Past Simple & Past Continuous

Past Continuous

100

I (read) ...................... a book at 3 pm yesterday.

I was reading a book at 3 pm yesterday.

200

He (not play) .............................. computer games all night.

He wasn't playing computer games all night.

300

The kids (jump) ..................................

The kids were jumping.

400

(you, drive) ......................... a car at 5 pm last night?

Were you driving a car at 5 pm last night?

500

What (you, do) ............................ at 1 pm last Friday?

What were you doing at 1 pm last Friday?

Past Simple

100

Victor (break) .................... his leg last weekend.

Victor broke his leg last weekend.

200

Sara (buy).................... a new phone yesterday.

Sara bought a new phone yesterday.

300

They (play) .................... football last weekend.

They played football last weekend.

400

Peter (not go) ....................... to school yesterday.

Peter didn't go to school yesterday.

500

They (not stay) ..................... at home last weekend.

They didn't stay at home last weekend.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

100

Richard ________ (teach)at the University when he _____ (meet) his wife

Richard was teaching at the University when he met his wife.

200

my brother ________ (Buy)a Lot of books while he _________ (work) on the library

my brother bought a Lot of books while we was working on the Library.

300

somebody _______(knock) on the door while I ________ (read) the newspaper.

somebody knocked on the door while i was Reading the newspaper

400

I (listen) ........................... to music when a postman knocked on the door.

I was listening to music when a postman knocked on the door.

500

what else were you doing (all team members) when you ate today?

correct!

Past Simple or Past Continuous

100

 I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.

I was Listening to the radio when i Heard this fantastic song.

200

Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet.

Ron found a really interesting webside about dance music while he was surfing the internet.

300

I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus.

I was looking for a file on my memory stick when i noticed there was a virus

400

say one Sentences using when 

correct!

500

How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?

Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something really important?

how many pictures did you take while you were travelling around Ireland?

why did you chat to Phillip while I was trying to tell you something really important?

when and while

100

______ my father was reading a book , my mother was looking at the family album.

while

200

______ the train left , Thomas was rushing

to the station.

when

300

1:______ Mathew was going to the library , he saw a car accident on Mapple Street. 

2:The baby boy started crying , ______ his mother was combing her hair.

while

while

400

Mr.Thompson ______________ (drive) very fast when he hit a tree.

Susan ______________ (see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car.

Mr. Thompson was driving very fast when he hit a tree.

Susan saw the burglar while he was rushing into his car.

500

with what tense we use when and while?

give one example for each

while: past Continuous 

when: simple past