Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past continuous.
I was eating dinner when he __________. (arrive)
I was eating dinner when he arrived.
Complete the sentence with the verb in the bracket. Use the correct form of used to.
She ____________ a lot but she doesn’t have time now. (swim)
She used to swim a lot but she doesn’t have time now.
Put these words into past simple:
can, eat, have
could, ate, had
Identify the error and correct it:
Did you went home after school?
Did you go home after school?
Translate into English:
vyrůst, garáž, létat
grow up, garage, fly
Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past continuous.
They __________ well because the presentation was amazing! (plan)
They planned well because the presentation was amazing!
Complete the sentence with the verb in the bracket. Use the correct form of used to.
He ____________ as a bus driver and knew the whole town. (work)
He used to work as a bus driver and knew the whole town.
Put these words into past simple:
get, know, take
got, knew, took
Identify the error and correct it:
Did you use to eat pizza yesterday?
Did you eat pizza yesterday?
Translate into English:
odejít do důchodu, představit si, padat
retire, imagine, fall
Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past continuous.
He ____________ in the park when I called him. (run)
He was running in the park when I called him.
Complete the sentence with the verb in the bracket. Use the correct form of used to.
They ____________ much because they didn’t have money. (travel)
They didn’t use to travel much because they didn’t have money.
Put these words into past simple:
go, hear, find
went, heard, found
Identify the error and correct it:
They were singing and it is very beautiful.
They were singing and it was very beautiful.
Translate into English:
narodit se, strávit (čas), překvapivě
be born, spend, surprisingly
Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past continuous.
We ____________ what you did when you were in the shop yesterday. (see)
We saw what you did when you were in the shop yesterday.
Complete the sentence with the verb in the bracket. Use the correct form of used to.
People ____________ computers in 1850. (use)
People didn’t use to use computers in 1850.
Put these words into past simple:
cut, be, give
cut, was/were, gave
Identify the error and correct it:
Didn’t he use to played football when he was young?
Didn’t he use to play football when he was young?
Translate into English:
kyslík, hodit, probíhající
oxygen, throw, in progress
Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use past simple or past continuous.
She ___________ TV when her cat _________ on the table. (watch, jump)
She was watching TV when her cat jumped on the table.
Complete the sentence with the verb in the bracket. Use the correct form of used to.
Her father _____________ her fairytales but her mother did. (read)
Her father didn’t use to read her fairytales but her mother did.
Put these words into past simple:
fall, throw, leave
fell, threw, left
Identify the error and correct it:
What did they use to tell you when you saw them?
What did they tell you when you saw them?
Translate into English:
vášeň, honit, fronta
passion, chase, queue