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    Simple Past Tense Vs Past Cont

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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE VS.

    PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

    EXERCISE 1
    Fill-in the gaps of the following conversations with the correct verb form in the simple past or past
    continuous tense.

    1. A: How ………………you………….(break) the window?


    B: I .................…(play) football and the ball………….(hit) the window accidental-
    ly.

    2. A: …………you…………….(see) John at the party last night?


    B:Oh yes! he…………………….(dance) with Jane when I………………(see) him

    3. A: What ……………you…………….(do) at midnight last night?


    B: I………………….(sleep)

    4. A: I wonder how he……………..(break) his left arm yesterday.


    B: He ……………….…..(paint) the walls of his bedroom when he sudden-
    ly………………….(fall) off the ladder.

    5. A: Why…………….she………………(have) an accident last week?


    B: Because she………….……(drive) very fast and she…………(loose) control of her car
    and eventually she………………(hit) a big tree.

    6. A: Why……………(not) you………………(answer) my call an hour ago?


    B: Because I………………………….(have) a bath.

    7. A: What…………Terry…………….(do) when you …………..(see) him?


    B: He …………………….(study) for his English exam.

    8. A: What …………they…………..(do) when the power ………….(go) off suddenly?


    B: They………………………(watch) TV.

    9. A:……………..it……………(rain) when you……………….(get) up?


    B: No. It …………………..(snow).

    10. A: Where …………you…………..(go) when I …………..(see) you last week?


    B: We……………….(go) to the cinema?
    A: Oh nice! What…………….(be) the movie like?
    B: Boring! I……………….(fall) asleep in the middle of the film while
    I……………..(watch) it.

    EXERCISE 2
    Simple Past or Past Continuous?

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    Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Cont.).
    1. While Tony……………. (watch) a DVD, Alan…………… (listen) to his favourite radio show.
    2. Melly………….. (get) home,………… (turn) the computer on and………… (check) her emails.
    3. The burglar……………. (break) into the house,………… (steal) the money and…………
    (leave) without a trace.
    4. Just a few students……………… (listen) while the teacher……………….. (explain) the lesson.
    5. While they………….. (do) a sight-seeing tour, my friends and I……………... (lie) on the
    beach.
    6. She………….. (wake) up and…………. (look) at her watch.
    7. When the doorbell…………..(ring), they …………(have) coffee in the garden.
    8. He ……………………..(have) breakfast when she…………..……………(come).
    9. Eric ……………………(wait) in the car while Caroline……………(do) the shopping.
    10. When she…………………..(feed) the doggies, he ……………..……(take)some photos.
    11. When they…………………(come)into the office, the boss……………..(wait) for them.
    12. While John…………………(sleep), they….…………….(have) a barbecue in the garden.
    13. When the plane………………..(arrive) we…………………….……(wait) at the airport.
    14. While my mother and father………………..(clean) home, my sister…………(do) ironing.

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