Write the words in brackets in Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.

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1. I (watch)     TV when she (call)     me.
2. He (jump)      into the river and (rescue)        the drowning man.
3. I (see)      my first baseball match while I (live)     in New York.
4. We (ring)     the police because the neighbours (play)    the music very loud.
5. He (write)      the whole homework during the lunch break.
6. We (play)      in the garden when it (start)     to rain.
7. He (meet)     his girlfriend when he (live)     in London.
8. While I (work)      in the hospital I (decide)     to give up smoking.
9. It (rain)     the whole day so we (decide)       to stay at home.
10. The sun (shine)       so we (decide)      to go for a walk.

V. Use the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense (QKTD)
1. What you (do)………………………..…at 8p.m. yesterday ?
2. Last Sunday, while I (read)……………..……………a book, the phone rang.
3. When she arrived, we (have)……………..………………dinner.
4. I (sit)……………..………… while Nick (watch)………….……………… TV.
5. You (cook)………………when she called ?

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Fill in the gaps with a verb from the box in the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous tense. Use each verb once.

be    buy     phone     decide      develop     discuss      feel     like     make      run start      stay        take         visit        wait

1 the lecture _______ by the time they got there.

2 in the supermarket he _________ home to make her birthday cake.

3 holly did very well in her exam, which was a shock because she ___________ (never) an exam before.

4 they went on a big tour of Britain. first they _______ in London for a few days. then they ______ cambridge, york, and edinburgh, and then bath. they ______ to Bath before, but they _____ it so much that they ______ to go back again

5 scientists announced the launch of the new drug last week. they_______ it for five years.

I.     Make complete sentences using past continuous tense.

1.    The fairy godmother/ make/ a new dress/ for/ Cinderella.

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2.    Elsa and Olaf/ dance/ together.

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3.    Mai An Tiem and his wife/ harvest/ watermelons.

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4.    Thach Sanh/ shoot/ eagle/ with an arrow/ to save/ princess.

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5.    The mermaids/ dance/ and/ sing/ cheerfully.

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A- Put the verbs in the correct tense: past simple or past Continuous.

1. It ____________(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we ____________(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ____________(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi ____________(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she ____________(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ____________ (watch) TV.

7. When they ____________(get) married, I ____________ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother ____________(garden), my father ____________(do) the washing up.

9. ____________(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes ____________(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he ____________(talk) to the DJ.

11. We ____________(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ____________(be) fine.

12. They ____________(have) a good time when the disaster ____________(happen)

13. He ____________(buy) some greeting cards when I ____________ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm____________(ring), he ____________(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ____________(ski) down a mountain when he____________(fall).

IV. Use the correct tense (simple past or past continuous)

1.When we were in Canada, we …………..skiing almost every day. (GO)

 2.About four years ago I …………….to become a restaurant manager. (DECIDE)

3.When I was younger I ……………..pizza almost every day (EAT)

4.George ………………..a shower when someone suddenly …………….at the door. (HAVE, KNOCK)

5.Jimmy and I ……………..from the house to the taxi because it …………..heavily (RUN, RAIN)

6.Two men …………….outside so I went to see what it was (ARGUE)

7.At midnight I ……………….but Mary …………………to music (SLEEP, LISTEN)

8.Daniel …………………you yesterday afternoon, but you weren't around (CALL)

9.Penny ……………….to catch the bus when she …………..and ………………down (RUN, SLIP, FALL)

10.We ………………breakfast when the message ……………… (EAT, COME)

11.I ………………..about my favourite dish when the alarm clock ………..off (DREAM, GO)

12.While I ……………for tomorrow's game , a neighbour ……………to visit me (PRACTICE, COME)

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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.

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.