REVISION OF PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1. PAST
SIMPLE

2. I lived
You lived
She lived
He lived
It lived
We lived
You lived
They lived
I didn’t live
You didn’t live
She didn’t live
He didn’t live
It didn’t live
We didn’t live
You didn’t live
They didn’t live
Did I live?
Did you live?
Did she live?
Did he live?
Did it live?
Did we live?
Did you live?
Did they live?
INTERROGATIVENEGATIVEPOSITIVE
By: Lucía Ábalos Álvarez

3. Once upon a time there (1)…………………………………….. (be) a boy called
Jack. He (2)…………………….………….. (live) with his mother. They
(3)………………..…………….. (be) very poor. All they had
(4)…………………………….. (be) a cow. One morning, Jack’s mother
(5)…………………..…………….. (tell) him to take the cow to the market and
sell her. On the way Jack (6)…………………………… (meet) a man. He
(7)……………………………….. (give) Jack some magic beans for the cow. Jack
(8)…………………..………………….. (take) the beans and (9)………….…………..
(go) back home. When Jack’s mother saw the beans she
(10)………………..…………….. (be) very angry. She
(11)…………………….…………….. (throw) the beans out of the window. The
next morning, Jack (12)……………………..………….. (look) out of the window.
There (13)……………………………………….. (be) a giant beanstalk. He
(14)………………..……….. (go) outside and (15)…………………….….. (start) to
climb the beanstalk. He (16)……………………….. (climb) up to the sky
through the clouds. Jack (17)……..………………….. (see) a beautiful castle.
He (18)……………..………….. (go) inside. Jack (19)……………..………….. (hear) a
voice “Fee,fi,fo,fum!” and ……………..………….. (run) into a cupboard.

4. PAST
CONTINUOUS

5. NEGATIVE
I was jumping
You were jumping
She was jumping
He was jumping
It was jumping
We were jumping
You were jumping
They were jumping
I was not jumping
You were not jumping
She was not jumping
He was not jumping
It was not jumping
We were not jumping
You were not jumping
They were not jumping
Was I jumping?
Were you jumping?
Was she jumping?
Was he jumping?
Was it jumping?
Were we jumping?
Were you jumping?
Were they jumping?
INTERROGATIVEPOSITIVE
By: Lucía Ábalos Álvarez

7. PAST SIMPLE
OR
CONTINUOUS

8. 1.Complete the sentences with 'Past Simple' or 'Past Continuous' using the verbs in brackets
(16 points).
1. Mr. Thompson ______________________________ (drive) very fast when he hit a tree.
2. Jack __________________________ (milk) the cows when a stranger came into the barn.
3. Susan __________________________ (see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car.
4. My uncle ____________________ (listen) to the radio when the earthquake happened.
5. The old lady was trying to cross the street when a boy __________________ (offer) help.
6. All the children ____________________ (sleep) when their father opened the front door.
7. While Mr. Triump ______________________________ (fix) the television , he fell asleep.
8. Tina was playing with her dolls when her brother _________________________ (finish) his
homework.

9. 9. I was working on the Science project when you ____________________________ (come) into
the room with a big chocolate cake in your hand.
10.The children _______________________________________ (play) tennis when their
grandmother called them for lunch.
11.Jack and Steven _____________________ (have dinner) when the heard a strange noise.
12.My brother was tidying the bookcase while I ______________________ (make) the beds.
13.What __________________________ (you do) when your father came home from work?
14.Who ___________________ (speak) while the teacher was introducing the new subject?
15.I suddenly ______________________________________ (fall down) while I was running
away from the monster in my dream.
16.Mary ___________________________ (look) out of the window when it started raining.