Past simple or past continuous? 2 put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
1 when the teacher
(talk) about her
2 tom
weekend, someone
(ask) her a question.
(walk) down the street when he
(see) jane.
3 mike
(not work) when tina
4 clare
(arrive). he
(look) different when i
(watch) tv.
(meet) her at the party.
5 the supermodel
(fall over) as she
(walk) along the catwalk.
6 while they
(climb) the mountain, it
(begin) to snow.
7 we
(drive) to london when we
8 i
(have) an accident. (swim) in the lake when i
(get) a pain in my leg.
past perfect 3 join the pairs of sentences. use the past perfect and the
word in brackets. example
1 we reached greece. we were on the road for five weeks.
(when) we had been on the road for five weeks when we reached greece. or when we reached greece, we had been on the road for five weeks.
2 we went to chile we went to brazil first. (after) 3 i never did anything like white-water rafting. i decided to
try it. (so)
4 we didn't see each other for a long time. we met for a
drink. (when)
5 we walked for many miles. we saw the village. (when) 6 sarah knew the road very well. she travelled that way
many times. (so)
2) Bob a)helped his father.
3) The girls c)skipped in the park.
4) My sister b)studied English last year.
5) Did you walk in the park a)yesterday?
6) What game c)did you play yesterday?
7) Tom c)tried to play tennis.
8) We b)ate porridge yesterday.
9) Mother a)bought some bread.
10) l b)did my homework yesterday.
1) l c)saw a nice picture yesterday.
2) Bob c)didn't go to school last week.
3) Tom a)got a present yesterday.
4) Did you b)read this book last year?
5) l didn't c)hear your song.
6) Mary b)sang this song at the party.
7) Granny a)wrote a letter to us last week.
8) l c)didn't drink my juice yesterday.
9) Did you b) sleep well last night?
10) Why b) did you buy this bag?