The document provides a list of words to describe different emotions and

1. Past Simple or Past Continuous?
When I _______ the exercise I _____at the pictures.
1. was starting 2. were starting 3. started
4. was looking 5. were looking 6. looked
While I ________ the exercise I______ at my worksheet.
1. was doing 2. were doing 3. did
4. was looking 5. were looking 6. looked
While I _____the exercise I ______ my brain a lot.
1. was doing 2. were doing 3. did
1. was using 2. were using 3. used
In the exercise there ___ a picture of three doctors who __ .
1. was being 2. were being 3. was
4. was singing 5. were singing 6. sang
And a picture of Bill Gates who _______________ a plane.
1. was flying were flying 2. flew

2. Past simple, past continuous exercise 1
1. When I (do)_____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a
plate.
2. While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do)
_____________ the washing-up.
3. He (drink) _____________some juice and then he (eat) _____________a
few chips.
4. I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a
loud bang.
5. When my father (work) _____________in the garden, an old friend (pass)
_____________by to see him.
6. She (go) _____________to school, (take) _____________out her
textbook and (begin) _____________to read.
7. When it (start) _____________to rain, our dog (want) _____________to
come inside.
8. When Jane (do) _____________a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
_____________Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) _____________on my way home, I (see) _____________an
accident.
10. I (not / understand) _____________what they (talk)
_____________about.

3. Past simple, past continuous exercise 2
1. When I (get) ____________ up yesterday, the sun (shine)
____________ .
2. It (is) ____________ a beautiful morning.
3. So I (decide) ____________ to cycle around a little.
4. I (go) ____________ to the shed and (take) ____________ out my
bike.
5. While I (cycle) ____________ past some villages, I (see) ____________
some people in their gardens.
6. One man (mow) ____________ the grass while his wife (pick)
____________ strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly
(appear) ____________ and it (start) ____________ to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) ____________ me and (tell) ____________
me to come in.
9. While it (rain) ____________ outside, I (sit) ____________ in the
farmer's house.
10. After a while, the sun (come) ____________ out again.
11. I (thank) ____________ the farmer for his hospitality and (move)
____________ on.

4. Answers
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ANSWERS
Past simple, past continuous exercise 1
1. was doing, I broke
2. was playing, was doing
3. He drank, he ate
4. I was having, I suddenly heard
5. was working, passed
6. She went, took, began
7. started, wanted
8. was doing, she visited
9. I was, I saw
10. I did not understand, were talking
Past simple, past continuous exercise 2
1. got up, was shining
2. It was
3. I decided
4. I went took out
5. I was cycling, I saw
6. was mowing, was picking
7. appeared, it started
8. noticed, told
9. was raining was sitting
10. came out
11. thanked, moved on.

5. SET OFF
RAN OUT OF
OVERCAME MANY OBSTACLES
MISERABLE
SURVIVE
SHOCKED
MADE THEIR WAY
ENTHUSIASTIC
DREAM COME TRUE
ON THEIR WAY REACHED THEIR
DESTINATION
A SOLDIER
AN EXPLORER
A CHEF
A HUSBAND
A FATHER
A PRISONER
AN AUTHOR
FEEL LONELY
JOURNEY
MAKE HIS WAY
ON HIS OWN
ON THE WAY
OVERCOME OBSTACLES
ANNOYED
ANTISOCIAL
CHEERFUL
CONFUSED
DELIGHTED
ENERGETIC
IRRITABLE
SHOCKED
THRILLED
UPSET