Complete the sentences with was or were.
1.
happy.
2.
You
angry.
3.
She
in London last week.
4.
He
5.
It
6.
We
7.
You
8.
They
9.
The cat
10.
The children
on holiday.
cold.
at school.
at the cinema.
at home.
on the roof.
in the garden.
Write positive sentences in simple past.
1.
he / the question / answer
2.
you / a question / ask
3.
the dog / bark
4.
they / us / call
5.
we / a mountain / climb
6.
John / stamps / collect
7.
we / in London / live
8.
I / hungry / be
9.
they / a hamster / have
10.
he / to school / go
Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the time
expression at the end of the sentence.
Mon
football
Tue
Wed
Thu
shopping
meeting
ring Jane
buy flowers
cinema
tennis
English
Italian restaurant
1.
When was his English course?
2.
When did he go shopping?
3.
When did he buy flowers?
4.
When was his meeting?
5.
When did he play football?
6.
When did he go to the Italian restaurant?
7.
When did he ring Jane?
8.
When did he go to the cinema?
9.
When did he play tennis?
10.
When was the concert?
11.
When did he go sailing?
Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
1.
They collected postcards.
They did not c
2.
You jumped high.
3.
Albert played squash.
4.
The teacher tested our English.
Fri
Sat
Sun
concert
sailing
5.
Fiona visited her grandma.
6.
He washed the car.
7.
You were thirsty.
8.
He had a computer.
9.
I bought bread.
10.
You saw the house.
Write questions in simple past.
1.
Anna / the window / open
Did Anna open
2.
she / home / walk
3.
you / in the garden / work
4.
you / a song / sing
5.
she / on a chair / sit
6.
you / the castle / visit
7.
Jenny / the door / lock
8.
she / happy / be
9.
Greg / the ball / kick
10.
the car / at the corner / stop
Ask for the bold part of the sentence.
1.
She pushed her bike.
2.
She carried a bag.
3.
We waited in the park.
4.
The policeman arrested the thief.
5.
We ate fish.
6.
She watched the match last night.
7.
She asked her friend because she did not know what to do.
8.
I opened the door.
9.
The teacher checked our homework.
10.
Cindy had a dog.
Complete the table in simple past.
positive
negative
question
Jane was tired.
Sean did not work.
Did I have a cat?
Mary did not sing.
Did she see us?
Put the sentences into simple past.
1.
We open the door.
2.
You write poems.
3.
Richard plays in the garden.
4.
Kerry does not speak English.
5.
Do you see the bird?
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)
monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)
3. The kids (play)
dinner.
in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice)
the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)
all day.
6. While Alan (work)
in his room, his friends (swim)
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen )
8. What (you / do)
in the park.
to the radio while my sister (watch)
11. When I arrived, They (play)
12. We (study)
yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit)
10. I (listen)
in the pool.
cards.
English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
TV.
Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in past progressive.
1. My mother / read / a novel
2. My father / watch / a movie
3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie
6. We / talk / about school
Make the positive or negative past continuous
1) Julie
(sleep) at three o'clock..
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2) You
(study) at three o'clock..
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3) Luke
(read) at three oclock..
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4) I
(work) at three oclock..
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5) They
(eat) chocolate at three oclock..
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6) John
(play) tennis at three oclock..
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7) We
(watch) TV at three oclock..
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8) He
(use) the internet at three oclock..
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9) You
(cook) lunch at three oclock..
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10) We
(travel) to London at three oclock..
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11) Mrs Brown
(not/walk) in the garden
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when the murder happened..
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12) Mr Black
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(not/work) in his study when
the murder happened..
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13) Miss Jones
(not/talk) to Mr. White when
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the murder happened..
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14) You
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(not/play) cards when the murder
happened..
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15) Dr Ford
(not/read) in his room when the
murder happened..
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16) Mr. and Mrs. Green
(not/eat) in the
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dining room when the murder happened..
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17) Mr Blue
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(not/drink) coffee in the library
when the murder happened..
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18) The maid
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(not/clean) the bedrooms when
the murder happened..
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19) I
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(not/listen) to music when the murder
happened..
20) The dogs
murder happened..
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(not/play) outside when the
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You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of an action at a certain time in
the past. Write questions in past progressive.
1.
Rachel / feed / the cat
2.
the children / paint / a picture
3.
Clark / repair / his computer
4.
Hazel / swim / in the pool
5.
Lucas / have / a shower
6.
Jason and Aron / run / down the street
7.
Betty / do / her homework
8.
Cindy and James / make / dinner
9.
Rebecca / watch / Star Trek
10.
Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1.
Henry was living in London last year.
2.
Anita was working at a restaurant last week.
3.
Ricky was waiting for Holly.
4.
Sarah was singing a song.
5.
Joe was reading a book.
6.
At six o'clock, Myriam and her family were having dinner.
7.
Bob was walking home because his car had a flat tire.
8.
At half past seven, Mister Logan was driving home.
9.
The children were playing in the sandbox.
10.
Claire was visiting her best friend.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
While Tom (read)
2.
Marvin (come)
, Amely (watch)
home, (switch)
emails.
3.
The thief (sneak)
While we (do)
6.
He (wake)
on the computer and (check)
into the house, (steal)
without a trace.
4.
Nobody (listen)
5.
a documentary on TV.
the jewels and (leave)
while the teacher (explain)
the tenses.
a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)
up and (look)
on the beach.
at his watch.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
The receptionist (welcome)
2.
The car (break)
3.
The boys (swim)
the guests and (ask)
down and we (have)
while the girls (sunbathe)
them to fill in the form.
to walk home.
.
his
4.
My father (come)
in, (look)
around and (tell)
me to tidy up my
room.
5.
As long as one group (prepare)
campfire.
6.
While the parents (have)
7.
Martha (turn)
dinner, the others (collect)
wood for their
breakfast, their children (run)
off the lights and (go)
about.
to bed.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
We (wait)
for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come)
2.
I (cycle)
3.
He (pass)
4.
I (fall)
5.
When Mike and Jane (paint)
6.
Tom (break)
7.
The phone (ring)
around the corner.
through the park, when I (hear)
a strange noise.
her a message when the teacher (look / not)
asleep while I (watch)
TV last night.
the walls, their dog (knock)
his leg when he (play)
when I (sit)
over the paint pot.
frisbee.
on the toilet.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
I (jog)
in the park, when two squirrels (cross)
2.
Robert (fall)
3.
Archimedes (discover)
4.
When we (travel)
around Ireland, we (meet)
5.
While she (speak)
on the phone, the milk (boil)
6.
When I (leave)
the house this morning, the sun (shine)
7.
Caroline (burn)
her hand when she (iron)
off the ladder when he (pick)
my way.
cherries.
the theory of buoyancy while he (take)
a bath.
some very nice people.
over.
.
her clothes.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
Two days ago, a murder (happen)
2.
Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive)
3.
He (ask)
4.
What (do / you)
5.
I (watch)
6.
(be)
7.
Yes, I (be)
8.
(hear / you)
9.
Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue)
at the crime scene to investigate.
one of the tenants in the house.
yesterday at seven?
a football match on TV.
you alone?
.
anything suspicious?
match (be)
not)
in Market Street at about seven pm.
in the hallway. But the football
so interesting. So I just (turn)
up the telly and then (hear /
anything anymore.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
A: What (do / you)
2.
B: I (sit)
3.
A: I (drive)
we (be)
yesterday at 8 pm?
in the pub with Sam. Why?
to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As
only three players, I (try)
well. But I (reach / not)
4.
B: Why (ring / not / you)
5.
A: I actually (want)
number. He (do / not)
playing squash with us.
to ring you to ask if you would like to come as
you at home.
my mobile?
to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)
anything special at that moment and really (like)
William's
the idea of
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1.
When I (do)
the washing-up, I (break)
w as doing
2.
While Tom (play)
3.
He (drink)
4.
I (have)
5.
When my father (work)
6.
She (go)
7.
When it (start)
8.
When Jane (do)
9.
When I (be)
10.
I (not / understand)
a plate.
broke
the piano, his mother (do)
the washing-up.
some juice and then he (eat)
a few chips.
dinner when I suddenly (hear)
a loud bang.
in the garden, an old friend (pass)
to school, (take)
by to see him.
out her textbook and (begin)
to rain, our dog (want)
to learn.
to come inside.
a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
on my way home, I (see)
Blarney Castle.
an accident.
what they (talk)
about.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1.
When I (get)
2.
It (is)
3.
So I (decide)
4.
I (go)
5.
While I (cycle)
6.
One man (mow)
7.
After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)
it (start)
8.
up yesterday, the sun (shine)
a beautiful morning.
to cycle around a little.
to the shed and (take)
out my bike.
past some villages, I (see)
the grass while his wife (pick)
some people in their gardens.
strawberries.
to rain.
Luckily, a farmer (notice)
me and (tell)
me to come in.
and
9.
While it (rain)
outside, I (sit)
10.
After a while, the sun (come)
11.
I (thank)
in the farmer's house.
out again.
the farmer for his hospitality and (move)
on.
PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 6
1. George
(fall) off the ladder while he
2. Last night I
3.
(paint) the ceiling.
(read) in the bed when I suddenly
you
4. Ann
(you watch) TV when I
(wait) for me when I
(not drive) very fast when the accident
6. I
(break) a plate last night. I
8. We
9. What
10. I
11. The phone
12. It
13. We
14. The children
15. The car
(take) some photos when I
(not go) out because it
(call) you?
(arrive).
5. I
7. Tom
(hear) a scream.
(happen).
(wash) the dishes when it
(play) in the garden.
(rain).
(you do) last week?
(see) Carol at the party. She
(ring) when I
(begin) to rain when I
(see) an accident when we
(wear) a new dress.
(take) a shower.
(walk) home.
(wait) for the bus.
(sleep) all night.
(make) strange noises all the way home.
(slip) out of my hand.
1. The children (play)
2. I was watching a movie when I (notice)
3. She arrived when I (have)
4. I (see)
5. She was drinking too much so she (fall)
6. Charlie (hide)
7. The computer (break)
8. She was smiling until the terrible singer (come)
in the park when it started to rain.
him standing outside.
a bath, so I couldn't answer the door!
a famous celebrity when I was shopping on Oxford Street yesterday.
. I hope she learnt her lesson!
in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!
when I was checking my bank balance.
on stage.
