Упражнения на Past Continuous vs Past Simple

Past Continuous is used:

1. While we worked were working , our boss arrived was arriving to the office.
2. It didn't rain wasn't raining while I walked was walking in the park.
3. When I woke up was waking up , the sun shone was shining .
4. What did you do were you doing when I called was calling ?
5. I watched was watching TV, so I didn't hear wasn't hearing the doorbell.
6. I took was taking one cookie while my mum baked was baking them.
7. Did you go Were you going to the supermarket when you saw were seeing Jane?

When Sam weren't coming were coming was coming came back home, he saw a car accident. Two cars crash crashed was crashing were crashing at the pedestrian crossing. Sam was just about to cross it when he saw a red car. It went didn't go were going was going too fast, and the driver didn't manage to stop. He hit a black car which was standing at the front. Luckily, nobody got hurt. The drivers called the police. When the police came, they started to question pedestrians and other drivers. Sam had to answer several questions too. While he was answering, the driver of the red car left the scene of the accident. The police quickly found find was finding were finding the criminal and arrested him.

It was a dark scary night. The wind was blowing , and the moon was shining brightly. The tree branch started to knock into my window and woke me up. I sat on my bed and heard a strange sound. It was coming out of my wardrobe. I didn't want did not want to get out of the bed, but I had to if I wanted to know who or what was making that sound. I came to the wardrobe doors. I was very scared, but I was telling myself that I was a very brave boy while I was opening the doors. When I opened them, the sound ended and I didn't see did not see anything strange inside. There were just my clothes and shoes. I closed the doors and returned to bed. Suddenly, I felt there was someone on my bed... I looked around and saw… my cat, Tom. I understood that he was sitting in the wardrobe and making that strange sound because he wanted to get out.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given verbs to make them true about you. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.

1. Yesterday at 5 p.m., I was doing wasn't doing was not doing homework.
2. This morning, I got up didn't get up did not get up at 7 o'clock.
3. The sun was shining wasn't shining was not shining when I woke up yesterday.
4. Your friend asked you, "What were you doing yesterday when it was dinner time?"

   You said, "I was eating wasn't eating was not eating for sure."

5. Yesterday afternoon, my mum was cooking wasn't cooking was not cooking dinner in the kitchen while my father was watching wasn't watching was not watching TV in the living room.

Read the sentences and put in the names of the right tenses.

Past Simple Past Continuous is used to describe two past actions which were happening at the same time.

Past Simple Past Continuous is used to speak about finished actions in the past.

Past Simple Past Continuous is used to describe an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past.

Past Simple Past Continuous is used with finished actions, states or habits in the past when we know from general knowledge that the time period has finished. For example, if the person is dead.

Past Simple Past Continuous is used to talk about a past action which was interrupted by another past activity.

Past Simple Past Continuous is used to talk about states or habits in the past.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given verbs.

Two days ago a funny story happened. My mum was cooking when I came home. I washed my hands and started to help her. My dad was sleeping while we were talking and cooking. Suddenly, his phone rang. He got up and answered the call. It was his boss. He told my dad that he was driving home when the accident happened . My dad was worried. He went out, took the car and went to help his boss. When he arrived at the hospital, he didn't find did not find anybody. My father didn't understand anything and drove back home. When he came , his boss and all his colleagues were hiding behind the kitchen table. They had decided to make a surprise party for dad. It was his birthday.

Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1. Janny can help you with your project. She helped me yesterday.
2. The program usually starts at 8 p.m. Yesterday, it began at 7 p.m.
3. Last year, my dad built a new summerhouse for our family.
4. Can you imagine? I sent my mum an email yesterday by mistake.
5. I made lasagna yesterday. It was amazing!
6. I can't believe it, but she bought that expensive dress yesterday.
7. Last year, they didn't travel did not travel a lot.
8. My sister could swim when she was four years old.
9. Our parents left the city two days ago.
10. She became a school president in 2018.

Find the correct missing verbs for the pictures.

1. I was cooking cooked sushi yesterday, but you wasn't coming didn't come .
2. While I was waiting waited for you, I was reading read a book.
3. He was doing did his homework when the earthquake was starting started .
4. She was calling called me to tell that they were losing lost .
5. I was was being surprised. They were preparing prepared a party for my birthday.
6. What did she do was she doing when you arrived was arriving ?