English Exercises > past continuous exercises

Downloadable worksheets: PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE Level: intermediate Age: 10-14 Downloads: 5259   THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Level: elementary Age: 12-14 Downloads: 3473   Past simple - Past continuous Level: intermediate Age: 13-17 Downloads: 3088   When-While Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 2495   Bank Robbery Game - A role play Level: elementary Age: 12-17 Downloads: 2295   Past Continuous and Past Simple Level: intermediate Age: 12-14 Downloads: 2581

A. Look at the photos and click on the right options.          1. When Sue was calling a friend she         2. Meg deleted all her files while she              3. Bob was driving home from work when      deleted her filesburned the foodcrashed the car .                                              was surfing the netwas lookingwas sleeping  .                                              he walked into a glass doormissed the buscrashed into a tree .               4. She fell down while she                         5. When Jess was playing tennis she             6. She was shopping at the mall when     was going to workwas modelingwas cooking .                                              got hurtwaked into a glass doordeleted her files .                                      she crashed into a treeburned the foodwalked into a glass door .    B. Type the past form of the verbs. 1. Mike  his car last week.   2. My father  the dinner yesterday.   3. Mary   all her song files by accident! 4. Bob  down last Saturday and he  really hurt.     C. Observe this:             Simple Past x Past Continuous. Choose the correct verb  forms!    A: What happenedhappening to you yesterday? B: When I was runningran for a bus I was fallingfell down and was gettinggot really hurt!   A: What were you doing yesterday around 9 pm? B: I hadwas having dinner at a fancy restaurant and I hadwas having a great time, but a       clumsy waiter was spillingspilled wine over my new white shirt!    D. Now type the right form of the verbs given.                          "Last week, when I  (drive) for  a picnic, it  (start) to rain, so   I   (come) back home."                     "Yesterday was my mom's birthday.   When my sister and I  (bake) her a cake, she  (call)and     I completly   (forget) about the oven, so I  (burn) the cake!"                                                                                                               Have fun!