Worksheet01 MARISOL CONTRERAS

WORKSHEET 1
SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous
A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. was skating
Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).
2. was walking
I met my neighbor while I ………………………………………. (walk) home from work.
3. was riding
Sally saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
4. was studying
Peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study).
5. were dancing .
Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ………………………………….. (dance) together.
6. was shaving
I cut myself while I ……………………………………. (shave).
7. were baking
Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they …………………………... (bake)
cookies.
was sleeping
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he …………………………….. (sleep) at a friend’s house.
B) How did it happen?
1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)

………………. She hurt herself while she was playing soccer. ………………………….
2. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)
He got burned while ironing his clothes.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)
She cut herself while cutting onion slices.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)
She met him fixing a flat tire.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)
He broke while skating.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)
I lost it while riding my bike.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)
He met her while swimming at the beach.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)
He got it while fighting with his brother.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)
They got burned while making breakfast.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. How did Martha fall? (dance)
She fell while dancing.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
C) What’s the matter?
What was he / she doing? What happened? What’s the result?

Tina ice-skate fall on the ice break foot
Jack play football kick the goalpost break leg
Bob cycle fall off the bike injure hand
Ann skate fall over break arm
Alice dance trip over the carpet sprain ankle
Make dialogues as in the example:
Example: You : Hi, Tina! What’s the matter with your foot?
Tina : I broke it.
You : How did it happen?
Tina : I fell on the ice while I was ice-skating.
Hello, Jack, what sport do you like

1. You : ………………………………………………………………………………?
I like to play football.
Jack : ……………………………………………………………………………….
How good Jack and what are you afraid of
You : ………………………………………………………………………………?
I'm afraid of having a broken leg
Jack : ………………………………………………………………………………
Hello bob, how are you

2. You : ……………………………………………………………………………...?
Hi, I fell off my bike.
Bob : ………………………………………………………………………………
And what happened to you
You : ……………………………………………………………………………...?
I injured my hand.
Bob : ………………………………………………………………………………
3. You : How about Ann, what sport do you like

…………………………………………………………………………….. ?
Ann : Hello, I really like skating.
………………………………………………………………………………
You : What happened to your arm
…………………………………………………………………………….. ?
Ann : I almost broke my arm
………………………………………………………………………………
Hello Alice, what do you like to do
4. You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?
Alice : I like to dance.
………………………………………………………………………………
You : How beautiful, and what happened to you
…………………………………………………………………………….. ?
Alice : Had a sprained ankle
……………………………………………………………………………….
D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
was talking
1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
were studying
2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
was sleeping
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
was walking
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
were watching
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
was cashing
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
was cutting
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
was dancing
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
was raining
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
rained
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.
E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
eating
1. Sally …………………………… knocked
(eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..
(knock) on the door.
came
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seven-
was studying
thirty. I ……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come). was coming
was stuying
3. While I ………………………………. stopped by
(study) last night, Fred ……………………………
(drop by) to visit me.
called
4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we
were watching TV.
…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
came
……………………………….. talked
(come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to
my mother on the phone.
went
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
saw
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two
walking
hours. While they …………………………… beging
(walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin)
stopped
to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and …………………… having
(have) a cup of coffee.
went
7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
arrived
…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. was (be)
planted
in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
was
……………………….. working
(be) in the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on
changed
their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.
E) What’s the question?
how what where
how long what kind of who
how many when why
1. ……………..Who did you visit …………….? I visited my cousin.

What are you talking about
2. ……………………………………………….? We talked about my job.
Where did she go
3. ……………………………………………….? She went to the beach.
What she did
4. ……………………………………………….? She met her friend.
What kind of language did they speak
5. ……………………………………………….? They spoke Russian.
Where did they swim
6. ……………………………………………….? They swam in the ocean.
What time did you have dinner
7. ……………………………………………….? He had dinner at 8:00.
What cakes did you make
8. ……………………………………………….? I baked an apple pie.
Why I cried
9. ……………………………………………….? She cried because her dog ran away.
How long did you stay
10. ……………………………………………….? I stayed for a week.
How did you get there
11. ……………………………………………….? I came home by train.
How much did you eat
12. ……………………………………………….? He ate three hamburgers.
How long has it been out
13. ……………………………………………….? He left the restaurant at 9:00.
What did he do to his mom
14. ……………………………………………….? She wrote a letter to her mother.
Why are they sleeping
15. ……………………………………………….? They studied all morning.
What did you do
16. ……………………………………………….? We took a lot of photographs.
What did they send
17. ……………………………………………….? We sent a postcard to our teacher.
What happened to her
18. ……………………………………………….? He fell asleep during the lecture.
How did you lose it
19. ……………………………………………….? I lost my wallet while I was skating.
Why are you covering your eyes
20. ……………………………………………….? They covered their eyes because they were
scared.

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WORKSHEET 1

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

B) How did it happen?

1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)

What was he / she doing? What happened? What’s the result?

Make dialogues as in the example:

Hello, Jack, what sport do you like

Hello bob, how are you

3. You : How about Ann, what sport do you like

E) What’s the question?

how what where

how long what kind of who

how many when why

1. ……………..Who did you visit …………….? I visited my cousin.

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