Name: ________________________

Class: ________________________

2.4 Past Simple and Past Continuous

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the 2 Complete the email using the Past Simple or
box in the correct tense. Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Anna,
do break take
start walk
Thanks very much for your email.
make watch not/pay hear
I 0 was finishing. (finish) my homework on the
0 John was doing his homework when the phone computer when it 1________________ (arrive). And
rang.
2
________________ (you / have) dinner when
1 Kiera _________________home from school
3
when she saw her mum. I ________________ (call) you later in the
2 Harry _________________ a lot of photos while evening? Sorry!
he was travelling in France.
My family and I 4 ________________ (travel) to
3 Some students _________________a lot of noise
when our teacher came in. She was cross! London last weekend to see my grandma when we
5
4 __________ you __________ a film when I called ________________ (decide) to go shopping too.
you last night? And you’ll never guess – we
5 The snow _________________to fall while we 6
________________ (walk) along Oxford Street in
were putting up the tent.
London when I 7 _________________ (see) a boy
6 While Ben was washing the dishes, he
_________________ two glasses. called Harry, from my class! Amazing!

7 Tom _________________ attention when he fell See you soon,

off his bike.
8 _________ anybody _________ a noise while we Sara
were sleeping last night?
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