Worksheet Verb Tenses Past Simple & Past Continuous
Worksheet Verb Tenses Past Simple & Past Continuous
Worksheet Verb Tenses Past Simple & Past Continuous
❖ Fill in the blanks with the past simple or the past continuous:
1. When I arrived (arrive) the teacher wrote (write) the summary.
2. He crossed (cross) the road when I saw (see) him.
3. Why they shouted (they / shout) at you when I woke up (wake up)?
4. They fixed (fix) the computer when I opened (open) the door.
5. Mary broke (Mary / break) her leg while she skate (skate)?
6. I slept (sleep) when she knocked (knock) on the door.
7. When I saw (see) Jim at the disco he didn’t talk (not / talk) to the Dj.
8. I watched (watch) a film on TV when the electricity went (go)
out.
9. The Titanic didn’t cross (not / cross) the Pacific Ocean when it striked (strike) an iceberg.
10. Paul didn’t fall (not / fall) while he run (run) away.
11. Carol fell (fall) asleep while she read (read) a book.
12. While my father drove (drive) home, he didn’t answer (not / answer) his mobile phone.
13. While I had (have) a driving lesson it started (start) to rain heavily.
14. When I found (find) the wallet on the street I went (go) to the police and I turned (turn) it in.
15. When Mrs Spencer walked (walk) into the busy office, the secretary talked (talk) on the phone
with a customer, several clerks Worked (work) at their desks and two managers discussed (discuss)
methods to improve customer service.
16. Last night, Sebastian went (go) at Susan’s house about 9:00 pm, but she Wasn’t (not / be) there.
She studied (study) at a friend’s house.
17. Sam read (read) the newspaper while he waited (wait) for the bus.
18. Yesterday I saw (see) Paul at the party and he didn’t dance (not / dance) with Rachel.
19. While my parents drove (drive) me to a great summer camp I texted (text) my friends about how
happy I was about this type of holidays.
GOOD WORK!!!