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    The document contains exercises to practice using past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate verb form, as well as multiple choice and other grammar questions focusing on distinguishing between the past simple and past continuous tenses. The exercises cover when to use each form individually and combined within one sentence.

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    VII.

    Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in
    brackets.

    1. Sam _____________(play) his guitar at half past seven last night

    2. ________ you ________(drive) to work when the accident happened?

    3. It _____________(rain) on Monday so we didn’t play football.

    4. At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we _____________(travel) to the


    airport.

    5. I _____________(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.

    6. In 1986 my father _____________(live) in Paris. That’s where he met my


    mother.

    7. What _________ they ________(do) when you arrived?

    8. Greg _____________(not study) for the test when we went to his place.

    9. ______ Caroline _________(ski) when she broke her leg?

    10. My parents _____________(not sleep) when I came home last night.

    VIII. Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or
    past continuous.

    1. Last week we _____________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.

    2. At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________(watch) a film.

    3. _____________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?

    4. James broke his arm when he _____________(play) rugby.

    5. Kylie _____________(make) her first film when she was 21.

    6. Mrs Jones _____________(not know) how to open the attachment in her


    email.

    7. What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?

    8. When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with


    rain.
    9. They _____________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.

    10. I _____________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.

    IX. Choose the correct option.

    1. He joined / was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for
    us.

    2. At this time last week, we lay / were lying on a beach in the sun.

    3. What did they do / were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really
    noisy?

    4. When I walked / was walking into the class, the teacher talked / was
    talking about the new course.

    5. My parents lived / were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived / were
    living that when the Berlin wall came down in 1999.

    6. How many pictures didyou take / were you taking while you travelled /
    were travelling around Ireland?

    7. The Titanic crossed / was crossing the Atlantic when it hit / was hitting an
    iceberg.

    8. As soon as I saw / was seeing the accident I called / was calling the
    police.

    9. While Matt did / was doing his homework, his mother made / was making
    the dinner.

    10. When the ambulance came / was coming, we carried / were carrying him
    into it.

    11. We played / were playing a computer game when Mum called / was
    called for lunch.

    12. When the teacher said / was saying “Stop!”, I stilltried / was still trying
    to finish the last question.

    X. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of
    the verbs in brackets.

    1. My car _____________(break) down when I _____________(drive)


    home from work.
    2. Alan _____________(look) out of the window when he
    _____________(see) a UFO.

    3. When he _____________(see) me, he _____________(fall) off the wall.

    4. We _____________(try)to log on when the Wifi _____________(stop)


    working.

    5 _________ Jim _________(smoke) when he _________(turn) on the gas?

    6. She _____________(be) so tired that she _____________(sleep) for


    twelve hours.

    7. The tortoise _____________(run) while the hare _____________(have) a


    nap.

    8. I _____________(phone) you four times last night but you


    _____________(sleep).

    9. The police __________(ask) them lots of questions before they


    ___________(release) them.

    10. While the children __________(surf) the Internet, they


    __________(find) a really interesting website about music.

    11. He _____________(walk) down the road when he _____________(hear)


    a loud noise.

    12. When we _____________(be) in Canana, we _____________(go) skiing


    almost every day.

    13. Where _________ you ________(go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well,
    I __________(take) a trip to Minneapolis.

    14. When I _____________(arrive), they _____________(say) hello but


    continued working.

    15. When you _____________(meet) me yesterday, I _____________(not


    go) to school, I _____________(go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.

    XI. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposi

    E. WRITING

    I. Write full sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add
    some words or make suitable changes.
    1. Prince Tiet Lieu/ please/ the emperor/ by/ create/ Chung cakes/ Day cakes

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    2. While/ Little Red Riding Hood/ pick/ some flowers/ path/ she/ meet/
    wicked wolf

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    3. When/ the crow/ drop/ cheese/ the fox/ eat/ it

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    4. The fox/ sleep/ under/ tree/ when/ she/ hear/ sound of humans.

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    5. The princess/ sleep/ one hundred years/ until/ prince/ arrive/ the castle/
    give/ a kiss

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    6. Once/ time/ there/ little girl/ live/ village/ near/ forest

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    7. When/ the dwarfs/ return/ their cottage/ they/ find/ Snow White/ sleep/
    their beds

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    8. As/ we/ wander/ through/ the castle/ we/ see/ beautiful girl/ cry/ help

    _____________________________________________________________
    ____________

    II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
    sentence.
    1. The fable is very exciting.

    What
    _____________________________________________________________
    _______

    2. The book was so good that I couldn’t stop reading it.

    Itwas
    _____________________________________________________________
    _______

    3. The children were doing their homework when I got home.

    While
    _____________________________________________________________
    ______

    4. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.

    It’s
    _____________________________________________________________
    ________

    5. Sleeping Beauty is not as interesting as Beauty and the Beast.

    Beauty and the Beast is


    ______________________________________________________

    6. In spite of having no interest in folklore, Sylvia still enjoyed the story.

    Although
    _____________________________________________________________
    ____

    7. My mother last told a fairy tale two years ago.

    It’s
    _____________________________________________________________
    _________

    8. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner’s class.

    I suggest
    _____________________________________________________________
    ____
    9. Charles Perrault wrote Cinderella in French in 1697.

    Cinderella
    _____________________________________________________________
    ___

    10. I had a shower and the telephone rang.

    When I
    _____________________________________________________________
    ______

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