SEGUNDO DIA DE CLASE: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the chart with the past simple and past participle of these verbs:

Base form	Past simple	Past Participle
Become
Go
Build
Break
Catch
Drive
Fight
Forgive
Hear
Lead
Meet
Pay
Ride
Sell
Sit
Swear
Take
Teach
Wear
Begin
See
Buy
Choose
Drink
Get
Hurt
Lose
Put
Sing
Sleep
Rise
Think
Wake up
Eat
Fly
Bleed
Feel
Grow
Hold
Run

2. Underline the correct item.

1)      While we had / were having a picnic, it started to rain.

2)      Alice was drawing a picture while her mum was cooking / cooked dinner.

3)      What did you do / were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?

4)      During my last holiday, I learnt / was learning to jet-ski.

5)      I wasn’t speaking / didn’t speak much when I was a child.

6)      Mike relaxed / was relaxing in front of the TV while his sister was studying for her exams.

7)      When he was young, he delivered / was delivering newspapers.

8)      Charlie was giving / gave a speech after he received his reward.

9)      What time were you arriving / did you arrive at the airport?

10)  Someone stole Ben’s car while he slept / was sleeping last night.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

1)      A- What happened ___________________(HAPPEN) with the experiment?

B- Everyone ___________ (BE) very impressed by it and _________________ (AGREE) that it was a huge breakthrough.

2)      A- I ______________ (CALL) you all day yesterday but you ________________ (NOT BE) at home.

B- Sorry, but I was helping my brother pick out a suit for his new job.

3)      A- They ___________________ (SEEM) so much in love when I _________________ (SEE) them at the restaurant yesterday.

B- Yes, no wonder they are getting married this summer.

4)      A- While Dad _________________ (DRINK) coffee, I _________________ (MAKE) pancakes.

B- And what about mum? _____________________ (SHE BE) around?

5)      A- What _______________________ (HE DO) when the fire started?

B- He ____________________ (READ) a book while his parents _________________ (MAKE) dinner.

4. Complete the sentences with the verbs bellow. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple.

VISIT       RAIN             NOT STUDY             BUY               NOT WATCH

a)      Bob …………………………….. English on Mondays.

b)      My parents ……………………… a new car last year.

c)      …….. it …………….…….. now?

d)     …………………… you ………………….. your grandparents once a week?

e)      I ……………………. TV yesterday.

5. Write sentences with the words bellow. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. (1 point)

a)      while / we / ride / our bikes / the rain / start / .

b)      when / Bill / see / me / I / run / to the bus.

c)      you / have / dinner / when / I / phone / ?

d)     Greg / crash / into a tree / while / he / drive / his father’s car / .

6. Choose the correct answer: (1 point)

a)      I was/had been annoyed because my brother shouted/had shouted at me.

b)      After we ate/had eaten Lilly’s birthday cake, she opened/had opened all her presents.

c)      When I arrived / had arrived at school, I discovered that I left / had left my biology project at home.

d)     She didn’t learn / hadn’t learned to swim by the time she turned / had turned nine.

e)      I didn’t hear / hadn’t heard of U2 until my cousin played / had played some of their songs to me.