Complete using the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

AMBER's BIG MATCH

One morning, Amber (1) _______ up early. The sun (2) _________ and the birds (3)___________. Amber (4)___________ very excited because it was the day of the big tennis match.

Amber(5)__________ downstairs and into the kitchen, where her father (6) _________ breakfast.

'Morning, Amber. Today's the day!' He (7) ____________. Amber smiled nervously. 'Don't worry!' he (8) _________ . 'You'll be fine.'

Amber (9) _________ some toast into the toaster and (10) ________ the fridge. Just as she (11) _________ the butter out, the phone (12) ____________. Her father (13) __________ it. After a few minutes, he put the phone down.

'Bad news, I'm afraid. The other player (14) _________ yesterday when she had an accident. The match is off.'

Amber ate her toast slowly. She was surprised she didn't feel disappointed.

Ex1: complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs 1. It (be)............. beautiful yesterday when we............(go) for a walk in the park. The sun........(shine). The birds............(sing) 2. My brother and sister...............(talk) anout something when I..........(walk) into the room 3. Tom ........(go) to his friend's house, but the boys.........(not be) there. They.......(play) soccer in the vacant lot down the treet 4. The little boy..........(fall) asleep while his mother............(read) him a story 5. I really.......(enjoy) my holiday last January. While it.........(snow) in Iowa, the sun.......(shine) in Floria 6. It........(snow) when I...............(leave) home this morning 7. It was a sunny afternoon and people.........(sit) on the grass is the park. Then suddenly it.......(start) to rain 8. My brother.......(talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he.......(see) me, he...........(finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I .......(listen) to his conversation 9. We.......(climb) the wall when the gardener......(see) us 10. Susan........(play) the piano while Mary............(sing) 11. .........(you/listen) to the teacher when she ......... (explain) this exercise? 12. Linda.......(have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock..........(ring) Ex2 give the correct forms of the verbs give in the brackets 1. Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents.........(sit) in the garden.......(drink) come Coke 2. The chambermaid........(make) my bed in the hotel and...........(clean)the bathroom 3. Someone.........(knock) on the door while............(read) the newspaper 4. My brother..........(buy) a lot of books when he........(live) in Cambridge 5. William............(not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday 6. Jerry .........(have) dinner when the light..........(go) out 7. The girl..........(feel) I'll so she............(not go) to work 8. We suddenly...........(realise) that we...........(travel) in the wrong direction 9. While I..............(swim) someone............(steal) my clothes and I.............(have to) walk to the hotel in my swimsuit 10. The floor........(be) coveted with balls of wool. Obviously Grandmother..........(knit) some thing 11. I.........(find) this coin as I.........(dig) in the garden. It looks very old 12. When I .............(read) a book , I.........(hear) a knock, I ..........(go) to the door ang........(open) it, but I.........(not recognise) my friend at first because I........(not wear) my glasses 13. When I .........(come) in they..........(sit) round the fire

Complete the questions using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1. What …… your mother …...… at six o'clock yesterday evening?

2. Who…..you ........... to this time last week?

3. …..... the sun …..... last Sunday?

4. Where ........ you ......….. this time yesterday?

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 following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the past simple or the past perfect tense.

Before he (wake up)     , his mother (prepare)    breakfast.
We (go)      to London last month.
By the time the doctor (arrive)    , the patient (die)    .
Before that day we (never/ think)    of traveling to Japan.
I (know)     him a long time before I (meet)     his family.
It (be)     cloudy for days before it (begin)     to rain.
The car (break)     down last Sunday.
Martha (turn)     off the light and (go)     to bed.
He (buy)     a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it.
The robbers (attack)    him 20 minutes ago.

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.

Exercise 1: Complete the text. Use the correct form of past simple or past continuous of the verbs in the list.

                        be | pick him up | stand | notice | run | sit

I (0) was sitting in Science class last week when suddenly there (1) ………… a lot of shouting. Two girls (2) …………………on the desk and that’s when I (3) ………………… Steve. He (4) ……………………up and down the classroom. So I (5) ……………………and put him back in his home – Steve’s the school mouse!

Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs below.

Japan is the country with the most centenarians: over 50,000. It is also where Jiroemon Kimura, the man with the longest lifespan ever, ¹____________born in 1897. Kimura ²____________school at fourteen and ³____________ a job in a post office. While he ⁴ ____________there, he ⁵____________his future wife Yae. He 6____________a postal worker for 45 years when he ⁷____________in 1962. But he ⁸____________working! He ⁹____________a farmer! In an interview just before he ¹⁰____________at the age of 116, he said he wasn’t sure why he ¹¹____________so long. ‘Maybe it's thanks to the sun,’ he ¹²____________. ‘I'm always looking up to the sky.’

Exercise III: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) ______________ in a bar when I (see) ______________ him.

2/ When I (go) ______________ out, the sun (shine) ______________.

3/ The light (go) ______________ out while I (have) ______________ tea.

4/ When it (rain) _____________, she(carry) ______________ an umbrella.

5/ We (walk) ______________ to the station when it (begin) ______________ to rain.