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past simple/ past continuous




Downloadable worksheets:
MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Downloads: 5148

 
PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Downloads: 5165

 
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Downloads: 3440

 
FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Downloads: 3504

 
Past simple - Past continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 3041

 
Mixed Tenses Revision (B&W + KEY included)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 3227

 

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1. I was making a cake for my son �my husband got home.

2. He was sleeping �his sister was studying for her second Maths exam.
3. I had long dark hair �I was six.
4. My father always washes his car on Fridays �my mum is cooking.
5. Jane gets scared �she watches thriller movies.

������������������� PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE

1. I �(want) to become a doctor when I �(be) a child.

2. My brother �(play) football with his friends when I �(arrive) home.
3. She �(cry) very much while she �(watch) that movie.
4. Micheal �(read) Janet's massage after he �(have) his dinner.
5. When Casey �(see) the incident, he �(talk) with Dave.
6. I �(need) more money to complete my task here.
7. What �you �(do) at the time of the event?
8. They��(not accept) coming with us, so they �(stay) in my house at night.
9. Sarah �(attend) to the college�before�her�parents �(divorce).
10.�My boyfriend �(have) breakfast when I �(get up).�