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    Past Simple Past Continuous Exercises

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    1. The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple and past continuous tenses. It gives sentences where certain verbs should be written in either the past simple or past continuous form based on the brackets. There are also exercises for the reader to practice changing verbs to the correct past tense.

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    Past Simple Past Continuous Exercises

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    Zaklina Donevska
    1. The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple and past continuous tenses. It gives sentences where certain verbs should be written in either the past simple or past continuous form based on the brackets. There are also exercises for the reader to practice changing verbs to the correct past tense.

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    Past Simple Past Continuous exercises. Write the words in brackets in Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.

    1. I (watch) TV when she (call) me.


    2. He (jump) into the river and (rescue) the drowning man.
    3. I (see) my first baseball match while I (live) in New York.
    4. We (ring) the police because the neighbours (play) the music very loud.
    5. He (write) the whole homework during the lunch break.
    6. We (play) in the garden when it (start) to rain.
    7. He (meet) his girlfriend when he (live) in London.
    8. While I (work) in the hospital I (decide) to give up smoking.
    9. It (rain) the whole day so we (decide) to stay at home.
    10. The sun (shine) so we (decide) to go for a walk.
    1. When the war_________ out we___________ in Warsaw. (break / live)
    2. It_________________ to rain when we______________. (begin / start)
    3. While I to the concert somebody at the door. (listen / knock)
    4. When they in that house she very ill. (live / be)
    5. We just for Mary when John . (wait / come)
    6. They wine every day when they in France. (drink / be)
    7. She very quickly when the accident . (drive / happened)
    8. We dinner when he . (have / arrive)
    9. They tennis when we there. (play / get)
    10. She a pink summer frock when I her yesterday. (wear / meet)
    11. The telephone while I my bath. (ring / have)
    12. My son his knee badly when he his bicycle yesterday. (hurt / ride)
    13. While the scientist in his laboratory a friend to see him. (work / come)
    14. When the farmer wheat he many airplanes in the sky. (sow / see)
    15. At half past nine she still her homework. (do)

    1. My brother (DRINK) while he (DO) his homework.

    2. He (WALK) into the classroom, then he (SAT) down.

    3. Harry (SING) a song when Jane (COME) in.

    4. Nothing (HAPPEN) when I turned on the radio.

    5. It (START) to rain while I (WALK) through the park.


    6. Jackie (LISTEN) to the radio when the doorbell (RING).

    7. He (FIND) some money when he (CLEAN) the cupboards.

    8. He (SEE) the accident when he (DRIVE) home from work.

    9. While Jimmy (TELL) a joke his teacher (WALK) in.

    10. The Smiths (FLY) to Italy yesterday.

    11. It (BEGIN) to snow while we (PLAY) football.

    12. They (LIVE) in Portugal when the earthquake (HAPPEN)

    1. They (play) cards when the postman (come).

    2. I (sweep) the floor when I (hear) a noise.

    3. She (watch) TV when the doorbell (ring).

    4. We (hear) a cry and (run) into the kitchen.

    5. First Sam (buy) the newspaper, and then he (take) the plane to Chicago.

    6. Susan and Sally (play) tennis when it (begin) to rain.

    7. I think she (wear) her new hat when I (see) her at the zoo.

    8. A lot of children (wait) at the station when the star (arrive).

    9. They (have) their supper when they (hear) about the accident.

    10. When the phone (ring), mum (work) in the garden.

    11. Sally (take) a photo when I (dance).

    12. They (read) a book when the lights (go) out.

    13. While George (repair) his bike, Bill (play) computer games.

    14. We (talk) about the movie while we (walk) home.

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