Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple or Past Continuous?
Places of work
Jobs
100

Make the sentence negative.


He ate spaghetti for lunch.

He __________ spaghetti for lunch.

He DIDN'T EAT spaghetti for lunch.

100

I _____ washing the window when Pablo called me.

I WAS washing the window when Pablo called me.

100

I PHONED / WAS PHONING my friend yesterday.

I PHONED my friend yesterday.

100

Where does an engineer work?

in a factory / outdoors / office

100

Put the letters in the correct order to make a job:


heatcre

heatcre

TEACHER

200

Make the sentence negative:


She wanted to be a doctor.

She __________ to be a doctor.

She DIDN'T WANT to be a doctor.

200

They ________ in the park when it started to rain!

a) was walking

b) walked

c) were walking

They _________ in the park when it started to rain!

c) WERE WALKING

200

We ARRIVED / WERE ARRIVING at English class at half past six.

We ARRIVED at English class at half past six.

200

My father loves the countryside. He works ________ on a farm.

My father loves the countryside. He works OUTDOORS on a farm.

200

Who works in a studio?

SINGER / ACTOR / DIRECTOR / MUSICIAN

300
Complete the question with the correct past simple form of the verb:


A: "Where ___________(you / go) on holiday last summer?"

B: "To Greece. We stayed in a hotel. It was very sunny!"


"Where DID YOU GO on holiday last summer?"

300

________(he / write a letter) when Sarah entered the room.

HE WAS WRITING a letter when Sarah entered the room.

300

I DID/WAS DOING homework for my Biology class when my computer broke.

I WAS DOING homework for my Biology class when my computer broke.

300

My brother likes making new cars but he doesn't know how to fix them. He works in a GARAGE / FACTORY.

My brother likes making new cars but he doesn't know how to fix them. He works in a FACTORY.

300

My Mum wanted to make our house bigger, so she hired a ___________.

BUILDER

400

Complete the question with the correct past simple form of the verb:


A: "Did you buy a new mobile phone?"

B: "No, I _________ (not buy) it because I didn't have any money"

"No, I DIDN'T BUY it because I didn't have any money"

400

While my brother _________ (play football), he broke the window.

While my brother WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL, he broke the window.

400

I READ/WAS READING the newspaper before you arrived. I like finding out information.

I WAS READING the newspaper before you arrived. I like finding out information.

400

My sister likes plays, so we're going to the CINEMA/THEATRE for her birthday.

THEATRE

400

Someone who works in a factory.....

ENGINEER

500

Use the sentence to make a question and a short answer:


Sophie made pizza for lunch.

_______________________?

Yes, ____________

Sophie made pizza for lunch.

Did Sophie make pizza for lunch?

Yes, she did.

500

Complete the question with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

"Who ___________ (you / wait for) when I saw you this afternoon?

"My friend Jason"

"Who WERE YOU WAITING FOR when I saw you this afternoon?

"My friend Jason"

500

I TRIED/WAS TRYING to solve a puzzle when my brother asked me a question.

I WAS TRYING to solve a puzzle when my brother asked me a question.

500

My sister is working in a/an ________ at the moment. She can type and she likes working on a computer.

OFFICE

500

We couldn’t find the T-shirt we wanted, so we asked the __________ to help us.

SHOP ASSISTANT

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