5. Study the sentences. Then complete the Rules with past simple and past continuous.

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I saw this squirrel while I was photographingflowers in a park.

I was photographing flowers when I saw this squirrel.

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.

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

III. PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. We often…    …..(drink) coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we…...    …..(drink) tea.

2. On my way home I often…    …….(meet) many children who..…    …(go) to school.

3 .The sun..…    …..(rise) in the East and …….(set)  in the West.

4. When they……........….(finish) their work ? They….........….(finish) it two hours ago.

5. What she still……        ..(do) when her mother……   …(go) to bed last night?

-She still…....…..(write) an essay in her house.

6. What you……..(do) now?

-We …                 …(repair) our house. We…     …..(hope) everything ............…..(be) nice.

7. He often…….( buy) presents for his daughter on her birthday.

Yesterday ………(be) her 15th birthday. He…................……(buy) her a big doll.

8. He…......…..(begin) to learn foreign languages when he…….........(be) quite young.

9. People………(know)  that Columbus …...........…..(discover) America nearly 500 years ago.

10. They all…........….(believe) that he just .........…..(come) back from London last week.

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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B. Put the verb in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.

1.               I _______________ (dream) when the alarm clock _______________ (go off).

2.               They _______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).

3.               The phone _______________ (ring) while I _______________ (have) a shower.

4.               We _______________ (not/go out) last Sunday because it _______________ (rain).

5.               I _______________ (see) Kim at the party. She _______________ (wear) a new dress.

6.               I _______________ (break) a bowl this morning. When I _______________ (wash) the dishes it just _______________ (slip) out of my hand onto the floor!

7.               When he _______________ (carry) the table, he _______________ (feel) a sharp pain in his back.

8.               Sarah _______________ (go) down the stairs when the lights _______________ (go out).

9.               We _______________ (watch) TV when someone _______________ (come) to the door and _______________ (knock) very loudly.

10.            What _______________ (you/do) at this time yesterday? Oh, I _______________

(prepare) the dinner.

11.            I _______________ (fall) asleep while I _______________ (watch) television.

12.            At 12:45 yesterday, Mr Alright _______________ (see) a client in his office.

Task 2

Complete the sentences using the Past Continuous or the Simple Past.

*Note: do not use short form (wasn't/ weren't). Use "was not" or "were not" for the negative form.

1. The birds (begin) __________ to sing when the sun (rise) ________ at 6:30. When Dan (wake) _________ up at 6:45, the birds (sing) ________ 

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2. I (watch) _____ a video last night when my best friend (call) ______.

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3. The bus driver (look) __________ at all the passengers on her bus and (notice) ________ how quiet they were. Some people (read) _________ while most of the people (sit) ___________ quietly in their seats and (look) ________ out the windows of the bus.

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4. Where (you/live) _____________ at this time last year?

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5. My children (not/sleep) ___________ at 9 p.m. yesterday. They (watch) _____________ TV then.

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