Vocabulary
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Fill in the gap
100

This person writes songs

Musician 

100

How do we make past simple?

verb + -ed / irregular verb

100
How do we make past continuous? 

Was /were + verb + -ing

100

Juan phoned while I _______ (play) my new computer game. 

was playing

100

I broke my ankle and I spent a week in a _____ .

hospital

200

This person takes care of your teeth

Dentist

200

Make it into past simple: work

worked

200

It __________ (rain) so we didn't play rugby.

was raining

200

I _____ (not study) when Mum arrived

wasn't studying

200

Waiter works in a __________

café; restaurant

300
This person is good at looking after people in hospital

Nurse

300

Make it into past simple: sleep

slept

300

Susan and Jo _______ (run) in the park. 

were running

300

Which tense (past simple or past continuous) comes after when in a sentence?

past simple

300

It ________ (rain) today. 

was raining

400

Likes writing and is interested in the news

Journalist

400

How do we make past simple negative?

did not (didn't) + verb 

400

How do we make past continuous negative?

wasn't /weren't + verb + -ing

400

Which tense (past simple or past continuous) comes after while in a sentence? 

past continuous

400

The taxi _____ (come) while we _______ (pack) our luggage. 

came; were packing

500

This person is interested in how people think

Psychologist 

500

Name "be" past simple form 

was / were

500

Sorry, I _______ (not listen). 

wasn't listening 

500

While Alysse _____ (look) at pictures in the art gallery, someone _____ (call) her name.

was looking; called

500

You _____ (not look) when the teacher ______ (show) us the answers.

weren't looking; showed 

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