Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple &Past Continuous
Used to
100

 He __________ (read) that book last week.

read

100

He ___________ supper when I got home.


was cooking

100

The girl was shopping_____ she saw the alien get out.(when&while)


when

100

He _____(be) my friend.  

used to be

200

 Mary ___________ (marry) Thomas yesterday.

married

200

The pianist ____________________  (play)at this time yesterday.


was playing the piano

200

 “when” or “while” to fill in the blanks.

1._____ Tom was eating supper, it began to rain outside.


While

200

Transform the sentence into negative:

I used to do the shopping with my friends.

I didn't use to do the shopping with my friends

300

Last summer we ___________ (visit) Uncle Jack.


visited

300

_____ you ______ (play) soccer at 9:00 yesterday morning?


Were playing

300

While I _____ (read) at home yesterday, it _____ (snow).



While I was reading at home yesterday, it snowed.


300

Transform the sentence into a question:

They used to play basketball outside.

Did they use to play basketball outside?

400

Transform it into a question: 

They had a meeting yesterday. 


Did they have a meeting yesterday?


400

What ________(be) you________ (do) when you _____ (hear) the alarm?

were doing  heard

400

When the plane _____ (arrive), it _____ (rain). 


When the plane arrived in Barcelona, it was raining.

400

Correct the mistake:

My sister used to listened to music online.

My sister used to listen to music online.

500

There weren't any classes last Saturday afternoon. 



There were classes last Saturday afternoon. 


500

He ______ (watch) TV when I _____ (get) home yesterday.




He was watching TV when I got home yesterday.

500

I was feeling a little sad because my mother had lost her job. One day, while I _____(walk) on the street, I heard that a beautiful piece of piano music playing above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly ______ (find) out where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.


was walking    found

500

When we were younger, we _____(go) to England for holiday, but now we _____(prefer) to stay at home.

used to go   prefer

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