Everything, Everywhere

IES Libertas. Torrevieja. Departamento de Inglés

past simple & past continuous
1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous forms of the verbs in
brackets.
a. Were youwatching (watch) the football match on TV when I phoned (phone)?
b. The teachers _______________ (speak) when you _______________ (arrive) to school.
c. We _______________ (not like) the movie. Itwas boring.
d. I _________________ (not listen) to music last night. I ______________ (study) Chemistry.
e. She _______________ (have) a shower when you ______________ (knock) at the door.
f. They_____________ (not go) to the theatre last month. The tickets were all sold.
g. While Chris and Jane ___________________ (travel) on Saturday, we _________________
(prepare) the party for theirarrival.
h. The children _______________ (sing) some songs last week, at the Christmas Festival.
i. Yesterday, I _______________ (hear) a strange noise while I _______________ (put on)
my pyjamas.
j.We _________________ (write) notes in class, when the Headmaster _____________
(come) in.
k. What __________ you __________ (do) last Tuesday at 11 p.m.?
2. Underline the correct answer.
a. Whilemy mother [cooked / was cooking], she [watched / was watching] TV.
b. We [slept / were sleeping] in our bedrooms at 6 o’clock.
c. The boys [played / were playing] baseball when it [started / wasstarting] to rain.
d. My cousin [had / was having] dinner when the telephone [rang / was ringing].
e. When I [got / was getting] up, my father [read / was reading] the newspaper.
f. Emilio [fell / wasfalling] when he [painted / was painting] the wall.
g. The doctor [examined / was examining] my eyesight yesterday.
3. Complete the following text with the Past Simple of the Past Continuous formsof the verbs in
brackets.
I was (be) with some friends and we _______________ (run) in a race. It was a marathon.
There _____________ (be) hundreds of runners around us, men and women, and it...