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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes directions to inflect verbs into the simple past and past continuous, sentences to complete using these tenses, and passages to fill in the correct form of the past tenses. The exercises focus on distinguishing between and using the past simple for completed actions and the past continuous for ongoing actions happening at a specific time in the past.

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    PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS

    Name: Luis Velásquez


    Course: 2nd “CA”

    Ex. 1. Inflect these verbs in PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS and write one sentence with each
    word as in the example.
    e.g., write
    We wrote an English test yesterday. / I was writing a letter yesterday at 7 o’clock.

    1. read 4. think 7. fly


    2. teach 5. wear 8. be
    3. do 6. swim 9. read

    Ex. 2. Fill in the correct form of Past Simple.


    1-When was (be) the last time you tidies (tidy) your room?
    2-They went (go) to Malta last month.
    3-Yesterday we cut (cut) the grass, then we washed (wash) the car.
    4-We went (go) to Europe last year we drove (drive) through France and Italy.
    5-They didn´t play (not / play) my favourite song at the concert yesterday.
    6-The last time I had (have) a haircut was two weeks ago.
    7-My sister made (make) a beautiful cake yesterday and I cooked (cook) dinner.
    8-Sally didn´t visit (not / visit) her grandparents last Christmas, so she wrote (write) them a letter.
    9-Yesterday we took (take) the camera with us, but we didn´t take (not / take) any pictures.

    Ex.3. Complete the sentences. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.
    1-It was raining (rain) when we went out (go out).
    2-I opened (open) the window because it was hot.
    3-When I got to the office, Ann and Peter were working (work).
    4-The phone rang (ring) while Sue was cooking (cook) dinner.
    5-I heard (hear) a noise, so I looked (look) out of the window.
    6-Tom was looking (look) out of the window when the accident happened (happen).
    7-Bruce had a book in his hand, but he wasn´t reading (not / read)it. He was watching (watch) TV.
    8-Eric bought a magazine, but she didn´t read (not / read) it. She didn’t have time.
    9-I finished (finish) lunch, paid (pay), and left (leave)the restaurant.
    10-I saw (see) Kate this morning. I was walking (walk) along the street while she was waiting (wait) for the
    bus.

    Ex.4. Fill in the correct forms of Past Simple or Past Continuous.


    One day I (play) was playing football with some friends, when I (see) saw four boys on a bridge nearby. They
    (laugh) were laughing and (shout) shouting and I wondered (wonder) what they (do) were doing. Then I
    (notice) noticed that they (wave) were waving a puppy in the air. When the boys (see) saw me they (throw)
    threw the puppy over the bridge and it (fall) fell into the river. They (run) ran off laughing. I (jump) jumped
    over the wall, (run) ran down to the river and (leap) leapt into the water. I (grab) grabbed the puppy and
    (swim) swam back to the safety. My friends, who (stand) were standing on the bridge, (clap) were clapping.
    I was a hero.

    Ex.5. Fill in the correct forms of Past Simple or Past Continuous.


    1. Yesterday she (go) went to school by car.
    2. I (play) played tennis yesterday, but I didn´t (do not) win.
    3. Eric(read) was reading book when the telephone rang (ring).
    4. It (rain) was raining when I got (get) up.
    5. Did (watch) you watch the movie on television last night?

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