Past Simple
Past Continuous
Sentence transformation
Past Simple v.s. Past Continuous
100

There were many exhibitions about history in the museum.


The museum ................. many exhibitions about history. 

HAD | HAD GOT | CONTAINED

100

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

was still doing

100

We discovered a lovely garden yesterday.

We ............................ across a lovely garden yesterday.

CAME

100

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

were playing/started

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 ................... the truth about what happened.

FIND OUT

200

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

fell/was painting

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................. up with a policeman.

TURNED

300

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

was reading/was preparing

400

 She ........................ any English when he was in Australia three year ago. (not/learn)

didn't learn

400

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

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

400

He finally _____________________ who sent him the message.

FOUND OUT

400

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

made

500

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

saw

500

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

WAS LISTENING

500

A woman who is walking through the forest ................... across them and promises to bring them food each day if they help her to ................. for wood.

COMES, LOOK

500

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

was/ate