Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My car … (brake) down when I … (drive) home from work.
2. Alan … (look) out of the window when he … (see) a UFO.
3. When he … (see) me, he … (fall) off the wall.
4. We … (try) to log on when the WiFi … (stop) working.
5. … Jim … (smoke) when he … (turn) on the gas?
6. She … (be) so tired that she … (sleep) for twelve hours.
7. The tortoise … (run) while the hare … (have) a nap.
8. I … (phone) you four times last night but you … (sleep).
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My car …broke (brake) down when I was driving… (drive) home from work.
2. Alan …was looking (look) out of the window when he saw… (see) a UFO.
3. When he saw… (see) me, he was falling (fall) off the wall.
4. We were trying… (try) to log on when the WiFi …stopped (stop) working.
5. Was… Jim …smoking (smoke) when he …turned (turn) on the gas?
6. She …was (be) so tired that she …slept (sleep) for twelve hours.
7. The tortoise …ran (run) while the hare was having… (have) a nap.
8. I …phoned (phone) you four times last night but you were sleeping… (sleep).
1,broke/ was driving
2, was looking/ saw
3, was seeing / fell
4, were trying/ stopped
5,Was/ smoking/ turned
6,was/ was sleeping
7, was running/ was having
8, phoned / were sleeping
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My car broke (break) down when I was driving (drive) home from work.
2. Alan was looking (look) out of the window when he saw (see) a UFO.
3. When he was seeing (see) me, he (fall) fell off the wall.
4. We were trying (try) to log on when the WiFi stopped (stop) working.
5. Was Jim smoking (smoke) when he turned (turn) on the gas?
6. She was (be) so tired that she was sleeping (sleep) for twelve hours.
7. The tortoise was running (run) while the hare was having (have) a nap.
8. I phoned (phone) you four times last night but you were sleeping (sleep).
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Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets
1) My car ... (break) down when I ... (drive) home from work
2.Alan.......(look) out of the window when he.......(see) a UFO
3.When he.......(see) me, he.........(fall) of the wall
4.We.......(try) to log on when the Wifi .......(stop) working
5........Jim.......(smoke)when he.......(turn) on the gas?
6.She......(be) so tired that she......(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise..........(run)while the hare..........(have) a nap
8.I.........(phone) you four times last night but you..........(sleep)
9.The police.......(ask) them lots of questions before they.......(release) them
10.While the children......(surf) the Internet,they.......(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He........(walk) down the road when he.......(hear)a lound noise
12.When we.......(be) in Canada,we.......(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where......you.....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I.......(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I.......(arrive),they.......(say) hello but continued working
15.When you......(meet) me yesterday,I......(not go) to school,I.......(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the brackets
1) My car broke (break) down when I was driving (drive) home from work
2.Alan was looking (look) out of the window when he saw (see) a UFO
3.When he was seeing (see) me, he fell (fall) of the wall
4.We were trying (try) to log on when the Wifi stopped (stop) working
5. Were Jim smoking (smoke)when he was turning (turn) on the gas?
6.She was (be) so tired that she slept (sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise was running (run)while the hare was having (have) a nap
8.I phoned (phone) you four times last night but you were sleeping (sleep)
9.The police had asked (ask) them lots of questions before they released (release) them
10.While the children were surfing (surf) the Internet,they found (find) a really interesting website about music
11.He was walking (walk) down the road when he heard (hear)a lound noise
12.When we were (be) in Canada,we went (go) skiing almost every day
13.Where did you go (go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I took (take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I arrived (arrive),they said (say) hello but continued working
15.When you met (meet) me yesterday,I wasn't going (not go) to school,I was going (go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continous form of the verbs in brackets:
1.My car....broke.....(break) down when I...was driving...(drive) home from work
2.Alan...was looking....(look) out of the window when he..saw.....(see) a UFO
3.When he..saw.....(see) me, he.....was falling....(fall) of the wall
4.We.....tried..(try) to log on when the Wifi ..stopped.....(stop) working
5...Was.....Jim.....smoking..(smoke)when he....turned...(turn) on the gas?
6.She....was..(be) so tired that she...slept...(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise....was running......(run)while the hare....was having......(have) a nap
8.I.....phoned....(phone) you four times last night but you...were sleeping.......(sleep)
9.The police..asked.....(ask) them lots of questions before they...released....(release) them
10.While the children....were surfing..(surf) the Internet,they..found.....(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He.....was walking...(walk) down the road when he....heard...(hear)a lound noise
12.When we....were...(be) in Canada,we....went...(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where...did...you.go....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I..took.....(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I....arrived...(arrive),they...were saying....(say) hello but continued working
15.When you...met...(meet) me yesterday,I...didn't going...(not go) to school,I....went...(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continous form of the verbs in brackets:
1.My car.........(break) down when I......(drive) home from work
2.Alan.......(look) out of the window when he.......(see) a UFO
3.When he.......(see) me, he.........(fall) of the wall
4.We.......(try) to log on when the Wifi .......(stop) working
5........Jim.......(smoke)when he.......(turn) on the gas?
6.She......(be) so tired that she......(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise..........(run)while the hare..........(have) a nap
8.I.........(phone) you four times last night but you..........(sleep)
9.The police.......(ask) them lots of questions before they.......(release) them
10.While the children......(surf) the Internet,they.......(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He........(walk) down the road when he.......(hear)a lound noise
12.When we.......(be) in Canada,we.......(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where......you.....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I.......(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I.......(arrive),they.......(say) hello but continued working
15.When you......(meet) me yesterday,I......(not go) to school,I.......(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continous form of the verbs in brackets:
1.My car....BROKE.....(break) down when I....WAS DRIVING..(drive) home from work
2.Alan....WAS LOOKING...(look) out of the window when he...SAW....(see) a UFO
3.When he...SAW....(see) me, he....WAS FALLING.....(fall) of the wall
4.We...WERE TRYING....(try) to log on when the Wifi ...STOPPED....(stop) working
5....WAS....Jim....SMOKING...(smoke)when he.....TURNED..(turn) on the gas?
6.She...WAS...(be) so tired that she...SLEPT(CÂU NÀY HAS BEEN SLEEPING HỢP LÝ HƠN NHƯNG ĐỂ BÀI )...(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise...WAS RUNNING.......(run)while the hare...WAS HAVING.......(have) a nap
8.I.....PHONED....(phone) you four times last night but you.....WERE SLEEPING.....(sleep)
9.The police...ASKED....(ask) them lots of questions before they....RELEASED...(release) them
10.While the children....WERE SURFING..(surf) the Internet,they....FOUND...(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He...WAS WALKING.....(walk) down the road when he..HEARD.....(hear)a lound noise
12.When we....WERE...(be) in Canada,we....WENT...(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where...DID...you....GO.(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I....TOOK...(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I....ARRIVED...(arrive),they....SAID..(say) hello but continued working
15.When you...MEET...(meet) me yesterday,I..DIDN'T GO....(not go) to school,I.....WENT..(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continous form of the verbs in brackets:
1.My car....broke.....(break) down when I...was driving...(drive) home from work
2.Alan...was looking....(look) out of the window when he..saw.....(see) a UFO
3.When he..saw.....(see) me, he.....was falling....(fall) of the wall
4.We.....tried..(try) to log on when the Wifi ..stopped.....(stop) working
5...Was.....Jim.....smoking..(smoke)when he....turned...(turn) on the gas?
6.She....was..(be) so tired that she...slept...(sleep)for twelve hours
7.The tortoise....was running......(run)while the hare....was having......(have) a nap
8.I.....phoned....(phone) you four times last night but you...were sleeping.......(sleep)
9.The police..asked.....(ask) them lots of questions before they...released....(release) them
10.While the children....were surfing..(surf) the Internet,they..found.....(find) a really interesting website about music
11.He.....was walking...(walk) down the road when he....heard...(hear)a lound noise
12.When we....were...(be) in Canada,we....went...(go) skiing almost every day
13.Where...did...you.go....(go) last summer holiday,Jim?-Well,I..took.....(take) a trip to Minneapolis
14.When I....arrived...(arrive),they...were saying....(say) hello but continued working
15.When you...met...(meet) me yesterday,I...didn't going...(not go) to school,I....went...(go) to the doctor's-I felt terrible
Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.
2. My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.
3. The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.
4. When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.
5. We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.
6. What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?
7. What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?
8. I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.
9. While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.
10. While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.
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
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 ) .........lived......... in Germany and ( work ) .......worked....... as a journalist
7/ The house ( burn ) .................. fast , so we ( break ) ................ the window to get out
The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.
10 When I arrived she (have) lunch.
12 What you (think) of his last book? ~ I (like) it very much.
14 He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction.
15 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.
16 I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand.
18 When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)?20 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
10 When I arrived she (have)was having lunch.
12 What did you (think)think of his last book? ~ I (like) liked it very much.
14 He suddenly (realize)realized that he (travel)travelled in the wrong direction.
15 He (play) was playing the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw)threw out a bucket of water.
16 I had just (open)opened the letter when the wind (blow)blew it out of my hand.
18 When I (look) was looking for my passport I (find) found this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (see)saw you last night. What were you (do)doing?
20 The boys (play)were playing cards when they (hear)heard their father's step. They immediately (hide)hided the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
10 When I arrived she (was having) lunch.
12 What did you (think) of his last book? ~ I (liked) it very much.
14 He suddenly (realized) that he (was traveling) in the wrong direction.
15 He (was playing) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throwed) out a bucket of water.
16 I were just (opening) the letter when the wind (blew) it out of my hand.
18 When I (were lookinnnng) for my passport I (found) this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (saw) you last night. What were you (doing)?
20 The boys (were playing) cards when they (heard) their father's step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (was cleaning) his gun when it accidentally (wemt) off and (killed) him.
1:Past Continuous or Simple?Supply the correct form of the verbs.
1)The doorbell (ring) while I (have) lunch.
2)we (have)an accident when we (come) back from holiday.
3)when I looked out of the window,I (realise) that it(rain).
4)He (meet) his old friend when he(be) in Hanoi
5)I (stop) at a garage because the car(run) badly.
6)I suddenly (think) of you while I (wash up) -7)She (go) to sleep while I (tell) her about my holidays----8)when I (look) up,water (come) through the celing.
1. The doorbell (ring) ringed while I (have) was having lunch.
2. We (have) had an accident when we (come) were coming back from holiday.
3. When I looked out of the window , I (realise) realised that it (rain) was raining.
4.He (meet) met his old friend when he (be) was in Hanoi
5. I (stop) stopped at a garage because the car (run) ran badly
6. I suddenly (think) thinked of you while I (wash up) was washing up.
7. She (go) went to sleep while I (tell) was telling her about my holidays.
8. When I (look) was looking up, water (come) came through the celing.
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. was sitting - saw
2. went - was shining
3. went - was having
4. rained - was carrying
5. were walking - began
1/ was sitting, saw
2/ was going, shined
3/ went, was having
4/ rained, carried
5/ were walking, began
was sitting - saw
went-was shining
went-was having
rained-was carrying
were walking-rained
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
1. Last night I (read) _____ when suddenly I (hear) _____ a shout.
2. The postman (come) _____ while I (have) _____ lunch.
3. When we (go) _____ out, it (rain) _____.
4. (you/watch) _____ TV when I (phone) _____ you?
5. We (meet) _____ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) _____ a lovely white dress.
6. The boys (break) _____ the window while they (play) _____ football.
7. I was home late, but my friends (wait) _____ when I (arrive) _____.
8. He said the he (not drive) _____ fast when the accident (happen) _____.
9. Tom (fall) _____ off the ladder while he (paint) _____ the ceiling.
10. What (you/do) _____ at this time yesterday?
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
1 Last night I __was reading__ (read) when suddenly I (hear) __heard__ a shout.
2 The postman (come) came while I (have) __was having__ lunch.
3 When we (go) __was going__ out, it (rain) __rained__.
4 (you/ watch)__Were you watching___ TV when I (phone) __phoned__ you?
5 We (meet) were meeting__ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) __was wearing__ a lovely white dress.
6 The boys (break)__ broke__ the window while they (play) __were playing__ football.
7 I was home late , but my friends (wait)__were waiting__ when I (arrive) __was arriving__.
8 He said that he (not drive) __wasn't driving__ fast when the accident (happen) _happened___.
9 Tom (fall) __fell__ off the ladder while he (paint) __was painting___ the ceiling.
10 What (you/ do) __were you doing__ at this time yesterday?
