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Past Simple and Past Continuous Exercises

The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple and past continuous tenses. It contains sentences for the learner to complete using either the past simple or past continuous form of verbs provided in brackets. It focuses on using these tenses to describe actions that were occurring simultaneously or sequentially in the past.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous Exercises

The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple and past continuous tenses. It contains sentences for the learner to complete using either the past simple or past continuous form of verbs provided in brackets. It focuses on using these tenses to describe actions that were occurring simultaneously or sequentially in the past.

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Ana Maria Barath
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Past simple and past continuous

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

1. While I (drive), I (have) an accident.

2. Kate (have) dinner and then she (do) her homework.

3. The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.

4. Sam (plan) a party and then he (phone) his friends.

5. While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.

6. Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.

2) Complete the sentences with  past simple  or  past continuous.

1. While Carla   golf, her husband   a book in


the lounge.
2. He   a number.
3. While I   around Australia, I   many
interesting places.

3) Complete with past simple or past continuous.

1. While Emma (watch) ……………………………………. football on TV,


Monica (listen)  …………………………… to the radio.
2. When I (walk) ………………………………………. down Fifth Avenue,
I (discover) ……………………………….. a wonderful boutique.
3. The angry little girl (throw) ………………………. her toy onto the floor
and (stamp)………………………………….  her foot.
4. I (receive) ………………………………………………… your SMS while
I (sit) …………………………………….. in the doctor’s waiting room.
5. When Ruth (be) ……………………………………..  little,
she (hate)  ……………………….. the smell of coffee.

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