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Past Continuous or Past Simple: Form of The Verbs in Brackets

This document provides examples contrasting the use of the past continuous and past simple tenses in English. It includes sentences for students to complete using the correct verb form, as well as sentences for students to transform verbs into either the past continuous or past simple form based on the context. The document is aimed at helping English language learners understand when to use the past continuous versus past simple tense in describing events that happened in the past.

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Past Continuous or Past Simple: Form of The Verbs in Brackets

This document provides examples contrasting the use of the past continuous and past simple tenses in English. It includes sentences for students to complete using the correct verb form, as well as sentences for students to transform verbs into either the past continuous or past simple form based on the context. The document is aimed at helping English language learners understand when to use the past continuous versus past simple tense in describing events that happened in the past.

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PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE

Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous


form of the verbs in brackets.
Choose the correct words in each
1 The plane ____________________(fly) to Paris
sentence.
when it crashed.
2 The students _________________(wait) for 1 Jim was breaking / broke his leg when
the bus when it started to rain. he was playing golf.
3 We __________________(cross) the street 2 When I arrived, I was going / went
when the traffic lights turned red. into the kitchen.
4 The children ____________________(play) 3 I was seeing / saw an old friend while
games when their mother called them. I was waiting for the bus.
5 Sue __________________(wash) the dishes 4 While I had / was having a bath, the
when the phone rang. phone rang.
6 My father ___________________(cook) lunch 5 Anna was meeting / met Judy while
when I got home. she was doing some shopping.
7 Mary ____________________(slice) the bread 6 While Joe was cooking / cooked
when she cut her hand. lunch, Clare arrived.
8 My brother _________________(jump) on the 7 Someone was taking / took Peter’s
bed when my mum walked in. bag while he was making a phone call.
8 While Maria was walking home, she was
loosing / lost her money.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

1 When the teacher ___________________(come) into the room, two boys


____________(play) football.

2 Peter __________________(turn on) the TV, but nothing _________________(happen).

3 When Helen ________________(walk) to school, she ______________(see) the old man


again.

4 While we _________________(run) in the park, Mary __________________(fall over).

5 At 7.00 Tony _______________(get) out of bed, and __________________(go) into the


bathroom.

6 While Kate __________________(drink) some milk, she _______________(drop) the glass.

7 While I _________________(listen) to music, I _______________(hear) the doorbell.

8 I _________________(break) my pen while I _______________(do) my homework.

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