Name------------------------------ grade---------------- date---------1) Write past simple or past continuous in the gaps:

1) When the post man (arrive), my father (have a

shower) 2) While my brother (study), my grandma (make) some

muffins 3) I (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I (have) a terrible

headache

4) When I 5) He

(be) 10, I

(eat) a sandwich every evening (talk) with some

(miss) the train because he

friends

6) The thieves

(come) into the house while the

man

(sleep)

7) I 8)

(drink) a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now you (write) the composition last week? (not/be) at home when she (fall) down the

9) My mother

stairs 10) The children mummy (call) them (plant) a tree when their

2) Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago, yesterday,

last, while, when, as, on, in, at) 1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years 2) The plane was flying 4) 5) 8 p.m. month 3) My best friend went to London did the supermarket close? 2001 she was 12 years old his girlfriend was drinking a coke

I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower

6) Your aunt studied German 7) Rose played in an orchestra 8) Jason was swimming 9) The TV broke 10) 26th October

did he deliver the shopping?

11) My father's friend had a baby 12) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the restaurant that time he was in London 13) My cousin bought the PSP

3) Which sentence is the correct one?

1) a) The men were studying on the new proyect all day yesterday b) The men was studying on the new proyect all day yesterday c) The men studied on the new proyect all day yesterday 2) a) When were you finishing your project? b) When did you finish your project? c) When were you finish your project? 3) a) You didn't be in the party yesterday b) you didn't were in the party yesterday c) You weren't in the party yesterday 4) a) My sister watched TV while his husband was playing with the children b) My sister was watching TV while his husband was playing with the children c) My sister was watching TV while his husband played with the children 5) a) The students were talking when the teacher was arriving b) The students talked when the teacher was arriving c) The students were talking when the teacher arrived

4) Fill the gaps with past simple /continuous. Afterwards, write the main verb in the crossword and match the sentence with each picture

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1) Mr. Stevenson (drive) his car while he was listening to some music 2) Robert (type) the letter last week because his computer was broken 3) Louis fell asleep while he (study) 4) Lydia was drinking a glass of coke when Peter (come) in 5) While Michael was jogging , the dog (chase) him

6) Mrs. Parker (make) some muffins 2 days ago 7) Sam and Pam (ride) their bikes when they were small 8) Joe (run) as he was phoning his wife