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.

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.

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

6/ He ( teach ) ....................... English for 2 months when he ( live ) .................. in Germany and ( work ) .............. as a journalist

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

E2: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs.
1. Peter ___________ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, ___________ (enter) the room.
2. I ___________ (study) for my English test when my mother ___________ (come) home from work.
3. Emma ___________ (wash) the dishes when the telephone ___________ (ring).
4. I ___________ (ate) a sandwich while my parents ___________ (drink) coffee.
5. I ___________ (watch) a DVD when my cat ___________ (jump) on me.
6. I ___________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ___________ (sleep)
7. It (be) ___________ beautiful yesterday when we ___________ (go) for a walk in the park. The sun ___________ (shine). The birds ___________ (sing).
8. My brother and sister ___________ (talk) anout something when I ___________ (walk) into the room.
9. Tom ___________(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys ___________ (not be) there. They ___________ (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy ___________ (fall) asleep while his mother ___________ (read) him a story.

11. I really ___________ (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it ___________ (snow) in Iowa, the sun ___________ (shine) in Floria.
12. It ___________ (snow) when I ___________ (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people ___________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it ___________ (start) to rain.
14. 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.

15. We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
16. Susan ___________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing)
17. ___________ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ___________ (ring).

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

 We were tired because we ………………………………….. (drive) for two hours.

Anna ………………………………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.

………………………………………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?

I ………………………………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest.

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.

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.

Ex1: Change the verbs in brakets into the simpl past or the past continuous

They(study) in the library when the fire alarm went off.

It (snow) when I got up this morning

Abert Einstein(die) in 1955

Tom(go) to the post office twice yesterday

Hellen(wait) in the lobby, wasn't she?

He(work) his way through college at that time

He(teach) economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

The wind(blow) very hard when I (go) out this morning

He fell while he (go) down the stairs

Ex2:Fill in the blanks with a correct from,the Past simple or the past continuous

1.He...(talk) with Mary,when Mrs.Smith came in.

2.They...(study) two hours last night.

3.Jane.....(sleep) when the telephone rang

4.As I..(walk) to the lab ,I met my friend

5. We....(watch) Tv last night

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

6/ He ( eat ) .................. three sandwiches while you ( talk ) ...................... to him

7/ The servant ( drop ) ............................... two cups while she ( wash up ) .................... last night ; neither of them ( break )..............

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