Past simple - Past continuous
1.
Copy examples a-d. Underline
the past continuous verbs forms and
circle the past simple forms.
a)
My
sister was wearing her pink trousers when I got up this morning.
b)
Children
were asking for food.
c)
He
watched TV.
d)
Rachel
was laughing at him.
a)
When
the post man arrived/ was arriving, my father was taking a shower.
b)
While
my brother was studying/ studied, my
mum made some cakes.
c)
He
missed/ was missing the train because was talking with some frineds.
d)
She
was buying/ bought a pair of sunglasses after I took this photo.
e)
The
students were talking/ talked when the teacher arrived.
f)
The
thieves came/ were coming into the house while the man was sleeping.
g)
Peter
laughed when he saw/ was seeing this photo.
3.
Fill the gaps with past simple
or past continuous. Then listen and check.
a)
Completed
actions are described by……………
b)
Longer
actions or ´ background´ actions are described by ………….
c)
…………..describes
actions which were in progress.
d)
…………..is
formed with the past of the verb be + -ing form.
A few weeks
ago, my friend (1) ... (phone) me while I (2) ... (watch) a
football match between FC Barcelona and FC Real Madrid. He (3) ...
(work), but he (4) ... (want) a photo of the football players and the
fans at the match, so I (5) ... (use) the camera on my phone. I like
pictures of fans, since they are colourful and noisy. Apart from this, their
behaviour is sometimes very amusing. In this match, Barcelona (6) ...
(score) a very beautiful goal in the first half, and the fans (7) ...
(celebrate). In the second half, the referee (8) ... (give) a penalty to
Real Madrid, and they (9) ... (score). After that we (10) ...
(stand) like statues.
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