Put the verbs into correct form : past progressive or past simple

1. When my uncle ( come )......came.......,we ( water)...were watering...the plants and flowers in the garden

2. Thu ( talk)..was talking..to her friend,Hoa,on the phone at 8o'clock last night

3. Lan ( practice)....practiced...the piano while her sister(read)..was reading...comics at 7o'clock last night

4. Last night I ( make)....was making...a cake when the light ( go out ).......went out

5. While I ( cross )...was crossing....the street, I ( step)..stepped.....on a banana skin and ( fall)...fell......heavily

6. It ( begin )......began...to rain when I ( plant )......was planting.....some trees in the garden

7. While they ( walk )...were walking....down the stairs, they ( hear ).....heard..a strange noise

8. The postman ( come )........came....while I ( have )....were having.....lunch

1. You (speak)spoke to him yesterday

2. When did your father (die)die? He (die) died in 1992

3. What did you (do)do when why I ring you last night?

4. They (build)built the house two years age

5. There (be)were many stars in the sky last night

6. It (rain)was raining when I (water)watered the flowers yesterday

7. When I (arrive) arrived at this house, he still (sleep)was sleeping

8. The bell (ring) rung while Tom (take)was taking a bath

9. She (hear)heard a noise and (get) got out of bed

10. She (win) won the gold medal in 1986

1. You (speak)spoke to him yesterday

2. When did your father (die)die? He (die)died in 1992

3. What were you (do)doing when why I ring you last night?

4. They (build)built the house two years age

5. There (be)were many stars in the sky last night

6. It (rain)was raining when I (water)watered the flowers yesterday

7. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)sleeping

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take)was taking a bath

9. She (hear)heard a noise and (get)got out of bed

10. She (win)won the gold medal in 1986

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) ____came_, we (water) ___were watering__ the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) ___was talking__ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) __practised___ the piano while her sister (read) __was reading___ comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb) __were climbing___ up the trees when we (visit) ___visited__ to zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) __was talking___ with his classmate when the principal (enter) ___entered__ their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) _was making____ a cake when the lights (go) ___went__out.

7. While I (cross) __was crossing___ the street, I (step) ___stepped__ on a banana skin and (fall) __fell___ heavily.

8. It (begin) __began___ to rain when I (plant) ___was planting__ some flowers in the garden.

9. When I (arrive) __arrived___, the teacher (write) ___was writing__ on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) ___were walking__ down the stairs, they (hear) __heard__ a strange noise.

1. While we.....were playing........(play) bassket ball in the park, Mary.......fell.....(fall) over

2. While I (cross)........was crossing......the sreet, I (step).......stepped...... on a banana skin and (fall) ........fell....... heavily.

3. It (begin) .....began........... to rain when I (plant)....was planting.... some flowers in the garden.

4. When I (arrive)..arrived.............., the teacher (write) .......was writing..........on the blackboard

5. When they (walk)were walking down the stairs, they (hear) ....heard.......... a strange nosie

1. While we......were playing.......(play) bassket ball in the park, Mary....fell.....(fall) over

2. While I (cross)......was crossing........the sreet, I (step).......stepped...... on a banana skin and (fall) ........fell....... heavily.

3. It (begin) ........began........ to rain when I (plant)....was planting.... some flowers in the garden.

4. When I (arrive)........arrived........, the teacher (write) ........was writing.........on the blackboard

5. When they (walk) ..were walking ..down the stairs, they (hear) .......heard....... a strange nosie

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1. Ba (talk) ____was talking____ with his classmate when the principal (enter)___entered____ their classroom

2. While I (cross) ___was crossing___ the street, I(step) ___stepped_____ on a banana skin and ( fall) ___fell__ heavily

3. It (begin)__began_____ to rain when I ( plant ) __was planting_____ some flowers in the garden

4. When I (arrive )___arrived___, the teacher (write)__was writing____ on the blackboard

5. When they (walk) _were walking_____ down the stairs, they (hear)__heard___ a strange noise

1 was talking/ enterred

2 was crossing/stepped/falled

3 was biginning/planted

4 arived/ was writing

5 walked/ were hearing

IV/ Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) __was sitting________ in a bar when I (see) _saw_________ him.

2/ When I (go) _____went_____ out, the sun (shine) ___was shining_______.

3/ The light (go) ______went____ out while I (have) __was having________ tea.

4/ When it (rain) ______rained____ , she(carry) _____was carrying_____ an umbrella.

5/ We (walk) _____were walking_____ to the station when it (begin) ___began_______ to rain.

6/ He (teach) __taught_____ English for 2 months when he (live)___was living___ in Germany and (study) __was studying_____ as a journalist

7/ The house (burn) __was burning______ fast, so we (break) ____broke____ the window to get out.

8/ He (eat) ______ate____ three sandwiches while you (talk) _____were talking_____ to him.

9/ The servant (drop) __dropped_____ two cups while she (wash up) __was washing up____ last night; neither of them (break)___broke____

10/ While he (write) _____was writing_____ a letter, the telephone (ring) ­­­__rang________; as he (go) ______was going____ to answer it, he (hear) ___heard_______ a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) _____was still ringing_____ while he (walk) ___was walking_______ to the door, but just as he (open) _____opened_____ it, it (stop) stopped__________.

11/ We _________were playing__________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you ________came___________________(call) me.

12/ When the teacher __________came_________________(come) in, they ____________were studying_______________ (study) English.

13/ The baby _________was sleeping__________________ (sleep) when the telephone _____rang______________________(ring)

14/ As I _________was walking__________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ______met_____________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.

15/ I _____________lost______________ (lose) my car keys.

16/ I was looking for my purse when I ____________dropped_______________ (drop) my credit card.

17/ My uncle _________took__________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.

18/ She __________was dancing________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.

19/ It ______was raining_____________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.

20. I ___________saw________________ (see) the thief while he _______________was getting____________ (get) into my neigh

Put the verb into the correct form , past continuous or past simple.

2. I don't want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I( want,not).....DIDN'T WANT...... to go to the zoo because it ( rain)....WAS RAINING.

3. I ( call)...CALLED... Roger at nine last night , but he ( be ,not) .....WASN'T.. at home. He( study) .....WAS STUDYING...... at the library.

4. I ( hear,not)....DIDN'T HEAR... the thunder during the storm last night because i ( sleep)....WAS SLEEPING.....

5. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun ( shine) ....WAS SHINING.....A cool breeze( blow)....WAS BLOWING.... The birds ( sing)....WERE SINGING....

6. My brother and sister ( argue)....WERE ARGUING.. about something when i ( walk) .....WALKED..... into the room.

7. I got a package in the mail. When i ( open) ....WAS OPENING....it, I ( find) ....FOUND...a surprise.

8. Tommy went to his friends' house , but the boys ( be,not)...WEREN'T...there. They ( play) ....WERE PLAYING..soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

9. Stanley( climb)...WAS CLIMBING....the stairs when he ( trip)......TRIPPED...and ( fall)......FELL..Luckily, he( hurt,not)...DIDN'T HURT...himself.

10. While Mrs. Emerson ( read)..WAS READING.... the little boy a story , he ( fall)....FELL....asleep , so she ( close).CLOSED.....the book and quietly ( tiptoe)..TIPTOED...out of the room

11. I really enjoyed my vacation last January. While it( snow)...WAS SNOWING....in Iowa, the sun ( shine).....WAS SHINING....in Florida. While you ( shovel)..WERE SHOVELING.... snow in Iowa , I ( lie) ...WAS LYING...on the beach in Florida.

12. While Ted( shovel)....WAS SHOVELING..snow from his driveway yesterday , his wife ( bring)...BROUGHT... him a cup of hot chocolate.

put the verb in past progressive or past simple:

1. He suddenly (realize) realize that he (travel) were traveling in the wrong direction.

2. The burglar (open) was opening the safe when he (hear) heard foodsteps. He immediately (put) put out his torch and (crawl) crawled under the bed.

3. He (not allow) didn't allowus to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow) has blown

4. As I (cross) crossed the road I (step) stepped on a banana skinand (fall) fell heavily

5. He (play) was playing the guitar outside her house when someone opened the windown and (throw) threw out a bucket of water.

6. He always (wear) wore a raincoat and (carry) carried an umbrella when he walked to the office

7. I was still (lie) lying on the road when I (see) saw a lorry approaching

8. When I came in they (sit) were sitting round the fire. Mr.Pitt (do)was doing a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pitt (knit) was knitting, the others (read) were reading. . Mrs (smile) smiled at me and (say) said, "Come and sit down"

9. Yesterday I didn't want to go to the zoo because it (rain) had rained

10. I (hear, not) didn't heard the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) had slept

11. It was beautiful yesterday when we (go) were going for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) shone . A cool breeze (blow) blew. The birds (sing) sang.

12. My brother and sister (argue) were arguing about something when I (walk) walked into the room

13. I got a package in the email. When I (open) opened it. I (find) found a surprise

14. While Mrs. Emerson (read) was reading the little boy a story, she (fall) fell asleep, so she (close) closed the book and quietly (tiptoe) tiptoed out of the room