Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the past simple and past continuous.

1. I ............. (listen) to the radio when I ….......... (hear) my phone.

2. I …............  (watch) TV while the children …............ (play) outside.

3. I …............... (see) an accident while I …............. (cycle) to school.

4. My mum .............….. (not shop) when I …...............(phone) her.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or would + the infinitive without to form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I wish I _________(have) a brother or sister.

2 If only they _________(stop) talking - I can't hear the film.

3 I wish you _________ (take) a photo of me so I could send it to my friends.

4 If only we _________ (understand) Spanish, we could ask for directions.

5 I wish you _________(like) Chinese food; I don't want pizza again.

6 I wish you _________(finish) that burger; I don't like the smell.

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.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets

^{Rewrite the sentence into Passive voice}

1. I was taking the class at that time. 

2. He was eating dinner at 9 pm. 

3. My parents were watching that movie.

4. Jon was editing my video yesterday. 

5. Some boys were teasing your sister. 

6. They were discussing something in the class. 

7. Judy was copying the answers.

8. Everyone was hugging the kids at the party. 

9. They were not feeding the cats.

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.

3.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

4.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

5.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.

6.     By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.

7.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

8.     As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

9.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.

10.  It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.

11.  Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ...................................  in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.

When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple or past continuous

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

3.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

4.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (study) ………………………at university.

5.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

6.     After I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

7.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me.

8.     It was 9pm last night. My parents (watch) …………………………..TV, I (do) ………………………..my homework and my brother (read)…………………………..his comic.

9.     Last night, I (listen)............................ to music and (do) ..................................... my homework when Kim (stop) .............................. by.

10.  While Paul (carry)................................ brushes and paint and (climb) .....................................a ladder, a bird (fly).............................down and (sit) .....................................on his head. Paul (drop)..................................the paint and (spill) ..................................... it all over the ground.

I.        Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1.      I met / was meeting a friend while I did / was doing the shopping.

2.      I paid / was paying for my things when I heard / was hearing someone call my name.

3.      I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Paula.

4.      She wore / was wearing a bright red coat today.

5.      We decided / were deciding to have a cup of coffee.

6.      While we had / were having a drink, a waiter dropped / was dropping a pile of plates.

7.      We all got / were getting a terrible shock.

8.      While the waiter picked / was picking up the broken plates, he cut / was cutting his finger.

9.      She worked / was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened / was opening and her daughter rushed / was rushing in.

10.  He stood / was standing up, walked / was walking across the room, and closed / was closing the window.

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Complete the sentence with the past simple or past perfect form of the verb in brackets.

1. As soon as I.... (download) the document, I knew I .......(make) a mistake.

2.By the time the firemen.... (arrive), the fire ......(destroy)three houses.

3.When I last.... (speak) to her, she still .....(not finish)her assignment

4. She said that she (already/see)……. Dr. Rice

5.After they (go) …………, I (sit) ….…….. down and (watch)………….TV

II. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.

1. The woodcutter (work)            in the woods. He (hear)          a loud scream from a small cottage.

2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up)            in a Danish village and (move)___   to the big city in 1900s.

    3. Cinderella (have to)                  work hard all day since her father died.

4. Cinderella (dress)            in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders whileher stepsisters always (dress)              splendid and elegant clothes.

    5. I (see)            the accident when I (wait)               for the taxi.

6. While people (talk)          to each other, he (read)          his book.

7. Who she (dance)              with at the party last night?

8. While we (play)               basketball in the park, Mary (fall)            over.

9. When Cinderella (run)             she (loose)           one of her slippers.

10. Someone (knock)          the door at midnight yesterday.