Past Simple
Past Continuous
Sentence transformation with Phrasal verbs
Past Simple v.s. Past Continuous
Vocabulary
100

The other day I .................... a nice shirt in the shop window. (see)


saw

100

Yesterday at 5 pm I ..................... my homework. (still/do)

was still doing

100

Yesterday we found a lovely garden by accident.

Yesterday we ............................ a lovely garden.

CAME ACROSS

100

We ................. football when the fire ...................... . (play/start)

were playing/started

100

Don`t ................ people or animals.

HURT

200

Nick's golf club had an important competition last month.

There .................... an important competition at Nick's golf club last month.

WAS

200

What ............................ when the accident happened? (you/do)

were you doing

200

You may never learn/discover the truth about what happened.

You may never ................... the truth about what happened.

FIND OUT

200

 Jimmy ..................... off the ladder while he ..................... the room. (fall/paint)

fell/was painting 

200

................ for what you think is right.

STAND UP

300

My friend has been a Muslim for 10 years.

My friend became……..

MUSLIM 10 YEARS AGO

300

I tried to give him some advice, but he ......................... (not listen)

WASN'T LISTENING

300

But on the third day the woman unexpectedly appeared with a policeman.

But on the third day the woman ................. with a policeman.

TURNED UP

300

While my father ....................... a paper my mother ...................... a meal. (read/prepare)

was reading/was preparing

300

Don`t .............. other people`s property.

DAMAGE

400

go/did/on holiday/Where/last year/you?

Where did you go on holiday last year?

400

What ..................you ............this time last year? (DO)

WERE ..............DOING

400

The police are investigating the theft of a computer from the school.

The police ................ the theft of a computer from the school.

are looking into

400

The factory ..................... 60,000 cars in 2007. (make)

made

400

Name 8 types of criminals

a burglar, a mugger, a fraudster, a pirate, a robber, a shoplifter, a thief, a vandal

500

you/on Friday night/did/go to bed/late/Why?

Why did you go to bed late on Friday night?

500

He didn't hear the phone ring. He _____ to really loud music.

WAS LISTENING

500

A woman who was walking through the forest ................... across two men and promised to bring them food each day if they helped her to ................. for wood.

CAME, LOOK

500

When I  ..................(be) 10, I  ...................(eat) a sandwich every evening

was/ate

500

Name stages of detective work

investigate a case, collect evidence, analyse evidence, question a suspect, accuse a suspect, prove he is guilty, charge a suspect, arrest a criminal