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PAST SIMPLE – PAST CONTINUOUS WORKSHEET A – FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: •

When I WAS (be) in Japan I FOUND (find) everything very different.

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Two years ago my parents BOUGHT (buy) a new car.

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Last summer Peter SPENT (spend) his holidays in a summer camp with his friends. They WENT (go) swimming, they PLAYED (play) football and golf they VISITED (visit) many interesting places.

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My sister GOT (get) a good job in a bank.

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Susan and her cousins CAME (come) to Portugal ten years ago.

B – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: •

My sister and her husband CAME (come) from Greece.

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I DID NOT LIKE (not like) the U2 concert.

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My cousin PHONED (phone) from France yesterday evening.

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On Monday Johann WENT (go) to school on foot.

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(they / leave) DID THEY LEAVE the country last Saturday?

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(you / like) DID YOU LIKE the film?

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They DID NOT FINISH (not finish) the homework yesterday.

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(she / go) DID SHE GO to the cinema with her parents last night?

No, she didn’t. She STAYED (stay) at home. She GOT (get) a cold. •

We WENT (go) to Spain y car.

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I HAD (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.

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(you / travel) DID YOU TRAVEL to Madrid by car or by plane?

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Many years ago it WAS (be) very difficult to live without electricity.

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Last year they BOUGHT (buy) a house at the seaside.

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I MET (meet) him the day before yesterday.

C – CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: •

Mrs. Harris __________ the last train. a) Take

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b) was

c) be

b) did go c) went

He ___________ some books and CDs. a) Brought

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c) wasn’t

She ___________with her family on holidays. a) Go

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b)were

He _________ at home with me yesterday evening. a) Were

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c) did take

There ________ many people here last night. a) Was

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b) took

b) bought c) did buy

They __________ their passports at home.

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a) Leave •

b)taken

c) took

It __________ a good present. a) Were

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c) left

She ________some interesting photos. a) Take

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b) did leave

b) was

c) is

___________ (she /arrive) home at 5:30? a) Did she arrived b) did she arrive c) arrived

D – CLICK ON THE LINKS AND WORK ON THE EXERCISES TO PRACTICE PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS. PASTE SCREENSHOTS OF YOUR WORK. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/beginner-grammar/past-continuous-and-past-simple https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-continuous-quiz.htm https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-simple-vs-past-continuous

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