1 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.
1 I fell asleep when I ……was studying…… . (study)
2 My friends were looking after a rabbit until their friend ………………. (return) home.
3 The lion was sleeping when I ………………. (see) it at the zoo.
4 What ………………. you ………………. (do) when I phoned?
5 I ………………. (not watch) the lion when it woke up.
6 The penguins ………………. (eat) and the dolphins were jumping when we arrived.
7 The teacher ………………. (pick up) a pen while the students were doing their exam.
Answer
2 returned 3 saw 4 were you doing
5 wasn’t watching 6 were eating 7 picked up
2 Circle the correct ending, A, B or C.
1 I was feeding my rabbit when my phone
A rang. B ring.
C was ringing.
2 What was the baby doing when his mum
A was coming in?
B come in? C came in?
3 We were surprised when we saw everyone
A is sitting in silence.
B sat in silence.
C was sitting in silence.
4 Juan didn’t say anything when he saw his friend
A left. B leaved.
C was leaving.
5 My best friend was crying because
A were breaking her phone.
B her sister broke her phone.
C she break her phone.
6 When the teacher came in, the students
A weren’t working.
B weren’t work.
C aren’t work.
7 The girl fell and hurt her leg when she
A ran after a chicken.
B runs after a chicken
C was running after a chicken.
Answer
2 C 3 C 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 C
3 Put the verb in brackets into the past simple or past continuous and then match the sentences.
1 When I was getting …G…
2 When we arrived at the
3 Jack broke his leg while he
4 My sister turned off the
5 I was playing computer games last
6 The monkeys
7 The lion was drinking water when
A TV while I …………… (watch) it!
B the mouse …………… (appear).
C …………… (play) football in the park.
D night when my friend …………… (phone) me.
E …………… (pick up) bananas when I arrived.
F zoo, the elephants were …………… (eat).
G on the bus, a dog ……bit…… (bite) me.
Answer
2 F, were eating
3 C, was playing
4 A, was watching
5 D, phoned
6 E, were picking up
7 B, appeared
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.
1 The teacher ……arrived…… (arrive) while we ……were copying…… (copy) our homework.
2 The dog ………………. (run) around the park when it ………………. (see) the cat.
3 My baby brother ………………. (cry) all morning until we ………………. (turn on) the TV.
4 While Susan ………………. (study), her phone ………………. (ring).
5 Somebody ………………. (pick up) my phone while I ………………. (not look).
6 What other animals ………………. you ………………. (see) when the lions ………………. (sleep)?
7 The children ………………. (cry) a lot while we ………………. (look after) them.
Answer
2 was running, saw
3 was crying, turned on
4 was studying, rang
5 picked up, wasn’t looking
6 did see, were sleeping
7 cried, were looking after
5 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 When we walk we saw a monkey on the road. ……were walking……
2 It is raining all last winter in my town. …………………
3 The old woman was get off the bus when she saw her friend. …………………
4 I turned off the TV when my father saying it was time for bed. …………………
5 My mother came in and saw we aren’t looking after our baby sister. …………………
6 The boy play football in the garden when the rain started. …………………
7 When we went home, we saw the rabbit at the roundabout. …………………
Answer
2 is, was
3 get, getting
4 saying, said
5 aren’t, weren’t
6 play, was playing
7 went, were going
6 Complete Robbie’s short story with the verbs in the box in the past simple or past continuous.
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be have play run shout start stop talk |
Last summer I 1……had…… a very strange experience. I 2……………. ball in the park when suddenly it became very dark. I couldn’t see anything. I was afraid. I started to run to the entrance. While I 3……………., I heard a scream. I stopped and was looking for help when something caught my leg. It was a little dog. It was biting me and I 4……………. “stop” when a little girl came from behind a tree. “Don’t worry,” she said, “It is only playing.” I 5……………. crying and the dog stopped biting me. “Talk to it,” she said. I wasn’t sure but I touched the dog on its head and it 6……………. to lick me. Suddenly, it was bright again. I looked around but there was nobody. “Where are you?” I asked but the dog and the girl weren’t there. I 7……………. to myself! I woke up in my bedroom. It was just a dream.
Answer
2 was playing 3 was running 4 was shouting
5 started 6 tried 7 was talking