Past Simple
Past Simple or Past Continuous
Past simple + Past Continuous
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100

I ____________ (not want) to go to the cinema yesterday.

didn't want

100

I __________ (travel) to France last year.

travelled
100

While the band _________ (play) Dylan _____________ (dance) his heart out.

was playing - was dancing

100

The prize for winning the championship / champion is 25 000 pounds.

championship

100

It was a difficult situation, but she believed in / give in her friend.

believed in

200

She ___________ (find) a new sport to practice that year.

found

200

I ______________ (study) yesterday at 5 o'clock.

was studying

200

Martha ________ (go) to the supermarket and ___________ (buy) the ingredients for the cake.

went - bought

200

They have always enjoyed sports and staying healthy, so they are fit and athletics / athletic.

athletic

200

The security guard didn't let anyone join in / get in the room.

get in

300

In 2010 they ____________ (write) a project about Shakespeare for English class.

wrote

300

Lizzy __________ (not be) here yesterday.

wasn't

300

When the teacher _________ (arrive) to class, the students ___________ (speak) loudly.

arrived - were speaking

300

All the competitions / competitors in the race had to wear a green uniform.

competitors

300

It was stormy outside so they decided to get in / stay in for the night.

stay in

400

_______ Johnathan and Clare _________ (forget) the present for Sarah?

did - forget

400

I ___________ (cycle) to school every day when I was a student.

cycled

400

While I ___________ (walk) outside, I ___________ (see) a good friend of mine.

was walking - saw

400

They opened a new gymnast / gymnastics club in the sports centre.

gymnastics

400

We'll be at the party tonight, you can tell your friend she can join in / hand in as well.

join in

500

The knight ________ (kneel) before the king.

knelt

500

Their children _________ (spend) the night at grandma's house, so they decided to go out.

were spending

500

They __________ (understand) the exercise as the teacher _____________ (explain) during class.

understood - was explaining

500

She really succeeded / achieved as a tennis player.

succeeded

500

After the other team scored their eleveth goal, the players gave in / give up.

gave in (in the past)