Past simple vs Past continuous – used to/would
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4
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
form of the
past simple
, as in the example.
1
A:
Did you see
(you/see)
the news
yesterday?
B: Yes, a wildfire .....................
(break out)
in California. It was awful.
2
A: Susan ...............................
(not/come)
to band practice last week.
B: I know. She ..................
(have)
a lot of
homework to do.
3
A: ........................
(you/travel)
abroad on
holiday when you were younger?
B: No, but we .......................
(drive)
to
Scotland every summer.
A: Really? My great-grandparents ..............
(live)
in Scotland in the 1970s.
4
A: I ..................
(not/sleep)
well last night.
B: Neither did I. The storm .......................
(wake)
me up at midnight and I
..................
(not/go)
back to sleep until
3 am!
4
Make sentences in the affirmative (
✓
),
negative (
✗
) or interrogative (?) form of the
past continuous
.
1
Peter/study/all yesterday evening
(
✓
)
Peter was studying all yesterday evening.
2
I/have lunch/1 o’clock yesterday afternoon
(
✗
)
................................................................
3
Jim/watch/TV/while/Amy/talk/on/phone
(
✓
)
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4
the children/play/outside/all day
(?)
................................................................
5
Greg and I/wait for the bus/7 o’clock/
yesterday morning
(
✗
)
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6
the baby/sleep/all last night
(?)
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6
Timothy is a college student. Look at his
diary and the things he did yesterday.
Complete the sentences about what
Timothy was doing at the stated times, as
in the example.
5
7:30 – 7:45
have a shower
7:45 – 8:00
eat breakfast
8:00 – 8:30
drive to college
9:00 – 1:30
attend lessons
2:00 – 3:30
study in the library
4:00 – 5:30
work out at the gym
7:00 – 8:30
write an essay
8:30 – 10:30
surf the Net
1
Timothy
was having a shower
at 7:40.
2
Timothy ..................................... at 7:55.
3
Timothy ..................................... at 8:15.
4
Timothy ..................................... at 11:00.
5
Timothy ..................................... at 2:30.
6
Timothy ..................................... at 4:20.
7
Timothy ..................................... at 7:50.
8
Timothy ..................................... at 9:15.
Look at the picture. What was happening
on the college lawn yesterday at 3 o’clock?
Write questions and answers.
7
1
Judy/have/cup of coffee?
Was Judy having a cup of coffee?
No, she wasn’t. She was drinking a bottle
of water.
2
Professor Adams and Professor Blythe/
chat/to each other?
................................................................
................................................................
3
Alicia/listen/to music?
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................................................................
4
Tom/send/text messages?
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................................................................
5
Charlie and Sam/play/football?
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Judy
Tom
Sam
Alicia
Charlie
Professor
Adams
Professor
Blythe
