Simple Past
I ______ (talk) to my best friend yesterday.
talked
It ____________ (snow) a lot yesterday at 2 p.m.
was snowing
While I ___________(listen) to my favourite song, my friend called me.
was listening
Did you _____ (fall) asleep while I _____ (talk) to you?
fall - was talking
Choose the correct option :
a) I was trying to call you last night, but you didn’t answer.
b) I was tried to call you last night, but you didn’t answer.
c) I was trying to call you last night, but you weren't answering .
a) (Past simple for a completed action, past simple for another completed action that didn’t happen.)
Yesterday, I ___________ (speak) Spanish.
spoke
My family and I _______________ (watch) the news together when my friend called me.
were watching
Sandy and I ______________ (research) an important Canadian event for our project yesterday at 7 o'clock.
were researching
The team _________ (play) soccer when suddenly a dog ___________ (run) onto the field.
was/were playing - ran
Mention 3 'state' verbs and say why they are called this way.
need, be, can, like, understand
--> they can't be in the past continuous tense
Where _________(be) your cat when I called you?
was
__________ (they / dance) with all those famous people, or was that a fake photo?
Were they dancing
Last Sunday at 2 p.m. I ____________(jog) in the park when I saw a thief who ______________(try) to open someone's bag.
was jogging
was trying
I ________(pay) for the tickets while I ____________(wait) for my friend to arrive.
paid
was waiting
In which of these situations do you use the past continuous tense?
a) an action that was in progress in the past
b) an action that was completed in the past
c) an action that started in the past and is still happening now
a) an action that was in progress in the past
Write the Past Simple question for this answer.
Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Sarah _______________ (not chat) to her friend at 8 p.m. She ____________(have) dinner.
Sarah WASN'T CHATTING to her friend at 8 p.m. She WAS HAVING dinner.
Last night I ___________ (lie) in bed when the doorbell rang.
was lying
First I ___________(lie) down on the sofa and then I ________(fall) asleep while the music __________(play).
LAY
FELL
WAS PLAYING
Correct the sentence so that it makes sense.
He didn't pay attention in class when the teacher was asking him a question.
He wasn't paying attention in class when the teacher asked him a question.
Who ___________ you __________ to the beach with last weekend?
Who DID you GO to the beach with last weekend?
James __________ (not lie). He ________________ (tell) the truth.
James WASN'T LYING. He WAS TELLING the truth.
Yesterday, I __________ (wake up) at 8 a.m. After that, I _____________ (have) a shower and then I ____________(get dressed).
woke up
had
got dressed
I _____ (dye) my hair when my mum _________ (tell) that dinner was ready.
WAS DYEING
TOLD
Complete the sentence with PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
Yesterday, we ______ (wake up) early, ______ (eat) breakfast quickly, and ______ (leave) the house before sunrise. On the way to the train station, we ______ (see) an old friend and ______ (stop) to talk for a few minutes. Unfortunately, we ______ (miss) our train and ______ (have) to wait for the next one.
Yesterday, we woke up early, ate breakfast quickly, and left the house before sunrise. On the way to the train station, we saw an old friend and stopped to talk for a few minutes. Unfortunately, we missed our train and had to wait for the next one.