Judging the Relevance and worth of ideas part 2.pptx
Past simple vs past continuous
1. FULL NAME: _______________________________________________________________
GRADE: 1° SUBJECT: English LEVEL: Secondary DATE: 0_/03/2015
INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA PRIVADA
Unit 01 – The basics
SCORE
A. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous or the
verbs in brackets.
1. Simon ______________ (watch) the match when the TV ______________ (break
down).
2. __________ they __________ (play) cards at 10 o’clock yesterday?
3. Paula ______________ (forget) to phone Sam on his birthday.
4. I ______________ (clean) the house while my husband ______________ (work) in
the garden.
5. What __________ you __________ (talk) about when I ______________ (come) in?
6. Yesterday I ______________ (see) Margaret at the supermarket, but I
______________ (not speak) with her.
7. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, the plane ______________ (fly) to London from
Paris.
8. Paul ______________ (be) ill last Sunday, so he ______________ (miss) the football
match.
9. While Tom and Sally ______________ (go) home, they ______________ (meet)
Jane.
10. Last night we ______________ (watch) a film on TV, but it was so boring that I
______________ (fall) asleep.
11. They ______________ (not sleep) at four o’clock in the afternoon.
12. I ______________ (eat) my lunch when the doorbell ______________ (ring).
13. While Charles ______________ (close) the door, he ______________ (realise)
that he had no keys.
14. David ______________ (exercise) all evening yesterday.
15. We ______________ (buy) this perfume while we ______________ (stay) in Paris.
16. What time __________ you __________ (arrive) home last night?
17. Sally ______________ (ride) her bicycle when she ______________ (have) the
accident.
18. __________ Alex __________ (get) many presents on Christmas Day?
19. While Diana ______________ (build) a sandcastle, her brothers ______________
(swim) in the sea.
20. Debbie ______________ (sing) in the school choir many years ago.
21. Laura ______________ (trip) on the pavement while she ______________ (run).
22. I ______________ (drink) a glass of milk every day when I was a child.
23. __________ it __________ (rain) at seven o’clock this morning?
24. While Lucy ______________ (wash) the glass, she ______________ (cut) her
finger.
Mrs. Anabel MONTES M. – ENGLISH TEACHER ”Winners from the beginning..!”