Unit 4 – At the weather centre – Past Simple and Past Continuous

Name: Toma Olaru

1. Listen to the song. Fill in the gaps with suitable verbs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XCvfy6Huyc

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz

When an old friend I happened to see

I introduced her to my loved one

And while they dancing

My friend stole my sweetheart from me

I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz

Now I know just how much I have lost

Yes, I lost my little darling

The night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee Waltz

I dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz

When an old friend I happened to see

I introduced her to my loved one

And while they were dancing

My friend stole my sweetheart from me

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 I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz

Now I know just how much I have lost

Yes, I lost my little darling

The night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee Waltz

2. Past Simple – Circle the correct definition. More than one letter is possible.

a. We use the past simple to talk about a finished action in the past.

b. We use the past simple when we don’t know the time (correct).

c. We use the past simple when the time is not important (correct).

3. Past Continuous – Circle the correct definition.

a. We use the Past Continuous to talk about a finished action in the past.

b. We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action in progress in the

past(correct).

4. Past Simple and Past Continuous

I was doing my homework when I got a phone call.

a. Did I get interrupted? Yes , I did.

b. How did I get interrupted? I got interrupted because of the phone call.

c. Am I still doing the homework now? No I , am not.

d. Why? Because I have to answer the phone.

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 5. What’s wrong with these sentences?

a. I was cleaning the house when I was hearing a noise.

I was cleaning the house when I heard a noise.

Why? Because the sentence is in the past continues and its supposed to be
interrupted.

b. I exercised when I heard the phone ringing.

I was exercising when I heard the phone ringing.

Why? Because the sentence is in the past continues and it starts in the past
simple.