Question

1. PAST SIMPLE. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets (10)
a. Last summer, my friend and I ____________ (travel) around the south of France. We really ______________
(enjoy) ourselves.
b. __________ you _____________ (cry) at the end of the film? I thought it __________ (be)really sad.
c. I my grandmother _____________ (send) me a WhatsApp message yesterday saying that she ____________ (not
know) how to send a photo.
d. My mobile phone ___________(fall) on the floor but the screen _______________ (not break).That was lucky!
e. I _____________ (not see) the accident. It all ____________ (happen) very quickly.
2. PAST CONTINUOUS. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets (10)
a. I ______________ (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
b. Joe and Sam _________________(use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.
c. Who was that guy you _____________(dance) with at the party?
d. Paula _______________ (come) home from school when she saw an accident.
e. In 1999 my father __________________(live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.
f. He _______________ (open) the box when he cut his finger.
g. This time last week, we _________________ (visit) my grandmother.
h. I ________________(sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.
i. Andrew ___________________ (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
j. I _________________ (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.
3. PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS. Choose the correct option (10)
a. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
b. When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.
c. I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking my elbow
d. Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
e. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus.
f. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet.
g. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the
keyboard.
h. When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went / was going to the doctor’s –
I felt terrible.
i. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
j. Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something really important?
4. PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS. Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in
brackets. (16)
Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I _________________ (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the
battery _______________ (run out). I ______________(lie) on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It helps
me to concentrate. I _____________ also (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I _______________________
(not concentrate) very hard on my homework and I _____________ (forget) to plug in my laptop! I didn’t notice that the
battery was getting low. I was just finishing the
essay when the screen _______________ (go) black. I _____________ (lose) everything. I _______________ (scream)
in frustration. My dad ______________ (come) running into my bedroom. I ________________ (cry) so he
_______________ (give) me his laptop. I _______________ (try) to remember everything in my essay – it
_______________(be) quite difficult especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I was
watching one, the WiFi _________________ (stop) working. In the end, it was probably better because I
_______________ (manage) to finish the essay and it was much better than the previous one!
5. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use the Past Simple or the Past continuous. (4)
a. Yesterday, _______________________________
b. While I was studying, my friend ________________________________
c. While the teacher was explaining, the students _____________________________
d. Last Friday, I _______________________________

Answer 1

Respuesta:

a. Last summer, my friend and I traveled (travel) around the south of France. We really enjoyed (enjoy) ourselves.

b. Did you cried (cry) at the end of the film? I thought it was (be)really sad.

c. I my grandmother sent (send) me a WhatsApp message yesterday saying that she didn't knew (not know) how to send a photo.

d. My mobile phone fell (fall) on the floor but the screen didn't broke(not break).That was lucky!

e. I didn't saw (not see) the accident. It all happened (happen) very quickly.

2. PAST CONTINUOUS. Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets (10)

a. I was making (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.

b. Joe and Sam were using (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.

c. Who was that guy you were dancing (dance) with at the party?

d. Paula was coming (come) home from school when she saw an accident.

e. In 1999 my father was living (live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.

f. He was opening (open) the box when he cut his finger.

g. This time last week, we were visiting (visit) my grandmother.

h. I was sitting (sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.

i. Andrew was inserting (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.

j. I was starting (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.

3. PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS. Choose the correct option (10)

a. I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.

b. When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last question.

c. I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking my elbow

d. Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.

e. I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus.

f. Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet.

g. My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.

h. When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went / was going to the doctor’s –I felt terrible.

i. How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?

j. Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something really important?

4. PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS. Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets. (16)

Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I was trying (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery ran out (run out).

I was lying (lie) on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate. I was also chatting (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook.

OK, so I was concentrating (not concentrate) very hard on my homework and I forgot (forget) to plug in my laptop! I didn’t notice that the battery was getting low.

I was just finishing the essay when the screen went (go) black. I lost (lose) everything. I was screaming (scream) in frustration.

My dad came (come) running into my bedroom. I was crying (cry) so he

gave (give) me his laptop. I was trying (try) to remember everything in my essay – it was (be) quite difficult especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos.

Anyway, while I was watching one, the WiFi stopped (stop) working. In the end, it was probably better because I managed (manage) to finish the essay and it was much better than the previous one!

5. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use the Past Simple or the Past continuous. (4)

a. Yesterday, I was trying to do my homework.

b. While I was studying, my friend came to visit me at home.

c. While the teacher was explaining, the students were talking a lot.

d. Last Friday, I ate pizza.