Past Simple & Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

100

I _______ (see) Helen last night.

I saw Helen last night.

200

The girls __________ (play) basketball at 3.00 pm.

The girls were playing basketball at 3.00 pm.

300

The rain _________ (stop) five minutes ago.

The rain stopped five minutes ago.

400

The dog was barking while we _________ (sleep).

The dog was barking while we were sleeping.

500

___________ you _________ (swim) in the sea at 6.00 am? How ________ you ________ (wake up) so early?

Were you swimming in the sea at 6.00 am? How did you wake up so early?

Past Simple & Past Continuous

100

While I __________ (swim) in the river, I _________ (see) some frogs.

While I was swimming in the river, I saw some frogs.

200

I ________ (study) while my mum was __________ (watch) TV last night.

I was studying while my mum was watching TV last night.

300

We ______ (sit) at a coffee shop when he _________ (approach) us.

We were sitting at a coffee shop when he approached us.

400

When John's parents ___________ (arrive), the police officers ________ (interview) him.

When John's parents arrived, the police officers were interviewing him.

500

Sixteen-year-old Canaan Bower _______ (not think) of becoming a hero when he __________ (go out) one morning.

Sixteen-year-old Canaan Bower wasn't thinking of becoming a hero when he went out one morning.

Too/Too much/Too many/Enough/Not Enough

100

I don't understand the plot of this movie. It's ______ complicated.

I don't understand the plot of this movie. It's too complicated.

200

I stopped watching Friday the 13th in the middle of the movie. It was ___________ (frightening).

I stopped watching Friday the 13th in the middle of the movie. It was too frightening.

300

Ben doesn't want to read the book out loud. He's ______________ (confident).

Ben doesn't want to read the book out loud. He's not confident enough.

400

I can't read this book in German. My German isn't __________ (good/bad) .

I can't read this book in German. My German isn't good enough.

500

There are ________ (students) in the class, so there isn’t ________ (space) for everyone. There is ________ (noise), so it is ___________ (quiet) to study.

There are too many students in the class, so there isn’t enough space for everyone. There is too much noise, so it isn't quiet enough to study.

Past Simple & Past Continuous 2

100

It __________ (start) raining while we _________ (play) tennis.

It started raining while we were playing tennis.

200

I _________ (write) an e-mail to Tom when the postman ________ (deliver) his letter!

I was writing an e-mail to Tom when the postman delivered his letter!

300

__________ (When / While) I was doing my homework, the telephone rang.

While I was doing my homework, the telephone rang.

400

what / he / do / when / he / hear / someone / screaming?

What was he doing when he heard someone screaming?

500

you / rehearse / when / director / arrive ?

Were you rehearsing when the director arrived?

Vocabulary

100

People who watch a film, play, concert, etc.

a _ _ _ e _ c e 

Audience

200

Parts of a film that look real but are not real. They are often made using computers.


_ p e _ _ _ _   e _ _ _ c _ s

special effects

300

A person or animal in a film, book, play, etc.

_ h a _ _ _ t _ r

character

400

Film genres

notica
medocy
rorohr

Film genres

notica      action
medocy   comedy
rorohr     horror

500

Adjective                      Extreme Adjective
small
tired
old

Adjective                  Extreme Adjective
small                        tiny
tired                         exhausted
old                            ancient