Past Simple And Past Continuous

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Put the verbs in the correct past simple
form:

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the past
continuous tense:

1. ………………… (you/ meet) Sue yesterday?
2. Theteacher …………… (give) us a lot of
homework for Wednesday.
3. ………………… (Tony/ sell) his car to his
neighbour?
4. The weather ……………… (not/ be) as good
as we ……………… (expect).
5. Who ………………… (come)around at 6:30?
6. I ………………… (turn) the TV off because the
programme ………………… (be) really boring.
7. Some students ………………… (not/ do) the
homework yesterday, so the teacher ……………
(get) really angry.
8.I ………………… (see) Mark at the library,
but he ………………… (not/ see) me.
9. “…………………… (you/ invite) Alan to the
party?” “No, I ……………”
10. There ……………… (not/ be) much tea left,
so we …………… (make)coffee.
11. My parents ……………….. (buy) a new car
last month.

1. I …………………… (revise) for the maths exam all
night long.
2. My father ………………… (mend) the car after
lunch.
3. Vince …………………… (listen) tomusic with me.
4. Who …………………… (make) so much noise at
break?
5. Paul …………………… (not/do) the task, he
…………………… (talk) to Sue.
6. Mum ………………… (cook) the whole morning.
7. ………………… (you/take) a napat 5 p.m.?
8. The cat ………………… (not/play) with the baby.
9. Peter and Paul …………………… (fight) again!
10. …………………… (you/wait) for me on Sunday?
11. It ………………… (not/ rain) after school.
12. ……………………(Tina/ watch) TV after dinner?

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the verbs in the past: simple or continuous:
1. While I ………………… (study), Sam ……………
(play) computer games.
2. Tina……………… (lay) the table when the
guests …………………… (arrive).
3. Sarah ………………… (wear) a nice fancy
dress costume.
4. The sun ……………… (shine) when we
………………… (get up) this morning.
5. What ……………………… (thechildren/ do)
when the teacher ………………… (arrive).
6. My father ………………… (not/ feel) well
yesterday, so he ………………(not/ go) to work.
7. He …………………… (drink) a lot. That’s why
he ……………… (have)...