Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Complete the sentence:
Yesterday, I __________ (play) badminton with my friends.
Yesterday, I played badminton with my friends.
What tense is this sentence?
Ali visited his grandmother last weekend
Past simple
Complete the sentence:
__________ I was walking to school, I saw my friend.
While I was walking to school, I saw my friend.
Correct the sentence:
She did not watched TV last night.
She did not watch TV last night.
Yesterday, I __________ (visit) my cousin.
Yesterday, I visited my cousin.
Complete the sentence:
At 8 p.m. last night, I __________ (do) my homework.
At 8 p.m. last night, I was doing my homework.
What tense is this sentence?
The children were swimming in the pool.
Past continuous
Choose the correct word:
__________ the students were taking the test, the teacher was checking their work.
While the students were taking the test, the teacher was checking their work.
Find and correct the mistake:
They was playing football after school.
They were playing football after school.
At 8 p.m. last night, we __________ (eat) dinner.
At 8 p.m. last night, we were eating dinner.
Complete the sentence:
The children __________ (watch) TV when the electricity went out.
Complete the sentence:
The children were watching TV when the electricity went out.
What tense is this sentence?
My father cooked dinner yesterday.
Past simple
Complete the sentence:
I was sleeping __________ the alarm rang
I was sleeping when the alarm rang
Correct the sentence:
Were she studying in her room?
Was she studying in her room?
Question:
They __________ (not/play) football because it was raining.
They were not playing football because it was raining.
Complete the sentence:
While Sarah __________ (read) a book, her brother __________ (play) video games.
Complete the sentence:
While Sarah was reading a book, her brother was playing video games.
What tense is this sentence?
We were studying when the lights went out.
We were studying when the lights went out.
Past Continuous - were studying
Past Simple - went out
Complete the sentence:
__________ the students were taking the test, the teacher was checking their work
While the students were taking the test, the teacher was checking their work
Find and correct the mistake:
While Ali played football, it started to rain
While Ali was playing football, it started to rain
My mother __________ (cook) dinner while my father __________ (wash) the car.
My mother was cooking dinner while my father wash washing the car.
Complete the sentence:
I __________ (walk) to school when I __________ (see) a snake
I was walking to school when I saw a snake.
Identify both tenses in the sentence:
While I was reading a book, my sister knocked on the door.
While I was reading a book, my sister knocked on the door.
was reading - past continuous
knocked - past simple
Which is correct?
a) When I was cooking, the phone rang.
b) While I cooked, the phone was ringing.
a) When I was cooking, the phone rang.
Find the mistake:
The students were study when the teacher entered the class.
The students were studying when the teacher entered the class.
I __________ (walk) to school when I __________ (see) a strange animal.
I was walking to school when I saw a strange animal.