16673 past simple and past continuous

Fill in the gaps with verbs in Past Simple tense
travel

decide miss complete meet
finish
celebrate win find
catch

watch

1.- Elisabeth …………... her school project very soon.
2.- Robert ………. an interesting documentary on TV.
3.- Miriam ……….... to sell her old car last month.
4.- My cousins ………..…. to Turkey last summer.
5.- The manager ……..…… his birthday at home.
6.- Gina ………….. her studies at university two years ago.
7.- They ………... all their friends at the disco.
8.-The police ………………. the thieves an hour ago.
9.-I ………..…. my keys in my mother’s wardrobe.
10.- Tommy …………… the competition in Barcelona.
11.- Julieta …………….. the train so she was late.
Complete the sentences using the Past Continuous tense.
1.- At 9.00 Hector ………….... (brush) his teeth in the bathroom.
2.- At 10,30 his mother …………… (iron) the clothes in the kitchen.
3.- At 13,45 Beatriz ………….. (study) for an exam in the library.
4.- At 14,55 My dad …………… (clean) the car in the garage.
5.-At 16.30 Roger and Alice ………… (play) chess in the sitting-room.
6.-At 18.10 My granny ………….. (knit) a jumper for me.
7.-Yesterday at 20.00pm Sonia ……………… (wait) for the bus in town.
8.-At 23.00pm Rachel ……………. (tidy) her flat in London.
9.-Yesterday at 24.00pm Daniel ……………… (sleep) in bed.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST
CONTINUOUS TENSE

1.- The gangster …………….. (rob) the money when the police caught him.
2.- While he was crossing the street, I …..………. (stop) him.
3.-Mary ………….. (feel) very lonely when she was living in Germany.
4.-Brian was having lunch when he…………. (find) a fly in the soup.
5.-Johnny ………. (ride) his motorbike when he ………. (have) an accident.
6.-Larry ……….. (publish) his first book when he ……….. (be) 21 years old.
7.-While the man …….……… (walk) when ………….. (see) the two signs.
8.-The singer ……….. (rehearse) when the manager ……….. (open) the door.
9.-We ………………. (climb) the rocks when it ……….. (begin) to rain.
10.-I ………..…. (take) the photograph while you…………. (laugh)
11.-The American astronauts …………… (land) on the Moon.
12.-The journalist ………..…… (write) a very good article while he …………
(work) for the New York Times.
13.-Kevin …….…… (sell) newspapers when he was a young boy.
14.- My teacher …………… (explain) the lesson while I …………. (talk) to a
classmate.
15.- I ……………. (have) a steam bath when my boyfriend ……….. (phone) me.