Grammar 9 Past Simple / Past Continuous

NameA. Complete with the Past Simple or the Past

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No.Continuous
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1. What ___________________ (you / do) yesterday at five oclock? I __________________ (play)
chess with my grandfather.
2. __________________ (she / go) to the cinema last night? Yes, she __________________ .
3. Yesterday morning the students ________________ (not study). They _______________
(surf).
4. We ____________________ (travel) to Paris last summer.

B. Circle the correct form of the verbs.

1. My son was playing / played football when he was hurting / hurt himself.
2. When I was meeting / met my friends, they were skating / skated in the park.
3. Someone was knocking / knocked at the door when we were having / had a French
lesson.
4. When his father was arriving / arrived home, Tom was watching / watched a film.
5. I was crossing / crossed the street when I was seeing / saw an accident.

C. Follow the example to write sentences using the Past Simple or the Past
Continuous.

e.g. She / cut herself / cook / dinner 1. Julie / fall down / ride bike
She cut herself when she was cooking _____________________________________
dinner....

2. I / drive to work / have / accident 3. The boys / play baseball / the ball / break /
window
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