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PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

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  • I ... (speak) to you yesterday morning.
    was speaking
  • They ... (not read) a magazine at 18.00.
    weren't reading
  • They ... (build) the house in 1998.
    built
  • Make a sentence using PAST CONTINUOUS in negative with "he"
    He + wasn't + VB -ing
  • Make a question using PAST SIMPLE with "you"
    Did + you + verb
  • Make a question using PAST SIMPLE with "he"
    Did + he + verb
  • Make a question using PAST CONTINUOUS with "she"
    Was + she + VB -ing
  • Make a question using PAST SIMPLE with "she"
    Did + she + verb
  • She ... (wear) a yellow dress when I ... (see) her.
    was wearing / saw
  • My sister ... (listen) to music while my mother ... (watch) TV.
    was listening / was watching
  • ... you ... (study) Maths when I ... (arrive) ?
    Were you studying / arrived
  • She ... (not buy) a new house last year.
    didn't buy
  • When I ... (call) you, you ... (write) a letter.
    called / were writing
  • Make a sentence using PAST SIMPLE in negative with "I"
    I + didn't + VB
  • George ... (play) rock music when I ... (go) into the room.
    was playing / went
  • ... you ... (eat) a cake when I ... (text) you?
    were you eating / texted
  • John ... (take) a photo of me while I ... (play) the piano.
    took / was playing
  • Make a question using PAST CONTINUOUS with "you"
    Were + you + VB -ing
  • They ... (speak) on the phone while we ... (watch) a movie.
    were speaking / were watching
  • They ... (go) to a restaurant last night.
    went
  • Mary ... (sit) in the garden when it ... (start) to rain.
    was sitting / started
  • We ... (sail) on the lake when a terrible thunderstorm ... (come) up.
    were sailing / came
  • Make a sentence using PAST SIMPLE in affirmative with "I"
    I + VB in past
  • You ... (not send) me a message last weekend.
    didn't send
  • Last night at 22.00 I ... (read) a book when I suddenly ... (hear) a scream.
    was reading / heard
  • I ... (not do) my homework at 17.00
    wasn't doing
  • She ... (clean) the house at 16.00
    was cleaning
  • We ... (leave) the café 2 hours ago.
    left
  • ... she ... (do) the washing up when I ... (leave) the house?
    was she doing / left
  • ... Jimmy ... (wait) for you when you ... (get) there ?
    Was Jimmy waiting / got
  • As we ... (have) lunch, you ... (knock) the door.
    were having / knocked
  • While I ... (do) the ironing, they ... (have) dinner.
    was doing / having dinner
  • He ... (break) his leg when he ... (ski).
    broke / was skiing
  • I ... (meet) a friend while I ... (do) the shopping.
    met / was doing
  • ... you ... (buy) that bag while I ... (look) after the children ?
    Did you buy / was looking
  • Make a sentence using PAST CONTINUOUS in affirmative with "they"
    They + were + VB -ing
  • You ... (sleep) when the baby ... (start) to cry.
    were sleeping / started
  • I ... (lie) on the bed when the phone ... (ring).
    was lying / rang
  • George ... (fall) down while he ... (paint) the wall.
    fell / was painting
  • Ann ... (wait) for me when I ... (come).
    was waiting / came
  • He ... (have) a shower when the phone ... (ring).
    was having / rang