Past Progressive Worksheet

PAST SIMPLE VERSUS PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE WORKSHEET.


1.- Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to form a Simple Past sentence.

1) While Tom ______________ (read), Amely _____________(watch) a documentary on TV.
2) Marvin _____________ (come) home, ____________ (switch) on the computer and ____________ (check) his emails.
3) The thief _____________ (sneak) into the house,___________ (steal) the jewells and ___________ (live) without a trace.
4) Nobody _____________ (listen) while the teacher _____________ (explain) the tenses.
5) While we _____________ (do) asight-seeing tour, our friends ______________ (lie) on the beach.
6) He _______________ (wake) up and _____________ (look) at his watch.

2.- Using the words given and write sentences in theSimple Past or in the Past Continuous.

1) I / do/ the washing-up. (Simple Past)
___________________________________________

2) The boys / swim/ while / the girls/ sunbath. (Past Continuous)
___________________________________________________

3) Martha / turn / off the lights / and / go / to bed. (Simple Past)___________________________________________


4) While the parents / have / breakfast, / their children /run / about. (Past Continuous)_________________________________________________________________

5) The receptionist / welcome / the guests / and / ask / them to fill in the form. ( Simple Past)
_______________________________________________

6) I / cycle /through / the / park. (Past Continuous)
_______________________________________________


3.- Read the following text that explain you how Halloween was born, andwhat is this about.

“Halloween is a great day for parties. Children dress up as witches, ghosts or vampires, and they go from house to house playing TRICK OR TREAT. But what’s the origin of this...