ACTIVITY ABOUT PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PROGRESSIVE FOR 9°

ACTIVITY

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. When I (do)  the washing-up, I (break)  a plate.

2.While Tom (play)  the piano, his mother (do)  the washing-up.

3.He (drink)  some juice and then he (eat)  a few chips.

4.I (have)  dinner when I suddenly (hear)  a loud bang.

5.When my father (work)  in the garden, an old friend (pass)  by to see him.

6.She (go)  to school, (take)  out her textbook and (begin)  to learn.

7.When it (start)  to rain, our dog (want)  to come inside.

8.When Jane (do)  a language course in Ireland, she (visit)  Blarney Castle.

9.When I (be)  on my way home, I (see)  an accident.

10.I (not / understand)  what they (talk)  about.

11.The receptionist (welcome)  the guests and (ask)  them to fill in the form.

12.The car (break)  down and we (have)  to walk home.

13.The boys (swim)  while the girls (sunbathe) .

14.My father (come)  in, (look)  around and (tell)  me to tidy up my room.

15.As long as one group (prepare)  dinner, the others (collect)  wood for their campfire.

16.While the parents (have)  breakfast, their children (run)  about.

17.Martha (turn)  off the lights and (go)  to bed.