Past Simple and Progressive

Past Simple

100

1. I ______(travel)  around by car with two friends and we______ (visit) lots of interesting places.

traveled

visited

200

It_________ (not / rain)  a lot

did not rain / didn't rain

300

1. It _________(be)  great.

was

400

1. Where _________(you and spend)  your last holiday?

did you spend

500

She ____ only 24 years old then.  

was

Past Progressive

100

1. Yesterday at six I _______(prepare)  dinner.

was preparing 

200

1. While Aaron (work)  in his room, his friends (swim)  in the pool.

was working 

was swimming 

300

1. I tried to tell them the truth but they __________(listen / not) .

weren't listening 

400

What ________(you / do)  yesterday

were you doing 

500

Paul ______(sing) in the hallway a couple of days ago. 

was singing 

When and While

100

While I ______(text), the school bus ____(arrive).

While I was texting, the school bus was arriving.

200

Cindy broke her leg ______ she was snowboarding

while

300

My father was driving at 70 km/h ______a policeman stopped him.

when

400

1. When my dad ____(fall) off the ladder, he____(paint) the outiside wall of the second floor.

1. When my dad fell off the ladder, he was painting the outside wall of the second floor. 

500

What ______(do) when you _____(hear) about 9/11?

What were you doing when you heard about 9/11?

When and While part 2

100

We (travel)  around Ireland when we (meet)  some very nice people.

We were traveling around Ireland when we met some very nice people.

200

While she (speak)  on the phone, the milk (boil)  over

While she was speaking on the phone, the milk was boiling over.

300

Isaac Newton (sit) next to a tree when he (discover) the force of gravity.  

Isaac Newton was sitting next to a tree when he discovered the force of gravity. 

400

Caroline (iron) her clothes when she (burn) her hand. 

Caroline was ironing her clothes when she burned her hand. 

500

It was a typical day in September. The sun (shine) while the birds (sing). I (walk) on the street when I (bump) into an old friend.

It was a typical day in September. The sun (shine) while the birds (sing). I was walking on the street when I bumped into an old friend.