sail back to Cape Cod. But the Whydah (22) ……………………………………………. (sail) into a storm and strong winds (23) ……………………………………………. (drive) her towards land. The ship (24) …………………………………. (strike) rocks a hundred yards from the shores of Cape Cod and (25) ………………………....…………. (sink). Two men (26) ………………..……..……………. (swim) to shore but Black Sam wasn't one of them.

According to legend. Black Sam (27) ……………………………………………. (travel) home to meet Maria Hallet. Some people believe he (28) ……………………………………………. (decide) to propose marriage. They also say Maria (29) ……………………………………………. (wait) for his return and was watching from the cliffs of Cape Cod when the Whydah (30) ……………………………………………. (go) down. Was Maria saddened to lose her lover - or was she glad to be rid of such a dangerous man? No one knows.

Complete the second part of the article. Use the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

By 1717 Black Sam and his crew had captured over fifty ships but none was as large or as rich as the slave ship, the W. In April of 1717 the Whydah (15) ……………………………………………. (just / sell) a cargo of slaves and was returning to London when Black Sam (16) ………………………………. (begin) to chase her. By the time he (17) ……………………………………………. (capture) her, he (18) ……………………………………………. (chase) her for three days.

At last Black Sam (19) ……………………………………………. (find) the wealth he (20) ……………………………………………. (look) for and he (21) ……………………………………………. (decide) to sail back to Cape Cod. But the Whydah (22) ……………………………………………. (sail) into a storm and strong winds (23) ……………………………………………. (drive) her towards land. The ship (24) …………………………………. (strike) rocks a hundred yards from the shores of Cape Cod and (25) ………………………....…………. (sink). Two men (26) ………………..……..……………. (swim) to shore but Black Sam wasn't one of them.

According to legend. Black Sam (27) ……………………………………………. (travel) home to meet Maria Hallet. Some people believe he (28) ……………………………………………. (decide) to propose marriage. They also say Maria (29) ……………………………………………. (wait) for his return and was watching from the cliffs of Cape Cod when the Whydah (30) ……………………………………………. (go) down. Was Maria saddened to lose her lover - or was she glad to be rid of such a dangerous man? No one knows.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense

Last night I (read)..........when studenly I(hear)........a shout

The postman(come)........while I ( have )...........lunch

When we ( go ) ..........out, it ( rain ).............

( you/watch).........TV when I ( phone ) ............you?

We ( meet) Ann at the party yesterday, she ( wear ).............. a lovely white dress

The boy ( break )..........the windows while they ( play )...........football

I was home late, but my friends ( wait ).............when I ( arrive ) ...................