Simple past or past progressive.
1. While I .......... TV, the doorbell ......... . (watch/ring)
2. Jack ......... his presentation when the fire alarm...... . (finish/start)
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1. I did my homework when the phone ring last night 2. This time last year we have lived in France
Write sentences , using the past progressive tense or past simple
1. I /do/homework/when/the phone/ring / last night
-> I was doing my homework when the phone rang last night
2. This time last year/We/live/ France
-> This time last year, we were living in France
3. Tom and Maki/ cook/ dinner / half an hour ago
-> Tom and Maki cooked the dinner half an hour ago
6. She /work/the studio/while / I / paint / walls.
-> She was working at the studio while I was painting walls
7 My Mom......was waiting....(wait) forr me when I......came....(come)here
8.The doorbell.....rang...(ring)while Tom.....was watching........(watch) TV
9.Ann and Susan.....were making....(make) dinner when Martin....arrived....(arrive) home
10.The light......went...(go) out while we.....were having........(have) dinner
11. It.....began....(begin) to rain while Laura....was sitting....(sit) in the garden
12. I.....was walking...(walk) along the street when I....felt...(feel) something in the back
13. When we.....was driving...(drive) down the hill, a strange object......appeared....(appear) int the street
1. was waiting - came
2. rang - was watching
3. began - was sitting
4. was having - arrived
5. was listening - was reading
6. had - was repaired
7. was taking - went
8. was looking - found
9. was watching - rang
10. were - doing
1. My mother was waiting for me when I came home.(wait / come)
2.The door bell rang while Tom was watching television.(ring / watch)
3. It suddenly began to rain while Laura was sitting in the garden.(begin/sit)
4. Duyen was having dinner when Tan arrived. (have / arrive)
5. Thanh was listening to music while her sister was reading a book.(listen/ read)
6. He had bad fall while he was repairing his roof. (have / repair)
7. I was taking a shower when the electricity went out.(take / go)
8.When Mr. Tuan was looking for his passport, he found this old photograph. (look / find)
9. Nhan was watching TV when the phone rang. (watch / ring)
10. What were you doing between 7 and 8 last night? (do)
Put the verbs into the correct from, the Past Progressive or Simple Past
1 When I Last (see) saw them, they (try) were trying to find a new felt near the office.
2 When we (drive) were driving down the hill, a strange object (appear) appeared in the sky.
3 I (walk) was walking along the street when I suddenly (feel) felt something hit me in the black.
4 How fast (she/ drive) was she driving when the accident (happen) happened ?
5 My mother (wait) was waiting for me when I (come) came home.
6 Mrs.Smith (invite) invited Mrs.Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit) was visiting the USA.
7 I ( not want) don't want to go with him because I (wait) was waiting for a phone call.
8 The doorbell (ring) rang while Tom (watch) was watchingTV.
9 It suddenly (begin) began to rain while Linda (sit) was sitting in the garden.
10 The lights (go)went out while we (have) were having dinner.
Put the verbs into the correct from, the Past Progressive or Simple Past
1 When I Last (see) ...saw... them, they (try)..were trying... to find a new felt near the office.
2 When we (drive)..were driving... down the hill, a strange object (appear).appeared. in the sky.
3 I (walk) ....was walking... along the street when I suddenly (feel)...felt..something hit me in the black.
4 How fast (she/ drive)....was she driving... when the accident (happen)...happened... ?
5 My mother (wait)...was waiting...for me when I (come)....came..home.
6 Mrs.Smith (invite) ..invited... Mrs.Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit)...was visiting... the USA.
7 I ( not want)...didn't want.... to go with him because I (wait)..was waiting... for a phone call.
8 The doorbell (ring)...rang... while Tom (watch)....was watching... TV.
9 It suddenly (begin)...began.. to rain while Linda (sit)..was sitting... in the garden.
10 The lights (go)..went.... out while we (have)...were having.... dinner.
am not watching
opened – jumped
hurt – was cooking
lived – was
is playing – plays
phones – did not phone
went – did not enjoy
saw – stopped
saw – was trying
is trying
was living – met – was working
were you doing – were you stydying
live – boughtwas doing – were playing
did you do – finished – went
1. You can turn off the television. I ………don’t watch…………..(not/watch)
2. When I ……was opening……(open) the car door this morning, a cat ……jumped…….(jump) out.
3. Bob ……hurt……(hurt) his finger when he ……was cooking………..(cook) his dinner.
4. I ……was living………(live) in London for ten years while I ………was…….(be) a child.
5. Listen! Somebody ………is playing…………(play) the piano. – it’s Jenny. She ……plays…….(play) the piano every evening.
6. Louise usually ……phones……(phone) me on Fridays, but she ……didn’t phone……..(not/phone) yesterday.
7. We …went…….(go) to the cinema last night, but I ……didn’t enjoy……(not/enjoy) the film much.
8. When we …saw……..(see) Mark, we ……stopped……..(stop) the car.
9. When I last ……saw…….(see) Allan, he ……was trying……(try) to find a job in London.
10. My brother ……is trying……(try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.
11. This time last year I ……was living……(live) in Brazil. And I ……met…….(meet) my husband while I …was working……(work) there.
12. What ……did you do…..(you/do) at 10 o’clock yesterday?
13. They still ……live……..(live) in the small house they ……bought……….(buy) 50 years ago.
14. Last night while I ……was doing……(do) my homework, my brothers …was playing……(play) computer games
15.What...... did you do (you/do) last night? ~Well, as soon as I finished (finish) my work, I went (go) to bed.I. Write the verbs in the past simple or past progressive tense: 1. Beethoven (write) ____wrote______________his tenth symphony when he (die)_______died_______ . 2. When I (finish) ___was finishing_____________ making my Russian salad, my guests (arrive)_____arrived__________ . 3. Last month, a bank robber (escape) ______escaped________while the police (take) _____was taking__________him to prison. 4. While she (pack) _______was packing___________ her back, her kids (still play) ____still played______________outside.
Ex1: Change the verbs in brakets into the simpl past or the past continuous
They(study) were studying in the library when the fire alarm went off.
It (snow) was snowing when I got up this morning
Abert Einstein(die) died in 1955
Tom(go) went to the post office twice yesterday
Hellen(wait) was waiting in the lobby, wasn't she?
He(work) was working his way through college at that time
He(teach)has taught economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.
The wind(blow) was blowing very hard when I (go) went out this morning
He fell while he (go) was going down the stairs
Ex2:Fill in the blanks with a correct from,the Past simple or the past continuous
1.He.was talking..(talk) with Mary,when Mrs.Smith came in.
2.They..studied.(study) two hours last night.
3.Jane...was sleeping..(sleep) when the telephone rang
4.As I.was walking.(walk) to the lab ,I met my friend
5. We.watched...(watch) Tv last night
1. I (watch) was watching TV when she (call) called me.
2. He (jump) jumped into the river and (rescue) rescued the drowning man.
3. I (see) saw my first baseball match while I (live) was living in New York.
4. We (ring) rang the police because the neighbours (play) played the music very loud.
5. He (write) wrote the whole homework during the lunch break.
6. We (play) were playing in the garden when it (start) started to rain.
7. He (meet) met his girlfriend when he (live) was living in London.
8. While I (work) was working in the hospital I (decide) decided to give up smoking.
9. It (rain) rained the whole day so we (decide) decided to stay at home.
10. The sun (shine) shone so we (decide) decided to go for a walk.
Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past.
1. When I last (see) ___saw__ them, they (try) __were trying___ to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk) __was walking___ along the street when I suddenly (feel) ___felt__ something hit me in the back.
3. When we (drive) __were driving___ down the hill, a strange object (appear) __appeared___ in the sky.
4. How fast (she/drive) ___was she driving__ when the accident (happen) _happened____?
5. My mother (wait) __was waiting___ for me when I (come) __came___ home?
6. Mrs. Smith (invite) __invited___ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit) __was visting___ the USA.
7. I (not want) __don't want___ to go with him because I (wait) _was waiting____ for a phone call.
8. The doorbell (ring) __rang___ while Tom (watch) ___was watching__ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin) ___began__ to rain while Linda (sit) _was sitting____ in the garden.
10. The lights (go) __went___ out while we (have) __were having___ dinner.
1.saw/was trying
2.was walking/felt
3.drove/was appearing
4.Did she drive/happened
5.was waiting/came
6.was inviting/was visiting
7.do not wait / was waiting
8.was ringing/was watching
9.was begining/was siting
10.were going/were having
1 watching.............................rang
2finished................................ stated
1.watching-rang
2.finished-started