Past Simple
Laura ____(teach) me how to cook a pie, but I _______ (burn) it.
Laura TAUGHT me how to cook a pie, but I BURNT it yesterday.
While Ahinara _______ (read), Paula and Antía ______ (watch) TV.
While Ahinara WAS READING, Paula and Antía WERE WATCHING TV.
Rose ____ (rip) her pants while she ______ (exercise).
Rose RIPPED her pants while she WAS EXERCISING.
When Alba and Alicia ________ (leave) their houses, they ______ (see) a unicorn.
When Alba and Alicia WERE LEAVING their houses, they SAW a unicorn.
Víctor _______ (cook) dinner yesterday at 9:30 p.m.
Víctor WAS COOKING dinner yesterday at 9:30 p.m.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Leandro ______ (feel) sad when he and his friend _______ (say) goodbye.
Leandro FELT sad when he and his friend SAID goodbye.
I don't care what you_____(do), I want to know who ______ (try) to steal my bag.
WERE DOING, WAS TRYING
Adrián _____ (lose) his wallet while he _____ (jog) in the park.
Adrián LOST his wallet while he WAS JOGGING in the park.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
While Enma _____ (type) her report, the electricity _____ (go) off.
While Enma WAS TYPING her report, the electricity WENT off.
Julieta ________ (play) games when I _______ (arrive).
Julieta WAS PLAYING games when I ARRIVED.
Pablo and Pablo ______ (find) three cookies in the kitchen and _____ (eat) them.
Pablo and Pablo FOUND three cookies in the kitchen and ATE them.
Paula ______ (not travel) to France, but _____ (fly) to Germany.
Paula WAS NOT TRAVELLING to France, but FLYING to Germany.
Iago and Marcos ______ (trip) and _____ (fall) while they ______ (dance).
Iago and Marcos TRIPPED and FELL while they WERE DANCING.
While Benjamin ________ (study) for his English exam, I ______ (bring) him some snacks.
While Benjamin WAS STUDYING for his English exam, I BROUGHT him some snacks.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Julia and I were feeling energized, so we ________ (stand) up and _______ (go) for a run.
Julia and I were feeling energized, so we STOOD up and WENT for a run.
Mateo ________ (study) hard and ______ (do) well on the English exam.
Mateo STUDIED hard and DID well on the English exam.
_____ you _____ (whistle) while Inés ______ (talk)?
WERE you WHISTLING while Ineś WAS TALKING?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Silvia _____ (listen) to her iPod, so she _____ (not hear) the fire alarm.
Silvia WAS LISTENING to HER iPod, so she DID NOT HEAR the fire alarm.
When Abel and Raúl ______ (play) hide-and-seek with their friends, they _____ (lay) on the floor and _____ (hide) behind a box.
When Abel and Raúl WERE PLAYING hide-and-seek with their friends, they LAID on the floor and HID behind a box.
Complete this question once in the past simple and then in the past continuous:
Why _____ Lucía _____ (run) outside in the rain?
Why DID Lucía RUN outside in the rain?
Why WAS Lucía RUNNING outside in the rain?
Fill-in the lyrics to Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away":
Summer after high school when we first ______
We'd make out in your Mustang to Radiohead
And on my 18th birthday we ______ matching tattoos
MET,
GOT
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Fill-in the blanks to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe":
Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was _______
Hot night, wind was ________
Where you think you're going, baby?
SHOWING, BLOWING
Fill-in the lyrics from "Enchanted" by Taylor Swift:
There I _____ again tonight
forcing laughter, ______ smiles
Same old tired, lonely place
WAS,
FAKING
Create a sentence using the past simple, past continuous, and these verbs:
SWIM, BREAK, SEE
:)
Fill-in the lyrics to Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball":
We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain
We _______, never asking why
We _______, I ______ under your spell
A love no one could deny
JUMPED, KISSED, FELL