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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 1. While Tom (read)

, Amely (watch)

2. Marvin (come) his emails.

a documentary on TV.

home, (switch)

3. The thief (sneak)

on the computer and (check)

into the house, (steal)

the jewels and (leave)

without a trace. 4. Nobody (listen)

while the teacher (explain)

5. While we (do)

the tenses.

a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)

6. He (wake)

up and (look)

7. We (wait)

for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come)

8. I (cycle)

at his watch.

through the park, when I (hear)

9. He (pass)

on the beach. around the corner. a strange noise.

her a message when the teacher (look / not)

10. I (fall)

asleep while I (watch)

11. When Mike and Jane (paint) pot. 12. Tom (break)

TV last night.

the walls, their dog (knock)

his leg when he (play)

13. The phone (ring)

. over the paint

frisbee.

when I (sit)

on the toilet.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 1. Two days ago, a murder (happen)

in Market Street at about seven pm.

2. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) 3. He (ask)

at the crime scene to investigate.

one of the tenants in the house.

4. »What (do / you)

yesterday at seven?«

5. »I (watch)

a football match on TV.«

6. » (be)

you alone?«

7. »Yes, I (be)

.«

8. » (hear / you)

anything suspicious?«

9. »Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) (be)

in the hallway. But the football match

so interesting. So I just (turn)

up the telly and then (hear / not)

anything anymore.« Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive). 1. When I (do)

w as doing

2. While Tom (play) 3. He (drink)

the washing-up, I (break)

broke

the piano, his mother (do) some juice and then he (eat)

a plate. the washing-up. a few chips.

4. I (have)

dinner when I suddenly (hear)

5. When my father (work) 6. She (go) learn.

a loud bang.

in the garden, an old friend (pass)

to school, (take)

7. When it (start)

out her textbook and (begin)

to rain, our dog (want)

8. When Jane (do)

by to see him.

to come inside.

a language course in Ireland, she (visit)

9. When I (be)

on my way home, I (see)

10. I (not / understand)

to

Blarney Castle.

an accident.

what they (talk)

about.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 1. When I (get) 2. It (is)

up yesterday, the sun (shine) a beautiful morning.

3. So I (decide) 4. I (go)

.

to cycle around a little. to the shed and (take)

5. While I (cycle)

out my bike.

past some villages, I (see)

6. One man (mow)

some people in their gardens.

the grass while his wife (pick)

strawberries.

7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) (start)

to rain.

8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) 9. While it (rain)

me and (tell) outside, I (sit)

10. After a while, the sun (come) 11. I (thank)

and it

me to come in. in the farmer's house.

out again.

the farmer for his hospitality and (move)

on.