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    This document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to express actions that happened at a definite time or actions that happened immediately one after the other. The past continuous is used to express an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past, two actions happening at the same time, or an action interrupted by another action. It then provides sentences to fill in the blanks with verbs in the appropriate past tense form.

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    This document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to express actions that happened at a definite time or actions that happened immediately one after the other. The past continuous is used to express an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past, two actions happening at the same time, or an action interrupted by another action. It then provides sentences to fill in the blanks with verbs in the appropriate past tense form.

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    This document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used to express actions that happened at a definite time or actions that happened immediately one after the other. The past continuous is used to express an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past, two actions happening at the same time, or an action interrupted by another action. It then provides sentences to fill in the blanks with verbs in the appropriate past tense form.

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    Past Simple Vs Past Continuous

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    We use Past

    Simple to express:
    an action that
    happened at a definite
    time in the past
    actions that happened
    immediately one after
    the other in the past

    We use Past
    Continuous to express:
    an action that was in progress
    at a stated time in the past
    two actions that were
    happening at the same time
    an action that was in progress
    (longer action) when another
    action interrupted it

    Fill in the blanks with the Past


    Simple form of the verbs below.
    James
    James_wanted
    _ _ _ _ _ _to
    _ _earn
    _ tosome
    earn extra
    somemoney
    extra last
    money
    summer,
    lastsosummer,
    he worked
    so he
    part-time
    _ _ _ _ _ at
    _ _his
    ___
    part-time
    mothers at
    restaurant.
    his mothers restaurant.
    Mary
    Maryand
    andKevin
    Kevin_celebrated
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _their
    _ their
    wedding
    wedding
    anniversary
    anniversaryiningrand
    grandstyle.
    style.They
    They_invited
    _ _ _ _ _ more
    __
    _than
    morea than
    hundred
    a hundred
    guests.guests.
    We
    We_took
    _ _ _ the
    _ _ _morning
    _ _ _ thebus
    morning
    to Bournemouth
    bus to
    and
    Bournemouth
    we spent theand
    whole
    we day
    _ _ _at
    _ _the
    _ _beach.
    _ _ _ the
    Suzie
    whole
    left
    day
    a at
    note
    thefor
    beach.
    her mother,
    Suzie
    put_ on
    _ _ her
    _ _ _coat
    _ _ _and
    _ a locked
    note for the
    her door.
    mother,
    Who
    _ _ _did
    _ _ your
    _ _ _ _father
    _ on her
    play
    coat
    squash
    and _ _with
    _ _ _last
    ___
    the
    weekend?
    door.
    Who
    I was
    _ _very
    _ _ _busy
    _ _ _last
    _ _ (your
    night.father)
    Im sorry
    squash
    but I with
    last
    couldnt
    weekend?
    phone you.
    I Why
    _ _ _ didnt
    _ _ _ _ _you
    _ _ very
    wear
    busy
    thatlast
    black
    night.
    strapless
    Im sorry
    but
    dress
    I _ _at_the
    _ _ _party?
    _ _ _ _ (not) phone you.
    Why
    Alex_did
    _ _ _his
    _ _homework
    _ _ _ _ (you/not)
    at the lunch
    that black
    break.
    Paul
    strapless
    and I met
    dressatatthe
    thecybercaf
    party? yesterday
    Alex
    afternoon.
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ his homework at the lunch
    10.
    break.
    Helen looked through the peephole
    Paulbut
    andsaw
    I _ _nobody.
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the cybercaf
    yesterday afternoon.
    10. Helen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ through the peephole
    but _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nobody.

    Fill in the blanks with the Past


    Continuous form of the verbs
    above.
    Lucy broke the glass figurine while she
    was
    _ _ _ dusting
    _ _ _ _ _ _the
    _ the
    sitting
    sitting
    room.
    room.
    My little brother _was
    _ _ _building
    _ _ _ _ _ _a atower
    towerwith
    withhis
    his favourite
    favourite
    blocks
    blocks
    while
    while
    I was
    I _ working
    _ _ _ _ _ _ on
    _ _ my
    on
    my science
    science
    project.
    project.
    Tracy and I _were
    _ _ _ sitting
    _ _ _ _ _ at
    _ at
    the
    the
    table
    table
    and
    and
    _ _ _ _ _ _to_ Pete
    talking
    _ _ _ when
    to Pete
    Jack
    when
    came
    Jack
    in.came in.
    What _were
    _ _ _ they
    _ _ _ _doing
    _ _ (they)
    this this
    timetime
    last last
    Sunday?
    Sunday?
    They
    were
    They
    watching
    _ _ _ _ _a
    _ _comedy
    _ _ _ a comedy
    they hired
    they
    hired the
    from
    from
    video
    the video
    club. club.
    At 6 yesterday morning I _wasnt
    _ _ _ _ _walking
    _ _ _ _ (not)
    my
    my dog.
    dog.
    I was
    I _ sleeping
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _soundly
    _ _ soundly
    in myinbed.
    my bed.
    _ _ _ _ _ _ you
    Werent
    _ _ _ washing
    _ (you/not)
    the
    the
    car
    car
    when
    when
    it it
    started
    started
    to
    rain? to rain?
    The pupils
    pupils_were
    _ _ _ _having
    _ _ _ _ _aabreak
    breakwhen
    whenthe
    the
    headmaster announced the winner of the
    Spelling Bee Contest.
    My grandparents _were
    _ _ _ preparing
    _ _ _ _ _ _ spaghetti
    spaghetti
    while I _was
    _ _ _setting
    _ _ _ _ _the
    _ the
    table.
    table.
    Rick _was
    _ _ _making
    _ _ _ _ _a_ model
    a model
    of of
    a big
    a big
    wheel
    wheel
    forfor
    the
    the technology
    technology
    project.
    project.
    10. _Was
    _ _ _the
    _ _ _sun
    _ _ shining
    _ (the sun)
    when
    when
    you
    you
    went
    went
    onon
    an excursion to Brighton last week?

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