Task 1 – Fill in the sentences with the correct form of Task 2 – Fill in the sentences with the correct
orrect form of
the verbs in Past Simple.
1) I ___________________ about you. (not dream)
2) _____ you _________ the answer? (know)
3) The police ________________ the criminals. (arrest)
4) What ____ Tim _________ in the restaurant? (order)
5) _____ Anne _______ a new car two weeks ago? (buy)
6) He _________ his neighbour’s dog yesterday. (see)
7) We _____________ to New York last month. (not fly)
8) When ____ she ____________ home? (drive)
9) They _______________ any letters. (not get)
10) Tim ________ a horse yesterday. (ride)
Task 3 – Make these sentences negative.
1) He closed the window.
___________________________________________
2) We were having lunch.
___________________________________________
3) I was skiing in the Alps.
___________________________________________
4) They climbed the mountain.
___________________________________________
5) The telephone rang.
___________________________________________
Task 5 – Create sentences from the given words. Use
the Past Simple and Continuous form of the verbs.
1) I * have * a shower * when * the lights * go off.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2) While * the children * play * dad * read * this book.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3) Sarah * write * an email * when * she * get * a message.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4) He * get up * go * to the bathroom * and * have a bath.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5) When * I * switch on * the TV * my daughter * fall down
* the stairs.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Task 6 – Ask questions about the underlined parts of the
sentences.
1) It was snowing yesterday evening.
___________________________________________
2) They were sleeping in our tent.
___________________________________________
3) I ate a hamburger.
___________________________________________
4) We were looking for the keys to open the box.
___________________________________________
5) Dana lost her wallet.
___________________________________________
the verbs in Past Continuous.
1) _____ the sun ____________ at 3 yesterday? (shine)
2) The dog _________________ that cat. (not chase)
3) _____ you ____________ in the garden? (dig)
4) My mum __________________ the plants. (not water)
5) When _____ the kids ____________ football? (play)
6) The fire _________________ yesterday. (burn)
7) Kim _________________ from 1 to 3. (not work)
8) They _________________ for the bus. (wait)
9) _____ it ____________ yesterday? (rain)
10) What _____ you __________ at 5 pm yesterday? (do)
Task 4 – Make these sentences
interrogative.
1) I was watching TV.
______________________________
____________________________
2) We were getting dressed.
____________________________________________
__________________________________________
3) The quests brought some presents.
____________________________________________
__________________________________________
4) I found a banknote.
____________________________________________
__________________________________________
5) You were counting to 10.
____________________________________________
__________________________________________
Task 7 – Fill in the sentences with
the correct form of the verb in the
bracket.
1) Bob _________________ his homework. (not
understand)
2) The police _________________ the criminal while he
_________________. (arrest, shout)
3) I _________________ jam when the postman
_________________. (cook, come)
4) She _________________ the window when her
neighbour _________________ ‘Hello’. (open, say)
5) As they _________________ for the bus, it
_________________ to rain. (wait, start)
6) While we ______________________ the Christmas
tree, we ______________________ to Christmas
carols. (decorate, listen)
7) We _________________ in Monaco 5 years ago. (live)
8) Chris _________________ you at 4 pm yesterday. (see)
9) Jason _________________ his homework when he
_________________ asleep. (do, fall)
10) After school the teacher _________________ home.
(go)
Task 1 – Fill in the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in Past Simple.
1) I ___________________ about you. (not dream)
2) _____ you _________ the answer? (know)
3) The police ________________ the criminals. (arrest)
4) What ____ Tim _________ in the restaurant? (order)
5) _____ Anne _______ a new car two weeks ago? (buy)
6) He _________ his neighbour’s dog yesterday. (see)
7) We _____________ to New York last month. (not fly)
8) When ____ she ____________ home? (drive)
9) They _______________ any letters. (not get)
10) Tim ________ a horse yesterday. (ride)
Task 3 – Make these sentences negative.
1) He closed the window.
___________________________________________
2) We were having lunch.
___________________________________________
3) I was skiing in the Alps.
___________________________________________
4) They climbed the mountain.
___________________________________________
5) The telephone rang.
___________________________________________
Task 5 – Create sentences from the given words. Use
the Past Simple and Continuous form of the verbs.
1) I * have * a shower * when * the lights * go off.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2) While * the children * play * dad * read * this book.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3) Sarah * write * an email * when * she * get * a message.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4) He * get up * go * to the bathroom * and * have a bath.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5) When * I * switch on * the TV * my daughter * fall
down * the stairs.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Task 6 – Ask questions about the underlined parts of
the sentences.
1) It was snowing yesterday evening.
___________________________________________
2) They were sleeping in our tent.
___________________________________________
3) I ate a hamburger.
___________________________________________
4) We were looking for the keys to open the box.
___________________________________________
5) Dana lost her wallet.
___________________________________________
Task 2 – Fill in the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in Past Continuous.
1) _____ the sun ____________ at 3 yesterday? (shine)
2) The dog _________________ that cat. (not chase)
3) _____ you ____________ in the garden? (dig)
4) My mum __________________ the plants. (not water)
5) When _____ the kids ____________ football? (play)
6) The fire _________________ yesterday. (burn)
7) Kim _________________ from 1 to 3. (not work)
8) They _________________ for the bus. (wait)
9) _____ it ____________ yesterday? (rain)
10) What _____ you __________ at 5 pm yesterday? (do)
Task 4 – Make these sentences
interrogative.
1) I was watching TV.
_____________________________
_____________________________
2) We were getting dressed.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3) The quests brought some presents.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4) I found a banknote.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5) You were counting to 10.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Task 7 – Fill in the sentences with
the correct form of the verb in
the bracket.
1) Bob _________________ his homework. (not
understand)
2) The police _________________ the criminal while he
_________________. (arrest, shout)
3) I _________________ jam when the postman
_________________. (cook, come)
4) She _________________ the window when her
neighbour _________________ ‘Hello’. (open, say)
5) As they _________________ for the bus, it
_________________ to rain. (wait, start)
6) While we ______________________ the Christmas
tree, we ______________________ to Christmas
carols. (decorate, listen)
7) We _________________ in Monaco 5 years ago. (live)
8) Chris _________________ you at 4 pm yesterday.
(see)
9) Jason _________________ his homework when he
_________________ asleep. (do, fall)
10) After school the teacher _________________ home.
(go)
 SOLUTION
Task 1
1) I didn’t dream about you. (not dream)
2) Did you know the answer? (know)
3) The police arrested the criminals. (arrest)
4) What did Tim order in the restaurant? (order)
5) Did Anne buy a new car two weeks ago? (buy)
6) He saw his neighbour’s dog yesterday. (see)
7) We didn’t fly to New York last month. (not fly)
8) When did she drive home? (drive)
9) They didn’t get any letters. (not get)
10) Tim rode a horse yesterday. (ride)
Task 2
1) Was the sun shining at 3 yesterday? (shine)
2) The dog wasn’t chasing that cat. (not chase)
3) Were you digging in the garden? (dig)
4) My mum wasn’t watering the plants. (not water)
5) When were the kids playing football? (play)
6) The fire was burning yesterday. (burn)
7) Kim wasn’t working from 1 to 3. (not work)
8) They were waiting for the bus. (wait)
9) Was it raining yesterday? (rain)
10) What were you doing at 5 pm yesterday? (do)
Task 3
1) He didn’t close the window.
2) We weren’t having lunch.
3) I wasn’t skiing in the Alps.
4) They didn’t climb the mountain.
5) The telephone didn’t ring.
Task 4
1) Were you / Was I watching TV?
2) Were you / Were we getting dressed?
3) Did the quests bring some presents?
4) Did you / Did I find a banknote?
5) Were you counting to 10?
Task 5
1) I was having a shower when the lights went off.
2) While the children were playing, dad was reading this
book.
3) Sarah was writing an email when she got a message.
4) He got up, went to the bathroom and had a bath.
5) When I switched on the TV, my daughter fell down the
stairs.
Task 6
1) When was it snowing?
2) Whose tent were they sleeping in?
3) What did you eat?
4) Why were you looking for the keys?
5) Who lost her wallet?
Task 7
1) Bob didn’t understand his homework. (not understand)
2) The police arrested the criminal while he was shouting.
(arrest, shout)
3) I was cooking jam when the postman came. (cook, come)
4) She opened /was opening the window when her
neighbour said ‘Hello’. (open, say)
5) As they were waiting for the bus, it started to rain.
(wait, start)
6) While we were decorating the Christmas tree, we were
listening to Christmas carols. (decorate, listen)
7) We lived in Monaco 5 years ago. (live)
8) Chris saw you at 4 pm yesterday. (see)
9) Jason was doing his homework when he fell asleep. (do,
fall)
10) After school the teacher went home. (go)