Uncommon Grace The Autobiography of Isaac Folorunso
simple past and past continuous
1.
2.
3. Activities that have occurred
in the past.
Time signal
Yesterday
Ago
Last
Just now
One upon a time
In(time)
4. 1. I cooked fish yesterday .
I didn’t cook fish yesterday.
Did you cook fish yesterday ?
2. I sent you a letter a month ago.
I didn’t send you a letter a month ago.
Did you send I a letter a month ago ?
7. 1. She was reading a comic.
She was not reading a comic.
Was She reading a comic ?
2. They were watching TV yesterday.
They were not watching TV yesterday.
Were they watching TV yesterday ?
9. 1. When I saw you, you were talking to
man.
2. I called Mom while You were having
dinner.
3. When You called me, I was talking a
bath.
4. The principal come in while The
Students were studying.
10. Put the verbs into the simple past:
• Last year I (go)………to England on holiday.
• It (be)…….fantastic.
• I (visit)…….lots of interesting places. I (be)……. with two friends of
mine .
• In the mornings we (walk)……. in the streets of London.
• In the evenings we (go)……. to pubs.
• The weather (be)……….. strangely fine.
• It (not / rain)……. a lot.
• But we (see)……. some beautiful rainbows.
• Where (spend / you)……… your last holiday?
11. Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous).
• When I phoned my friends, they (play)……. monopoly.
• Yesterday at six I (prepare)…… dinner.
• The kids (play)..... in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
• I (practice)…… the guitar when he came home.
• We (not / cycle)…… all day.
• While Alan (work)…… in his room, his friends (swim)…… in the pool.
• I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen )….. .
• What (you / do)……. yesterday?
• Most of the time we (sit)……. in the park.
• I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch)…… TV.
• When I arrived, They (play)…… cards.
• We (study)……. English yesterday at 4:00 pm .