Past simple or Past continuous

I ________________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________________at home. He (study) _______________ at the library

I _________________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ________________ (sleep)

It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun______________(shine). The birds_____________(sing)

My brother and sister ________________ (talk) about something when I ________________ (walk) into the room.

Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there. They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

The little boy _______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read) him a story.

I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa, the sun ______________ (shine) in Florida.

While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He __________________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry __________________ (hit) his car from behind.

Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve) due to several years of drought.Gấp ạ!!!!!

Put the verb into the correct form :Past simple or past continuous.

1.I (call).........Roger at nine last night , but he (not,be)..........at home .He (study)........................at the library.

2.My mother and sister(argue).........about some thing when i (walk)..........into the room.

3.While Mrs.Emerson(read)...........the little boy a story , he (fall)..........asleep, so she (close)......the book and  quietly (tiptoe)............out of the room.

4.Amy (hear,not)......................her parents having an argument last night .She (listen)...............to music in her room.

5.When I was a child , my mother always (serve)...........cookies and milk to my friends and me when we (go).............to my home after school.

6.Was Carol at the party last night ? - Yes , she (wear)..............a really nice dress.

7.How fast ............you(drive)..........when the accident (happen).............?

8.My parents (have)..................dinner by the time I (get)................home yesterday.

9.The train (leave)...................the station yesterday afernoon.

10.Last night , I (make).................a cake when the light (go)............out

11.When Mr.Golan (open).............the door, her children (do)................their homewwork and her husband (read)...........the newspaper.

I, the simple past and the past progressive

1,i...........(call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)............at home.He (study)...............at the library

2,I...........(not hear0 the thunder duing the storm last night because i..............(sleep)

3,it was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park.The sun..........(shine). The birds............(sing)

4,my brother and sister............(talk) about something when I.................(walk) into the room

5,Tom went to hes friends'house, but the boys............(not be ) there. they (play)........soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

6, the little boy..........(fall) asleep while his mother ..............(read) him a story.

7,i really enjoyed my holiday last january. while it................(snow) in lowa, the sun.................(shine)in florida.

8,while Ted..............(shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday,his wife..........(bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

9,john..........(have) a car accident last week.he..................(drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry................(hit) his car from behind.

10, ten years ago , the govement .................(decide) to begin a food program. at that time, many people in the rural aeas............(starve) due to several yeas of drought

11, they......(wait) for me when i ................... at the station (arrive)

12, she..............(swim0 in the sea when i .............. her (see)

13...............they..........(play) tennis when it .............rainning(start)?

14, we............(drive) home from the theatre when he police..........(stop) us 

15, the wind.............(blow) very hard when i.................(go) out this morning

16, i.....................(be) looking for some photos when you rang but i..............(not find) them

II. the simple past and the past perfect

1, i(watch)................ a good film on TV before i (go) ..... to bed last night

2, Mary (not/go)...................to paris with us last week because she(already/go).............there.

3, By 2002, she (leave)..............the university

4, by the time he (arrive)................. his school, all his classmates (go)............out for lunch.

5, Mrs My Linh (have ) .....................very much money before she (be).............18.

6,Mrs Browns (visit)................Cua Lo beach in Vietnam last year after they (retire)..................

7,i helped my sister do english exercises after we (play)...........chesses on the computer

8, she (walk).................for two kmsbefore she (have)................dinner.

9,after Mary (speak)...........in public on many occasions, she (get)........... the TV job offer

10, my father(not/watch)..............that film because he (already/see).............. it before.

11. before i and you (be)............born,Granham Bell (invent).............the telephone.

12, she (tell)...............me that she (send)................to me a letter a weel before , but i (not/receive).................it.

13, we (try).............to phone Hery yesteday evening , but there (be)................no answer. he (go)...............out for shopping

14, they (arrive)...........at work in the morning and (find )...........that someone(break)..............into the office during the night, so they (call)..........to the police.

15, yesterday, bobby was very surprised when he (have)...........a phone call from Ann . he (write)..............to her many times but she (never/eply).............to his letter.

Ex1: Put in the correct form of the following verbs

1. Jinny ……….. (tidy) her desk, but now it’s in a mess again.

2. I ……… (call) Tom last night, but he …………… (not/ be) at home. He ………. (study) at the library. 

3. Listen! I ………. (think) someone ………… (knock) the door.

4. A: You look tired. …………… (you/ work) so hard?

B: yes. I ……….. (study) for hours and properly wont finish until midnight.

      5. A: Look! It ………….. (snow)

          B: It’s beautiful! This is the 1st time I’ve ever seen snow. It ………… (not snow) in my country.

      6: I …………… (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ……. (go) to Berlin and I …….. (go) to Madrid. We …………… (have) a chat while we ……………. (wait) for our flights.

7. At first, I thought I ….. (do) the right thing, but I soon realised that I ……….. (make) a serious mistake.

8. We …………….. (arrive) at work in the morning and ……………… (find) that somebody …………..(break) into the office during the night. So we ……….. (call) the police.

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin ............................... (arrive) home, Ann ....................... (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ....................... (be) cold when we .............................. (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ................ (fall)

3. I ........................ (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ...................... (not be) at home. He ......................... (study) at the library.

4. I .......................... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he .................................. (not see) me. She ..................... (look) the other way.

5. When I ........................ (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books ................................................ (fall) out.

6. A: How ........................ (you break) your arm?

B: I ........................... (slip) on the ice while I ........................ (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What ........................ (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We .................... (drive) to London, but on the way we .................................. (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we ............................ (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I ......................... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ........................ (go) to Berlin and I ................................ (go) to Madrid. We ............................ (have) a chat while we ....................... (wait) for our flights

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.

1. He (give)...........me back the book, (thank)...........me for lending it to him and (say).........that he (enjoy).........it very much; but i (know).........that he (not read)..........it because most of the pages (be)..........still uncut.

2. When he (see)..........his wife off at the station, he (return)..........as he (not have).........to be at the airport till 9.30.

3. He (not have)............to pack, for his wife already (do)............that for him and his case (be)..............ready in the hall.

Put the verb into the correct form :Past simple or past continuous.

1.-What (you/do)......................yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)......................at school

2.-When (he/arrive).....................to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)................to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint).......................the walls when your mother (come)..........in?

5.While Dan (fix)................the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)............in the garden

6.They (watch)...............television when their mother (come)..........back.

7.While mother (hang).........the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)........the dishes

8.Tom (water).........the garden when it (starts)...............to rain

9.She (talk).................on the phone , when i ( arrive)..............

10.I (read)...............a book when you (call )..................me

11.The children (play)...............tennis when their grandmother (come).........to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter).................the room , her children (listen)...............to the radio very loudly.