Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple
or Past Continuous?
Prepositions
100

It ____________ (be) Timko´s birthday last Wednesday.

It WAS Timko´s birthday last Wednesday.

100

Peter _______ (play) football for 2 hours last Friday.

Peter WAS PLAYING football for 2 hours last Friday.

100

We ______________ (stand up) when the teacher arrived.

We STOOD UP when the teacher arrived.

100


Kubo wasn´t at school 

___________ Thursday.

Kubo wasn´t at school ON Thursday.

200

Sandra _____________ (meet) Tami at elementary school.

Sandra MET Tami at elementary school.

200

It __________ (rain) all day the day before yesterday.

It WAS RAINING all day the day before yesterday.

200

When Vicky ____________ (come) to the classroom, Aďka ___________ (prepare) her books for the lesson.

When Vicky CAME to the classroom, Aďka WAS PREPARING/PREPARED her books for the lesson.

200

Was Kaja born _________  2007 or 2008?

Was Kaja born IN 2007 or 2008?

300

__________ (Kika, come)  to school by train yesterday? 

Yes, she ______ .

DID Kika COME to school by train yesterday? 

Yes, she DID.

300

My mum _________ (study) in Obchodná Akadémia in Trenčín from 1994 to 1998.

My mum WAS STUDYING in Obchodná Akadémia in Trenčín from 1994 to 1998.

300

I first ___________ (hear) about Obchodná Akadémia in Trenčín when my friends ________ (talk) about the school they went to.

I first HEARD about Obchodná Akadémia in Trenčín when my friends WERE TALKING about the school they went to.

300

Is Roman´s birthday ____________ May 6 or ___________  June 5?

Is Roman´s birthday ON May 6 or ON June 5?

400

Emka ____________ (forget) her books in the locker the other day.

Emka FORGOT her books in the locker the other day.

400

What ___________ (you, do)  all day yesterday?

What WERE YOU DOING all day yesterday?

400

____________ (Jessica and Natálka, listen) while the teacher _________ (explain) the past tenses? 

Yes, they __________ .

WERE Jessica and Natálka LISTENING while the teacher WAS EXPLAINING the past tenses?

Yes, they WERE.

400

Matej and Táňa arrived  _______ 9:30 _____________ Thursday morning.

Matej and Táňa arrived  AT 9:30 ON Thursday morning.