Vocabulary
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple and Continuous
✔ or ✘
100

She can _________ three languages fluently.

She can SPEAK three languages fluently.

100

My parents _________ (meet) at university.

My parents MET at university.

100

My parents _________ (have) pizza at a new Italian restaurant at 9 p.m. yesterday.

My parents WERE HAVING pizza at a new Italian restaurant at 9 p.m. yesterday.

100

My cat _________ (jump) from a tree when it _________ (fall).

My cat WAS JUMPING from a tree when it FELL.

100

I'm interested in cooking.

200

He asked me to _________ the menu into Spanish.

He asked me to TRANSLATE the menu into Spanish.

200

John _________ (go) to Brazil last month. He _________ (cut) his foot on the beach and _________ (have) to get stitches. Fortunately, it _________ (not hurt) too much.

John WENT to Brazil last month. He CUT his foot on the beach and HAD to get stitches. Fortunately, it DIDN'T HURT too much.

200

My friends _________ (not read) a novel. They _________ (watch) a thriller.

My friends WEREN'T READING a novel. They WERE WATCHING a thriller.

200

We _________ (find) some wild mushrooms while we _________ (look) for fruit.

We FOUND some wild mushrooms while we WERE LOOKING for fruit.

200

She enjoys play the guitar.

✘ 

She enjoys PLAYING the guitar.

300

I always _________ his last name wrong.

I always PRONOUNCE his last name wrong.

300

- During the sad film, my mum _________ (CRY) a lot.

- What about you? _________(you / cry)?

- No, _________. Actually, I _________ (fall) asleep.

- During the sad film, my mum CRIED a lot.

- What about you? DID YOU CRY?

- No, I DIDN'T. Actually, I FELL asleep.

300

- _________ (Maggie / listen) to music?

- No, _________. She _________ (dance) with her friends. They _________ (be) happy.

- WAS MAGGIE LISTENING to music?

- No, SHE WASN'T. She WAS DANCING with her friends. They WERE happy.

300

- I _________ (call) you two hours ago.
- Sorry, I _________ (drive) when my phone _________ (ring).

- I CALLED you two hours ago.
- Sorry, I WAS DRIVING when my phone RANG.

300

Listen to music is really fun.

✘ 

LISTENING to music is really fun.

400

She promised to _________ something kind and _________ him the truth.

She promised to SAY something kind and TELL him the truth.

400

- How many exams _________ (Lucy / have) last week?

- She _________ (have) three. But she _________ (not be) nervous at all.

- _________(she / pass) all three?

- Yes, _________. Her parents _________ (be) very proud and _________ (buy) her some ice cream afterwards.

- How many exams DID LUCY HAVE last week?

- She HAD three. But she WASN'T nervous at all.

- DID SHE PASS all three?

- Yes, SHE DID. Her parents WERE very proud and BOUGHT her some ice cream afterwards.

400

- Hey, what _________ (you / do) last night around 8?
- I _________ (study) for a test. Why?
- I _________ (try) to call you, but you didn’t answer.
- Oh no! My phone _________ (charge) in the other room.

- Hey, what WERE YOU DOING last night around 8?
- I WAS STUDYING for a test. Why?
- I WAS TRYING to call you, but you didn’t answer.
- Oh no! My phone WAS CHARGING in the other room.

400

- What _________ (you / do) when the power _________ (go) out?
- I _________ (cook) dinner. Everything _________ (stop) suddenly!
- Yes, it _________ (get) really dark!

- What WERE YOU DOING when the power WENT out?
- I WAS COOKING dinner. Everything STOPPED suddenly!
- Yes, it GOT really dark!

400

They talked about moving to Canada.