Past simple or past continuous? On the moon, the two astronauts ............(take) photos while the third astronaut, Michael Collins, ....... (control) the spacercaft above them.
took / was controlling
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. By the time he ........... ten, David ............. that he wanted to be a doctor. (be / decide)
had decided / was
Open brackets in correct tense: Present simple or present continuous. My brothers (to complain) that they're tired.
are complaining
Past simple or past continuous? They also ........(notice) that their spacecraft ........ (travel) towards the wrong part of the moon.
noticed / was traveling
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. They ....... me to hospital because I ....... pneumonia. catch / take
took / had caught
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. Jessie ........... scared because she .........on a plane before. (not be / feel)
felt / hadn't been
Open brackets in correct tense: Present simple or present continuous. They (to prefer) the summer holidays to school.
prefer
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. We ............ in the cafe after our exams ...........(celebrate / finish)
had finished / celebrated
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. Joe ....... any of my friends before he ...... to the picnic. (come / not meet)
hadn't met / came
Past simple or past continuous? While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ..........(prepare) to land on the moon, their computer ..... to have problems. (start)
were preparing / started
Past simple or past continuous? They also ........(put) an American flag on the moon.
put
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. I ......... the school where my dad ............ a student. (be / see)
saw / had been
Open brackets in correct tense: Present simple or present continuous. Dad has already left for work. He often (to leave) very early, so we (not see) usually him in the mornings.
leaves / don't usually see
Complete the sentences with the past perfect and past simple in each sentence. After Josey .......... her driving test, her dad ........... her a car. (buy / pass)
had passed / bought
Open brackets in correct tense: Present simple or present continuous. It's 7 a.m. on the first day of the new school year. Mum (to make) breakfast.
is making
Past simple or past continuous? In the end, they .......... (land) safely , but with only a little fuel left.
landed
Open brackets in correct tense: Present simple or present continuous. Mum (not listen) to them!
isn't listening
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