PAST SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

III PAST SIMPLE

1. Yesterday I ................................ (REMAIN) in the house. I ................................ (COOK) dinner
and ................................ (DO) some housework.
2. I ................................ (REST), ................................ (READ) books, ................................ (WATCH)
television and ................................ (GO) to sleep.
3. I ................................ (BE) at school most of the day. I ................................ (STUDY).
I ................................ (GO) to the gym and ................................ (WORK) out, ................................
(WORK) in my computer, ................................ (WATCH) a little TV.
4. I ................................ (GO) to work in the morning and I ................................ (GO) to school in the
afternoon.
5. I ................................ (teach) yesterday. I teach at school two days a week.
6. This morning I ................................ (GET) up at eight and ................................ (WATCH) the news.
7. We ................................ (WALK) around the city.
8. Yesterday I ................................ (ATTEND) a speech at Columbia University.
9. I ................................ (GO) to my shrink.
10. I ................................ (BE) pretty good at school.

IV PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

1.
The ship............................( approach ) the harbour when the tornado ............................( begin
).
2.
The bomb ............................ ( go ) off when the president ............................ ( give ) a speech.
3.
He ............................ ( not hear ) the bell because the radio............................ ( play ).
4.
When I............................ (get) home everybody ............................ ( dance ).
5.
The plane ............................ ( catch ) fire when it ............................ ( take ) off.
6.
Whenever I............................ ( come ) to see them they always ............................ ( quarrel ).
7.
Tim ............................ (crash) into a street lamp because he ............................ ( drive ) too
fast.
8.
She ............................ ( make ) pastry when the telephone............................ ( ring ).
9.
Father............................ ( shave ) and ............................ ( sing ) a silly song in the same time.
10.
What you............................ ( do ) last night at 11?
11.
We ............................ ( watch ) a film while our neighbours............................ ( have ) a party
and ............................ ( make ) a terrible noise.
12.
While I ............................ ( try ) to solve that problem, my brother............................ ( play ) the
piano.
13.
The receptionist (welcome) ........................... the guests and (ask) ........................... them to
fill in the for.
14.
The car (break) ........................... down and we (have) ........................... to walk home.
15.
The boys (swim) ........................... while the girls (sunbath) ............................
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My father (come) ........................... in, (look) ........................... and (tell) ........................... me
to clean up my room.
17.
While one group (prepare) ........................... dinner the others (collect) ........................... wood
for the campfire.
18.
While the parents (have) ........................... breakfast the children (run) ...........................
about.

1. Martha (turn) ........................... off the light and (go) ........................... to bed.
2. When I (do)

the washing-up, I (break)

3. While Tom (play)

the piano, his mother (do)

4. He (drink)
5. I (have)

a plate.
the washing-up.

some juice and then he (eat)

a few chips.

dinner when I suddenly (hear)

6. When my father (work)

7. She (go)
8. When it (start)
9. When Jane (do)
10. When I (be)
11. I (not / understand)

a loud bang.

in the garden, an old friend (pass)

to school, (take)

by to see him.

out her textbook and (begin)

to rain, our dog (want)

to come inside.

a language course in Ireland, she (visit)

on my way home, I (see)
what they (talk)

to learn.

Blarney Castle.

an accident.
about.

ALL 4 TENSES
1. he (pack) his suitcases yesterday?
2. he always (start) work so late?
3. they (wait) for me right now?
4. Alex (drink) a coffee with his colleagues, he (get)
home and (start) .working at his new project.
5. Andrew never (have) breakfast at home.
6. As I (swim) , it (start) to rain.
7. Be careful! Somebody (follow) us.
8. Don't worry. Ill phone you when he (come) .
9. He (buy) a new bicycle yesterday.
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10. He (go) mosque every Friday.

11. He (sell) his car last Sunday.
12. He usually (wake) up at 6 o'clock.
13. I (do) my Turkish homework tonight.
14. I (have) lunch with the new director tomorrow.
15. I (visit) my grandparents next week.
16. Last month, he(finish) college and . (start) work.
17. Last night I (not see) them.
18. My father never (drink) alcohol before he (go) to bed.
19. My son (play) ..with the mechanics tools while the man
(repair) my radio.
20. She (not drink) tea in the evening.
21. They (have) breakfast at the moment.
22. We (live) in Fatih.
23. We (fly) to Barcelona next Saturday.
24. When (happen) the accident? Yesterday?
25. When I (get) home my mother (cook) . a nice desert.
26. When I (met) him, he (go) .. to the library to
study.
27. Where you (go) last Sunday?

V ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UNDERLINED WORDS:

1.

They went to New York.

2.

It takes four hours to get there.

3.

He is Mr Jameson, our doctor.

4.

He is coming at the end of the week.

5.

He got in by climbing over the wall.

6.

They liked Anns ideas best.

7.

It will rain tomorrow.

8.

At the moment, Jake is working on a project.

9.

He told her exactly what happened.

10.

The weather will be awful next week.

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