Simple Past -Simple Continuo

Past simple and Past continuous (key)

1. Completa las frases con el verbo en PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS
1. When we went out (go) , it was raining (rain)
2. I wasn’t hungry last night.I didn’t eat anything (eat)
3. Were you watching (you/watch) TV when I phoned (phone) you?
4. Jane wasn’t at home when I went to see her. She WAS WORKING (work) action in progress
5. IGOT (get) up early this morning. I WASHED (wash), DRESSED (dress) and then I HAD (have) breakfast. Series of concrete actions
6. The postman CAME (come) interrupting action while I WAS HAVING(have) breakfast action in progress
7. We MET (meet) Joan concrete action at the party. She WAS WEARING (wear) a red dress action in progress
8. The boys BROKE (break) interrupting action thewindow when they WERE PLAYING (play) football action in progress
9. I was late but my friends WERE WAITING (wait) action in progress for me when I ARRIVED (arrive) interrupting action
10. I GOTUP (get up) at 7 o’clock concrete action. The sun WAS SHINING (shine), action in progress so I WENT (go) for a walk concrete action.
11. He WASN’T DRIVING (not/drive) fast action in progress whenthe accident HAPPENED (happen) interrupting action
12. Margaret DIDN’T GO (not/go) to work yesterday concrete action. She was ill.
13. ‘What DID YOU DO (you/do) on Saturday evening?’ ‘ I WENT(go) to the cinema concrete action
14. ‘What WERE you DOING (you/do) at 9.30 on Saturday evening?’ action in progress
‘I WAS WATCHING (watch) a film in the cinema’ action in progress


2.Descubre los ERRORES que puede haber en las siguientes frases. Si consideras que están bien pon OK, si crees que están mal, pon NO y corrígela al lado.
|Sentence|RIGHT OR WRONG? |Correction |
|My mum waited for me when I came in |...