PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS.

1. As they____________(walk) along the road, they____(hear) a car coming from

behind them. Tom_________(turn) round and __________(hold) up his hand.
The car_______(stop).
2. When I__________(arrive) at the station, Mary_________(wait) for me. She
_______(wear) a blue dress and_________(look) very pretty. As soon as she
______(see) me she ______(shout) something but I couldnt hear what she
________(say) because everybody _____(make) such a noise.
3. The prisoner_______(escape) by climbing the wall of the garden where
he______(work).
4. The floor was covered with ball of wool. Obviously, Mrs. Pitt_____(knit)
something.
5. Ann said that she______(be) on holiday. I _______(say) that I ______(hope)
she________(enjoy) herself.
6. I________(write) a cheque when I _______(remember) that I_______(have)
nothing in the bank.
7. I_____(open) the door and ______(let) the cat out.
8. He______(not/see) the stop sign because he ______(talk) to me.
9. I couldnt go on trip because I_______(not/have) enough money.
10. While we_____(play) in the park, we _____(find) some money.
11. They _________(promote) their products when the ______(offer) me a free trip
to Dublin.
12. The shops were closed because everybody ______(celebrate) Christmas.
13. They_____(hide) because his brother_______(try) to find them.
14. We couldnt get into the house because it_________(be) locked.
15. I______(watch) TV when my mother ______(come) back home.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS.

Write the words in the correct order to form a sentence.
1. I/to/came/England/ago/years/five.
2. a beautiful dinner /I /arrived /I/ my /husband /was/ that/ preparing/ home /When/
discovered.
3. saw/Justin/his/yesterday/ex-girlfriend.
4. studied /left/ a teacher/ university/ she /When/ to/ become/ she
5. was /the/ rang/ I/ having/ a/ When/ shower/ telephone
Make questions for the answers.
1. We were studying for the exam when it started to rain.
2. My sister finished university two years ago.
3. I got my driving licence at the age of 18.
4. She was doing exercise when the dog escaped.
5. My friend was very good at speaking French.
6. I went to the cinema with my friends.
7. We studied for the exam the whole night.
8. My parents bought me a new car.