Bài học cùng chủ đề
Practice 2: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous SVIP
Study the examples. Then complete the rules with past simple and past continuous.
While they were skiing across Greenland, Mia fell through the ice.
They were skiing across Greenland when Mia fell through the ice.
➜ RULES
1. We use the
- past continuous
- past simple
2. We use the
- past simple
- past continuous
3. We often use when before the
- past simple
- past continuous
- past simple
- past continuous
Match sentences halves.
Complete the sentences with when or while.
1. We found some old photographs
- while
- when
2.
- While
- When
3. She started to cry
- while
- when
Complete the sentences with when or while.
4. I saw an accident
- while
- when
5.
- While
- When
6. The students were doing an exercise
- while
- when
Fill in the blanks using when or while.
1. Mr Tunny was running he saw a band playing in the park.
2. I was walking to school, I saw an old friend.
3. my boss phoned me, I was driving home.
Fill in the blanks using when or while.
4. I was surfing on the Internet the electricity went off.
5. I was looking for my wallet, I came across my old cap.
6. Our French teacher yelled at us we were talking during the exam.
Choose the correct forms.
1. He saw / was seeing an octopus while he swam / was swimming in the sea.
2. I did / was doing the washing-up when I dropped / was dropping a plate.
Choose the correct forms.
1. They drove / were driving across Europe when they had / were having an accident.
2. She fell / was falling off her bike while she cycled / was cycling in town.
Choose the correct option.
Ms Amy ____________ when she saw a huge brown bear behind the bushes.
Choose the correct option.
We _____________ home when the accident ___________.
Choose the correct option.
The teachers ______________ around the table when I ______________ the teacher's room.
Choose the correct option.
________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?
Choose the correct option.
______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?
Choose the correct option.
I ______________ up and ______________ the teacher's room quietly while the teachers ______________ extra courses on Saturdays lively.
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. Kiss (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise.
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
2. What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
3. When the police (arrive) at the party, the music (play) very loud and everybody (shout).
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
4. It (be) a day last June. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing). I (walk) along the street when I (meet) an old friend.
Listen and choose the correct verbs.
She had a lot on her mind
And she didn't pay / didn't paid / wasn't paying attention
She was going way too fast
Before she know / knew / was knowing it
She was spinning / was spining / spinned on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She wasn't even have / didn't have / didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air
Complete the lyrics with a number or a verb in each blank.
Once I was 7 years old my momma 1
- told
- hold
- tell
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was 7 years old
It 2
- was
- were
- wasn't
- thought
- were thinking
- think
Pushing each other to the limits, we 4
- were learning
- were learn
- were learn in
By 11 smoking herbs and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we 5
- were
- was
- had
Bạn có thể đánh giá bài học này ở đây