Past Simple and Past Continuous

Watch the video about Past Simple and Past Continuous, read the grammar rule on the image as well and do the exercise!

1 Complete these sentences with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets.

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We were thinking about going home when my mom _____________ .

arrived

was arriving

were arriving

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We ______________ when the telephone rang.

danced

were dancing

was dancing

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I was having a cup of tea when I _____________ that my dog was on fire.

noticed

was noticing

had noticed

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During my last holiday, I ____________ to jet-ski.

was learning

had learned

learned

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I ____________ much when I was a child.

didn't speak

wasn't speaking

haven't spoken

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What time _____________ at the airport?

were you arriving

did you arrive

you arrived

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It was a beautiful summer day in the park. The birds _____________ .

are singing

sang

were singing

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She _____________ the newspaper when the client came through the gate.

read

were reading

was reading

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He the roof when it suddenly .

climbed; collapsed

was climbing; collapsed

climbed; was collapsing

was climbing; was collapsing

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When he was young, he ____________ newspapers.

has been delivering

delivered

was delivering

were delivering

2 Match answers to the questions

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Where did you go yesterday?

a) He was lifting a load when one of the slings snapped.

b) I went to the hospital. I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

e) She was visiting the apprentices.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

g) He was working with the welders. He forgot the metal was hot.

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Where were they working yesterday?

a) He was lifting a load when one of the slings snapped.

b) I went to the hospital. I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

e) She was visiting the apprentices.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

g) He was working with the welders. He forgot the metal was hot.

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What did you do last week?

a) He was lifting a load when one of the slings snapped.

b) I went to the hospital. I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

e) She was visiting the apprentices.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

g) He was working with the welders. He forgot the metal was hot.

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How did he burn his hand?

a) He was lifting a load when one of the slings snapped.

b) I went to the hospital. I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

e) She was visiting the apprentices.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

g) He was working with the welders. He forgot the metal was hot.

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What was he doing in Tartu?

a) He was lifting a load when one of the slings snapped.

b) I went to the hospital. I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

e) She was visiting her parents.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

g) He was working with the welders. He forgot the metal was hot.

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What happened to him?

a) He was walking in the park when a strange guy approached him.

b) I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

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When did the accident happen?

a) He was lifting a load when one of the slings snapped.

b) I went to the hospital. I had to see the doctor.

c) Just before our lunch break.

d) They were working on the bridge refurbishment on the other site.

e) She was visiting the apprentices.

f) I had a busy week. I worked on the new site plans.

g) He was working with the welders. He forgot the metal was hot.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

We were thinking about going home when my mom _____________ .

We ______________ when the telephone rang.

I was having a cup of tea when I _____________ that my dog was on fire.

During my last holiday, I ____________ to jet-ski.

I ____________ much when I was a child.

What time _____________ at the airport?

It was a beautiful summer day in the park. The birds _____________ .

She _____________ the newspaper when the client came through the gate.

He ____________ the roof when it suddenly ____________.

When he was young, he ____________ newspapers.

Where did you go yesterday?

Where were they working yesterday?

What did you do last week?

How did he burn his hand?

What was he doing in Tartu?

What happened to him?

When did the accident happen?

We were thinking about going home when my mom _____________ .

We ______________ when the telephone rang.

I was having a cup of tea when I _____________ that my dog was on fire.

During my last holiday, I ____________ to jet-ski.

I ____________ much when I was a child.

What time _____________ at the airport?

It was a beautiful summer day in the park. The birds _____________ .

She _____________ the newspaper when the client came through the gate.

He ____________ the roof when it suddenly ____________.

When he was young, he ____________ newspapers.

Where did you go yesterday?

Where were they working yesterday?

What did you do last week?

How did he burn his hand?

What was he doing in Tartu?

What happened to him?

When did the accident happen?

He the roof when it suddenly .

He the roof when it suddenly .