Упражнения Simple Past or Past Progressive

Simple Past or Past Progressive

Exercise 1Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

While Tom (read) , Amely (watch)  a documentary on TV.

Marvin (come)  home, (switch)  on the computer and (check)  his emails.

The thief (sneak)  into the house, (steal)  the jewels and (leave)  without a trace.

Nobody (listen)  while the teacher (explain)  the tenses.

While we (do)  a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)  on the beach.

He (wake)  up and (look)  at his watch.

Exercise 2Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exercise 3Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

We (wait)  for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come)  around the corner.

I (cycle)  through the park, when I (hear)  a strange noise.

He (pass)  her a message when the teacher (look / not) .

I (fall)  asleep while I (watch)  TV last night.

When Mike and Jane (paint)  the walls, their dog (knock)  over the paint pot.

Tom (break)  his leg when he (play)  frisbee.

The phone (ring)  when I (sit)  on the toilet.

Exercise 4Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

I (jog)  in the park, when two squirrels (cross)  my way.

Robert (fall)  off the ladder when he (pick)  cherries.

Archimedes (discover)  the theory of buoyancy while he (take)  a bath.

When we (travel)  around Ireland, we (meet)  some very nice people.

While she (speak)  on the phone, the milk (boil)  over.

When I (leave)  the house this morning, the sun (shine) .

Caroline (burn)  her hand when she (iron)  her clothes.

Exercise5Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, A: What (you, do)  when the accident occurred? 

B: I (try)  to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 

2. After I (find)  the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)  to the police and (turn) it in. 
3. The doctor (say)  that Tom (be)  too sick to go to work and that he (need)  to stay at home for a couple of days. 
4. Sebastian (arrive)  at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not)  there. She (study, at the library)  for her final examination in French. 
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also)  television. That's all she ever does! 
6. A: I (call)  you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)  there. Where were you? 
B: I (work)  out at the fitness center. 
7. When I (walk)  into the busy office, the secretary (talk)  on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily)  at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly)  methods to improve customer service. 
8. I (watch)  a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends. 
9. Sharon (be)  in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) . 

10. It's strange that you (call)  because I (think, just)  about you. 
11. The Titanic (cross)  the Atlantic when it (strike)  an iceberg. 

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily)  and (try)  to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt)  for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)  their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue)  over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)  over to a man who (sell)  fruit and (buy)  a banana. 

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