Technology
Past Continuous & Past Simple
Scientists
Used to
Challenge
100

Complete: I usually ____ online after school.

go

100

Complete: She ____ (sleep) when the phone rang.

was sleeping

100

What do we call a person who studies rocks and the history of the Earth?

A geologist

100

Complete: People ____ write letters more often in the past.

used to

100

Correct all the mistakes: I was watched TV when my friend was called me.

I was watching TV when my friend called me.

200

What do we call a program used to find information on the Internet?

A search engine

200

Choose when or while: I was doing my homework ____ my brother was playing video games.

while

200

Complete: A person who studies languages is called a ____.

linguist

200

Correct the mistake: I used to played computer games every day.

I used to play computer games every day.

200

Complete: While the scientist ____ (do) an experiment, she ____ (discover) something unusual.

was doing; discovered

300

Complete: I need to ____ my social media profile.

update

300

Complete: They ____ (not/watch) TV when I arrived.

weren't watching

300

What do we call a scientist who studies people who lived thousands of years ago?

An archaeologist

300

Complete: My granddad ____ (not/use) a smartphone when he was young.

didn't use to use

300

Correct the mistakes: My grandfather didn't used to have a smartphone, but he use to write letters.

My grandfather didn't use to have a smartphone, but he used to write letters.

400

What do we call the name you use to identify yourself online?

Username

400

Complete: While we ____ (walk) home, we ____ (see) a strange light in the sky.

were walking; saw

400

What does a psychologist study?

How people behave and how their minds work

400

Make a question: you / use to / play / outside / when you were little?

Did you use to play outside when you were little?

400

Complete: When Jane Roberts ____ (work) in Antarctica, she ____ (collect) specimens of ice for her research.

was working; collected

500

Name three collocations with research, experiments and notes.

Do research, do experiments, take notes

500

Make a question: you / watch / TV / when / I / call / you?

Were you watching TV when I called you?

500

Name three scientific subjects and the people who study them.

E.g. geology – geologist; archaeology – archaeologist; psychology – psychologist

500

Complete: People ____ (read) maps in the past, but now they ____ (use) GPS.

used to read; use

500

Correct all the mistakes: When I was younger, I use to read books every day. Yesterday, while I read an e-book, my computer was crashed.

When I was younger, I used to read books every day. Yesterday, while I was reading an e-book, my computer crashed.