Past Continuous vs Past Simple 30.11.2021

Past Continuous vs Past Simple

1. Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences

1.      Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.

2.      Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.

3.      Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?

4.      Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.

5.      When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.

6.      We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.

7.      The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.

8.      Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter

2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.

1.      His parents ………………………. (immigrate) to USA four years ago.

2.      The film was terrible so we ………………………. (not stay) until the end.

3.      Jocelyn ………………….. (not work) at 9.00 pm last Sunday.

4.      As the woman ………………….... (leave) her house, the phone rang.

5.      Lucy ………………………. (wear) a lot of make-up when she was younger.

6.      She …………………….. (meet) her boyfriend every weekend at the discoteque.

7.      The mechanic ………………… (look for) a better job the whole month.

8.      While I ……………………. (wait) for the shop to open, I …………………… (speak) to a friend on my mobile

9.      Margaret ……………………. (study) at London university when she ……………. (meet) her husband.

10.   When the man …………………….. (wake) up yesterday, the baby …………………….. (cry) loudly.

 

3. Complete the text. Use past simple and continuous.

It _____ (be) a rainy day of November. We __________ (come) from school at 2 o’clock. We ________ (not be) very hungry but we ______ (be) too cold. While we ____________ (walk) with  my umbrella, we ______ (find) a coin. It _____ (not be) a normal coin, it _____ (be) a strange coin.

We ________ (not continue) walking. We _____  (be) a bit nervous. What should we do? Maybe, we ______ to (have) put the coin where we ______ (find) it. We _____ (do) this. We ________ (walk) on the street, when a tall man ______ (ask) us for the coin. We ______ (tell) him that the coin _____ (be) at the beginning of the street. We _________ (know) what ______________  (happen), so we ________ (continue) walking.