The document provides a practice exercise for using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It contains 50 sentences to be completed in the past simple tense and another 50 to be completed in the past continuous tense related to various everyday activities and events. The purpose is to practice conjugating different verbs into the appropriate past tense forms.

1. PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE
Complete the sentences into Past Simple:
1. I opened the door and looked (look) inside.
2. Who closed (close) all the windows?
3. I carried (carry) my mom´s shopping bag.
4. I didn’t climb (not climb) over the fence.
5. I ripped (rip) my shirt.
6. The plane landed (land) ten minutes ago.
7. We lived (live) in that house when I was a baby.
8. My brother didn’t cry (not cry) when he fell of his bike.
9. We walked (walk) to school yesterday.
10. She smiled (smile) when she saw me.
11. We hurried (hurry) to the station to catch the train.
12. She laughed (laugh) when I told her the joke.
13. We raced (race) each other on our bikes.
14. Dad didn’t help (not help) me with my homework.
15. Helen whispered (whisper) me a secret.
16. Luis Miguel hurried (hurry) to catch a bus.
17. We returned (return) our books to the library.
18. She didn’t kiss (not kiss) the frog.
19. The frog changed (change) into a prince.
20. Two doctors rushed (rush) into the room.
21. I didn’t kick (not kick) the ball very hard.
22. Who invented (invent) the computer?
23. Dinosaurs lived (live) many years ago.
24. It didn’t snow (not snow) last night.
25. They didn’t work (not work) until twelve last night.
26. I lost (lose) my watch in the park.
27. David didn’t hurt (not hurt) his knee.
28. I kicked the ball and it broke (break) a window.
29. My new shoes didn’t cost (not cost) a lot of money.
30. I got (get) this book from the library.
31. We had a garage where we kept (keep) our car.
32. Ali cut (cut) his knee.
33. The glass fell (fall) off the table.
34. The glass didn’t break (not break).
35. We sold (sell) our old car.
36. We bought (buy) a new car.
37. The bell didn’t ring (not ring).
38. We all went (go) into school.
39. The dog caught (catch) the ball.
40. The man didn’t kneel (not kneel) down.
41. Our cat ran (run) onto the road.
42. Jane didn’t write (not write) a letter.
43. I bought (buy) a new camera last week.

2. 44. We drove (drive) to a safari park yesterday.
45. Yesterday Dad didn’t take (not take) me to the carnival.
46. Elizabeth gave (give) Eva a chocolate.
47. Jack and Jill didn’t go (not go) up the hill.
48. Her ring cost (cost) ten Euros.
49. I put (put) sugar in my coffee.
50. He didn’t hit (not hit) the ball over the net.
Complete the sentences into Past Continuous:
1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play) monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I was preparing (prepare) dinner.
3. The kids were playing (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I was practising (practise) the guitar when he came home.
5. We weren’t cycling (not / cycle) all day.
6. While Aaron was working (work) in his room, his friends were swimming (swim)
in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they weren’t listening (listen / not) .
8. What were you doing (you / do) yesterday?
9. Most of the time we were sitting (sit) in the park.
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I was listening (listen) to the radio while my sister was watching (watch) TV.
When I arrived, They were playing (play) cards.
We were studying (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
She was packing (pack) the lunch basket.
I wasn’t whispering (not / whisper).
Was he trying (he/try) to help?
The men weren’t fighting (not / fight) at the street corner.
Frank was cutting (cut) the grass.
Were you yawning (you / yawn) during the last lesson?
They were sticking (stick) stickers.
The guest was dancing (dance) the whole evening.
We weren’t hiding (not / hide) in the tree house.
Was it getting (it / get) darker?
He was playing (play) tennis from 3 till 4 yesterday afternoon.
What were you doing (you/do) last night at seven?
My friend wasn’t painting (not / paint) the door yesterday evening.

3. PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE
Complete the sentences into Past Simple:
1. I opened the door and ___________ (look) inside.
2. Who ___________ (close) all the windows?
3. I ___________ (carry) my mom´s shopping bag.
4. I ___________ (not climb) over the fence.
5. I ___________ (rip) my shirt.
6. The plane ___________ (land) ten minutes ago.
7. We ___________ (live) in that house when I was a baby.
8. My brother ___________ (not cry) when he fell of his bike.
9. We ___________ (walk) to school yesterday.
10. She ___________ (smile) when she saw me.
11. We ___________ (hurry) to the station to catch the train.
12. She ___________ (laugh) when I told her the joke.
13. We ___________ (race) each other on our bikes.
14. Dad ___________ (not help) me with my homework.
15. Helen ___________ (whisper) me a secret.
16. Luis Miguel ___________ (hurry) to catch a bus.
17. We ___________ (return) our books to the library.
18. She ___________ (not kiss) the frog.
19. The frog ___________ (change) into a prince.
20. Two doctors ___________ (rush) into the room.
21. I ___________ (not kick) the ball very hard.
22. Who ___________ (invent) the computer?
23. Dinosaurs ___________ (live) many years ago.
24. It ___________ (not snow) last night.
25. They ___________ (not work) until twelve last night.
26. I ___________ (lose) my watch in the park.
27. David ___________ (not hurt) his knee.
28. I kicked the ball and it ___________ (break) a window.
29. My new shoes ___________ (not cost) a lot of money.
30. I ___________ (get) this book from the library.
31. We had a garage where we ___________ (keep) our car.
32. Ali ___________ (cut) his knee.
33. The glass ___________ (fall) off the table.
34. The glass ___________ (not break).
35. We ___________ (sell) our old car.
36. We ___________ (buy) a new car.
37. The bell ___________ (not ring).
38. We all ___________ (go) into school.
39. The dog ___________ (catch) the ball.
40. The man ___________ (not kneel) down.
41. Our cat ___________ (run) onto the road.
42. Jane ___________ (not write) a letter.

4. 43. I ___________ (buy) a new camera last week.
44. We ___________ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.
45. Yesterday Dad ___________ (not take) me to the carnival.
46. Elizabeth ___________ (give) Eva a chocolate.
47. Jack and Jill ___________ (not go) up the hill.
48. Her ring ___________ (cost) ten Euros.
49. I ___________ (put) sugar in my coffee.
50. He ___________ (not hit) the ball over the net.
Complete the sentences into Past Continuous:
26. When I phoned my friends, they _________________ (play) monopoly.
27. Yesterday at six I _________________ (prepare) dinner.
28. The kids _________________ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
29. I _________________ (practise) the guitar when he came home.
30. We_________________ (not / cycle) all day.
31.While
Aaron _________________ (work)
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room,
his
friends _________________ (swim) in the pool.
32.I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .
33. What _________________ (you / do) yesterday?
34.Most of the time we_________________ (sit) in the park.
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I _________________ (listen) to the radio while my sister _________________
(watch) TV.
When I arrived, They_________________ (play) cards.
We_________________ (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
She ____________________ (pack) the lunch basket.
I ______________________ (not / whisper).
__________________________ (he/try) to help?
The men ___________________ (not / fight) at the street corner.
Frank ____________________ (cut) the grass.
__________________________ (you / yawn) during the last lesson?
They ______________________ (stick) stickers.
The guest ___________________ (dance) the whole evening.
We _____________________ (not / hide) in the tree house.
______________________ (it / get) darker?
He __________________ (play) tennis from 3 till 4 yesterday afternoon.
What _______________________ (you/do) last night at seven?
My friend ______________________ (not / paint) the door yesterday evening.