X. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous 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) 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).
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 loud noise.
12. When we _____________(be) in Canana, 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.

VIII. Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
1. Last week we _____________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2. At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________(watch) a film.
3. _____________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?
4. James broke his arm when he _____________(play) rugby.
5. Kylie _____________(make) her first film when she was 21.
6. Mrs Jones _____________(not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
7. What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?
8. When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.
9. They _____________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.
10. I _____________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.

VII.Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sam _____________(play) his guitar at half past seven last night
2. ________ you ________(drive) to work when the accident happened?
3. It _____________(rain) on Monday so we didn’t play football.
4. At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we _____________(travel) to the airport.
5. I _____________(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.
6. In 1986 my father _____________(live) in Paris. That’s where he met my mother.
7. What _________ they ________(do) when you arrived?
8. Greg _____________(not study) for the test when we went to his place.
9. ______ Caroline _________(ski) when she broke her leg?
10. My parents _____________(not sleep) when I came home last night.

VII.Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sam _____________(play) his guitar at half past seven last night
2. ________ you ________(drive) to work when the accident happened?
3. It _____________(rain) on Monday so we didn’t play football.
4. At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we _____________(travel) to the airport.
5. I _____________(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.
6. In 1986 my father _____________(live) in Paris. That’s where he met my mother.
7. What _________ they ________(do) when you arrived?
8. Greg _____________(not study) for the test when we went to his place.
9. ______ Caroline _________(ski) when she broke her leg?
10. My parents _____________(not sleep) when I came home last night.

VI. Use the prompts and the past continuous tense to write sentences.
1. I/ play/ computer games/ all day yesterday
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2. your friends/ wait/ for you/ all that time?
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3. Sid/ not clean/ his room/ at 8p.m last night _____________________________________________________________________
4. We/ have/ dinner/ when Tim arrived
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5. Sarah and Luke / not surf/ the Internet/ at that time
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6. What/ Jack/ do/ while/ you/ cook/ dinner?
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7. This time last week/ my family/ visit/ my grandmother
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8. It/ not snow/ when I left
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9. you/ sleep/ when I phoned you last night?
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10. While/ the children/ talk/ the teacher came into class
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V. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

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1. I really __________ the concert last night. It was great!
2. We __________ tennis yesterday because it was raining.
3. Last summer my friend and I __________ around the south of France.
4. __________ you __________ at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
5. He __________ hard for the exam, so he failed.
6. Where __________ he __________ before he came here?
7. My PC was making a strange noise so I __________ it off.
8. Our teacher __________ us a very interesting legend two days ago.
9. They __________ each other very well when they were kids.
10. She __________ the job because the salary was too low.
11. __________ your parents __________ the Acropolis when they were in Greece?
12. I was playing a computer game when the doorbell __________.