Past Simple
Complete: She _____ (buy) a new bike last week
bought
Complete: At 8 PM yesterday, they _____ (watch) TV.
were watching
Choose: I was reading a book _____ the lights went out.
when
Correct the mistake: They was playing football in the park.
hey WERE playing football...
Complete: I _____ (sleep) when my alarm clock _____ (ring).
was sleeping / rang
Complete in negative: We _____ (not go) to the beach yesterday.
did not go /didn't go
Complete in negative: My brother _____ (not study) at 5 o'clock.
wasn't studying/ was not studying
Choose: _____ we were walking home, it started to rain.
Correct the mistake: She didn't went to school last Friday.
She didn't GO to school...
Complete: While Sarah _____ (cook) dinner, she _____ (burn) her hand.
was cooking / burnt (burned)
Complete the question: _____ (you / see) Paul at the party last night?
did you see
Complete the question: What _____ (you / do) when I called you?
were you doing
Which connector usually goes before a short, interrupting action in Past Simple?
when
Correct the mistake: I was seeing a strange dog while I walked home.
I SAW a strange dog...
Complete: The phone _____ (ring) while we _____ (have) lunch.
rang / were having
Give the irregular past forms of these 3 verbs: teach, fall, catch.
taught, fell, caught
Complete for parallel actions: While dad _____ (listen) to music, mum _____ (read) a book.
was listening/was reading
Rewrite using 'WHEN': While I was taking a shower, the doorbell rang.
I was taking a shower WHEN the doorbell rang.
Correct the mistake: While we listened to the teacher, a student entered the room.
While we WERE LISTENING to the teacher...
Complete: They _____ (not play) video games when their parents _____ (arrive) home.
weren't playing / arrived
Complete the sequence of actions: She _____ (open) her bag, _____ (take) out the keys and _____ (unlock) the door.
opened/took/unlocked
Translate to English: "¿Qué estabais haciendo ayer a las 7 de la tarde?"
What were you doing yesterday at 7PM?
Explain the rule: Which tense usually comes after 'while' and which after 'when'?
While + Past Continuous; When + Past Simple.
Correct BOTH mistakes: While I studied, the phone was ringing.
While I WAS STUDYING, the phone RANG.
Translate to English: "Estábamos estudiando cuando el teléfono sonó."
We were studying when the phone rang.