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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past simple tense, past continuous tense, and prepositions of time in English. It discusses how the past simple expresses completed past actions while the past continuous expresses ongoing activities in the past. Examples are given of using each tense alone and together. Exercises have learners complete sentences using the correct past verb forms and choose the appropriate preposition in time expressions like "at midnight" or "in June."

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    Practice: Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses; Prepositions in time expressions

    Past Simple Tense expresses a past action that is now finished.

    e.g. We played tennis last Sunday.


    e.g. I worked in London from 1994 to 1999.
    e.g. John left two minutes ago.
    1. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
    Last year I (go) _______ to England on holiday. It (be) ____ fantastic. I (visit) _____ lots of
    interesting places. I (be) ______ with two friends of mine. In the mornings we (walk) _______ in
    the streets of London. In the evenings we (go) _______ to pubs. The weather (be) ______
    strangely fine. It (not/rain) _________ a lot. But we (see) _______ some beautiful rainbows.
    Where (spend/you) ____________your last holiday?

    Past Continuous Tense expresses a past activity that has duration.


    e.g. I was running all morning.
    e.g. You were making a lot of noise last night.

    2. Complete the sentences with the correct past continuous form of the verbs in
    brackets.
    1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) ____________ monopoly.
    2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ______________dinner.
    3. I (practice) ______________ the guitar when he came home.
    4. We (not/cycle) _____________________ all day.
    5. While Alan (work) _________________ in his room, his friends (swim)
    _______________ in the pool.
    6. What (you/do) _______________________ yesterday?
    7. I (talk) _________________ with James when the telephone rang.
    Past Simple or Past Continuous:
    - The Past Simple expresses completed past actions. The Past Continuous expresses
    activities in progress.
    e.g. It rained every day of our holiday.
    e.g. We went for a swim even though it was raining.
    - A Past Simple action can interrupt a Past Continuous activity in progress.
    e.g. When I phoned Simon he was having a shower.
    e.g. I was doing my homework when Jane arrived.

    - The Past Continuous describes the scene/the background, and the Past Simple reports the
    event/tells the action.
    e.g. The sun was shining when we left the museum.
    e.g. We were driving when a car drove past us.
    e.g. The thieves came in while he was sleeping.
    3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
    1. While I (drive) ___________, I (have) ______________ an accident.
    2. Kate (have) ________________ dinner and then she (do) ________ her homework.
    3. The thieves (hide) __________________ in the kitchen when the police (come) _______ in.
    4. Sam (plan) _____________ a party and then he (phone) ___________________ his friends.
    5. While we (clean) ______________ the house, we (break) ______________ some glasses.
    6. Alan (look) ____________ out of the window when he (see) _____________ a UFO.
    7. He (meet) _____________ a lot of friendly people while he (work) ____________ in
    California.
    8. When they (leave) _______________ the museum, the sun (shine) ________________.
    9. She (sing) ________________ her last song when the power (go) __________ off.
    10. The ceiling (fall) _________ down while the builders (work) ____________ on the house.
    Prepositions in time expressions: Choose the correct preposition.
    1. What would you like to do at /in / on the morning?
    2. In England, it often snows in /on / at December.
    3. The shop closes in /at / on midnight.
    4. Where will you be at /in / on New Years Day?
    5. I have a meeting on /at / in 9.00 a.m.
    6. She went to university at /in / on the 1990s.
    7. Ill give you a call at /on / in two weeks time.
    8. My birthday is at /on / in June 20.
    9. Do you eat special food at /on / in Christmas?
    10. He starts working at/ on / in Wednesday.

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