Fichas Past Simple Past Continuous

PAST SIMPLE – PAST CONTINUOUS 1

Complete the sentences with the verbs in bracets! Use the Past Simple or the Past Contin"o"s!

were sailing  1. We ……………… …… ……………… …… (sail) (sail) on a ferry ferry when we saw saw a shark. shark.

2. Two Two helicopters helicopters …………………… …………………… (fly) (fly) above the house yesterday. yesterday. 3. My aunt …………………… …………………… (wait) for a tai tai at ! o"clock o"clock this #ornin$. #ornin$. %. & was travellin$ travellin$ on the the under$round under$round when a #an …………………… …………………… (take) #y wallet. wallet. '. ecky ……………… …………………… …… (not buy) buy) any souvenirs souvenirs last last year. . Where ………………… …………………… … you …………………… …………………… ($o) ($o) when & phoned phoned you* +. ,i# …………………… …………………… (not watch) watch) the road while while he was drivin$. drivin$.

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in bracets! Use the Past Simple or Past Contin"o"s!

was sleeping  … (sleep) 1. While -uss -uss ………………… …… ……………… (sleep) a took  bear …………………… (take) his food.

2. /ate ……………… …………………… …… (fly) (fly) her plane when a stor# …………………… (start).

3. The boys boys …………………… …………………… (not see) see) the $orilla while they …………………… (walk) in the 0un$le.

%. Mr rown …………………… …………………… (try) (try) to catch fish when he …………………… (catch) an old boot.

'. When the li#ousine li#ousine ………………… …………………… … (arrive) ucy …………………… (wait) in the $arden.

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Complete the sentences with the wor%s below! Use the Past Simple or Past Contin"o"s an% when or while!

1. &t started to rain ............................................................................................................ .............. ........ ...... the children  swi#  in the sea 2. We stopped talkin$ ..................................................................................................................... the teacher  co#e  into the roo# 1

3. The students were cleanin$ up the park ........................................................................... ......... their parents  plant  flowers %. & was walkin$ to school ............................................................................................................... &  fall  in the snow

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Complete the passa'e with the verbs in bracets! Use the Past Simple or Past Contin"o"s!

The Exxon Valdez was a lar$e ship and it 1……………………………… (transport) oil to #any countries. n 2%th March 14!4 while the ship 2……………………………… (travel) fro# 5laska to os 5n$eles it 3……………………………… (hit) li$h -eef. This da#a$ed the ship and a lot of the oil %……………………………… ($o) into the sea. Many birds '……………………………… (hunt) for food in the sea when the accident ……………………………… (happen). 5bout 2'6666 birds +……………………………… (die) and the oil killed thousands of fish whales and other sea ani#als too. &t !……………………………… (take) #ore than 7% billion three years and thousands of workers to clean up the area.

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