Let’s revise tenses!  Past Simple or Past Continuous

Let’s revise tenses!

Past Simple or Past Continuous

Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. We ___________________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you

___________________________(call) me.

2. When the teacher ___________________________(come) in, they

___________________________ (study) English.

3. The baby ___________________________ (sleep) when the telephone

___________________________(ring).

4. As I ___________________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I

___________________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.

5. I ___________________________ (lose) my car keys.
6. I was looking for my purse when I ___________________________ (drop) my credit card.
7. My uncle ___________________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.
8. She ___________________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It ___________________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.
10. I ___________________________ (see) the thief while he

___________________________ (get) into my neighbor’s house.

 

 

 

Exercise 2 (Past perfect simple and continuous):

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1)I had to have a break. I …………………………………………………… so long. (drive)

2)Before we parked our car we ………………………………………….. the ticket. (collect)

3)I arrived on Sunday. I ……………………………………. at home for two days. (not be)

4)The roads were blocked in the morning. It …………………………………………. all night. (snow)

5)They got to the beach after they …………………………………………….. for hours. (walk)

6)She called the police when she …………………………………… the light in the hall. (see)

7)His English was perfect. He ……………………………………….. it since he started school. (study)

8)I was really hungry. I ……………………………………………. anything since the morning. (not eat)

9)She didn’t go to work because she ……………………………………… her leg. (break)

10)As soon as Betty ………………………………………. the door, the burglar alarm went off. (open)