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Give the right form of the verbs in the brackets: Simple past or past continuous:
1. Just as I (leave) ...was leaving.......for home, a student (stop) ....stopped.....me in the hall.
2. When the students (hear) ....heard......the bell, they (get up) ..were getting up.......and (leave) ...were leaving.......
3. George (fall).was falling..........off the ladder while he (paint).....was painting....... the ceiling.
4. Last night I (read).....was reading.......in bed when I (hear)....heard...... a scream.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.
1 Last night I __was reading__ (read) when suddenly I (hear) __heard__ a shout.
2 The postman (come) came while I (have) __was having__ lunch.
3 When we (go) __was going__ out, it (rain) __rained__.
4 (you/ watch)__Were you watching___ TV when I (phone) __phoned__ you?
5 We (meet) were meeting__ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) __was wearing__ a lovely white dress.
6 The boys (break)__ broke__ the window while they (play) __were playing__ football.
7 I was home late , but my friends (wait)__were waiting__ when I (arrive) __was arriving__.
8 He said that he (not drive) __wasn't driving__ fast when the accident (happen) _happened___.
9 Tom (fall) __fell__ off the ladder while he (paint) __was painting___ the ceiling.
10 What (you/ do) __were you doing__ at this time yesterday?
Read the following fable and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
The Woodcutter and his Axe
One day, a woodcutter (1. cut) _WAS CUTTING____ a tree on the bank of the river when his axe (2. slip) __SLIPPED___ from his hands and (3. fall) __FELL___ into the water. The poor man (4. be) __WAS___ so sad that he (5. start) ___STRATED__ to cry bitterly.
At this moment, and angel (6. appear) ___APPEARED__ there and (7. ask) __ASKED___ the woodcutter why he (8. cry) __CRIED___. He (9. tell) __TOLD___ the story, and the angel (10. feel) __FELT___ sorry and (11. drive) __DROVE___ into the river to find the lost axe. Later, he (12. appear) ___APPEARED__ from the water with a gold axe in his hand, but the woodcutter (13. refuse) __REFUSED___ to take it, saying that it (14. not be) ___WASN'T__ his axe. The angel (15. drive) ___DROVE__ into the water once again and (16. appear) __APPEARED___ with an axe that was made of silver. The woodcutter (17. be) ___WAS__ still sad. He (18. shake) __SHOOK___ his read harder and (19. tell) __TOLD___ the angle that his own axe (20. be) __WAS___ made of iron. The third time the angle (21. come) __CAME___ out of the water with an iron axe in his hand. Filled with joy, the woodcutter (22. cry) __CRIED___, "This belong to me".
He (23. thank) __THANKED___ the angle for helping him. The angle (24. be) __WAS___ greatly impressed by his honestly, and he (25. give) __GAVE___ the woodcutter the other two axes as a reward for his honestly.
Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past.
1. When I last (see) ___saw__ them, they (try) __were trying___ to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk) __was walking___ along the street when I suddenly (feel) ___felt__ something hit me in the back.
3. When we (drive) __were driving___ down the hill, a strange object (appear) __appeared___ in the sky.
4. How fast (she/drive) ___was she driving__ when the accident (happen) _happened____?
5. My mother (wait) __was waiting___ for me when I (come) __came___ home?
6. Mrs. Smith (invite) __invited___ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit) __was visting___ the USA.
7. I (not want) __don't want___ to go with him because I (wait) _was waiting____ for a phone call.
8. The doorbell (ring) __rang___ while Tom (watch) ___was watching__ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin) ___began__ to rain while Linda (sit) _was sitting____ in the garden.
10. The lights (go) __went___ out while we (have) __were having___ dinner.
1.saw/was trying
2.was walking/felt
3.drove/was appearing
4.Did she drive/happened
5.was waiting/came
6.was inviting/was visiting
7.do not wait / was waiting
8.was ringing/was watching
9.was begining/was siting
10.were going/were having
Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.
1. When my uncle (come) ____came_, we (water) ___were watering__ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu (talk) ___was talking__ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan (practise) __practised___ the piano while her sister (read) __was reading___ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys (climb) __were climbing___ up the trees when we (visit) ___visited__ to zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba (talk) __was talking___ with his classmate when the principal (enter) ___entered__ their classroom.
6. Last night I (make) _was making____ a cake when the lights (go) ___went__out.
7. While I (cross) __was crossing___ the street, I (step) ___stepped__ on a banana skin and (fall) __fell___ heavily.
8. It (begin) __began___ to rain when I (plant) ___was planting__ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I (arrive) __arrived___, the teacher (write) ___was writing__ on the blackboard.
10. When they (walk) ___were walking__ down the stairs, they (hear) __heard__ a strange noise.
Complete the sentences with verbs in brackets in the past continuous.
Last Saturday, we were very busy. In the morning, .....
1. I (do) _____was doing_________________ my homework.
2. My parents (shop) ________were shopping______________.
3. My sister (chat) _______was chatting_______________ to her friends online.
4. My grandparents (drive) _____were driving_________________ to our house.
At two o'clock in the afternoon,
5. I (make) ________was making______________ tea for everyone.
6. My sister and my mum (cook) ______were cooking________________ dinner.
7. My grandmother (sleep) ________was sleeping______________ in front of the TV.
At five o'clock in the afternoon,.....
8. We (have) _________were having_____________ a snack.
At six o'clock in the evening,
9. My parents and my grandmother (drink) ________were drinking______________ tea.
10. My grandfather (try) _______was trying_______________ to send an e-mail on my computer.
BT. Put the verbs in brackets in past simple or past continuous .
1. While Tom ( read ) ..........was reading........., Mai Ly ( watch ) ...........was watching............... a documentary on TV.
2. Mark ( come ) ..........came........... home , ( switch) .............switched......... on the computer and ( check ) .............checked............. his emails.
3. The thief ( sneak) .........sneaked.......... into the house, ( steal) .......stole............. the jewels and ( leave) ....left............ without a trace.
1. While Tom ( read ) ..........was reading........., Mai Ly ( watch ) ...........was watching............... a documentary on TV.
2. Mark ( come ) ..........came........... home , ( switch) .............switched......... on the computer and ( check ) .............checked............. his emails.
3. The thief ( sneak) .........sneaked.......... into the house, ( steal) .......stole............. the jewels and ( leave) ....left............ without a trace.