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Grammar

Past Simple and Past Continuous

1Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.As she (drive) to the airport, she (hear) about the accident.

2.I (forget) the name of the street that I (look for).

3.Who (recommend) the restaurant that we (go) to last night?

4.It (snow) heavily when the plane (land).

5.They (want) to get home before the rain (start).

6.He (not want) to disturb you, so he (leave) quietly.

2Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.who / Jill / talk to / when / we / arrive / at the party / ?

2.when / I / bump into / Lisa and Graham / they / have / an argument / .

3.we / not go out / last night / because / we / study / .

4.what / she / say / when / you / tell her / the truth / ?

5.you / sleep / when / I / phone / last night / ?

6.my friend / listen / to music / while / I / try / to study / .

7.where / you / have / lunch / yesterday / ?

8.why / everyone / shout / all night / ?

3Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

A family in the United States 1. (not have) enough money to pay for their house, so

the bank 2. (tell) them that they had to move out. They sadly 3.

(begin) to get ready. While they 4. (pack) their things in the basement, they

5. (find) an old Superman comic book from the year 1938. On the cover, Superman

6. (lift) a car above his head. The mother 7. (call) a comic book

expert, and as he 8. (talk), she suddenly 9. (start) to realise that

they didnt have to leave their home after all. The old comic book 10. (be) a very

special item that many collectors 11. (look for) a rare copy of the first Superman

comic book. It was worth at least $250,000!

4Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.

1.Some of the students left the room during the guest speakers talk. (while)

2.He travelled by train and on the way he listened to music. (as)

3.She paid for the dress; at the same time she decided to buy the bag. (while)

4.I worked at a hotel and met my boyfriend. (while)

5.It was midnight and we were still studying. (at)

6.We didnt drive because of the snow. (was)

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