Question

Past Simple Past Continuous
12 Study the sentences and identify the tense of
the verbs in bold. Then match them to their use.
1 The lorry crashed into the tree, overturned and
burst into flames. d
2 Eva was still washing her hair at 9:15 this morning.
3 Frank was working on a report when his boss
called him into his office.
4 At 7 o'clock yesterday evening Mum was laying the
table while Jane was polishing the silver.
5 It was raining heavily that September morning. Jim
was walking quickly towards the bus-stop.
a actions happening at the same time in the
past
b action happening at a certain time in the past
c action happening in the past when another action
interrupted it
d actions which happened immediately one after
the other in the past
e background information to a story


13 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
tense, past simple or past continuous.
1 They
airport when the car broke down.
2 Can you give this to Sheila? She
(leave) it in my office earlier.
3 The police.
last night.
4 Bobby
the beach when a gust of wind
(blow) his hat off.
51
a single word he
6 Les
when he
7 Margaret
Bob
8 The maid
vase while she
9 He
(get) into bed and
10 "When
(drive) to the
(arrest) the thieves
(walk) along
(not/understand)
(say). Did you?
(clean) the windows
(fall) off the ladder.
(make) toast while
(read) the morning paper.
(break) a valuable
(dust).
(take) his medicine,
(turn off) the light.
(Mr Foster/die)?"
"Three years ago in a boating accident."

Answer 1

12 Tense identification and matching:

   The lorry crashed into the tree, overturned, and burst into flames. (d) - actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past.

   Eva was still washing her hair at 9:15 this morning. (b) - action happening at a certain time in the past.

   Frank was working on a report when his boss called him into his office. (c) - action happening in the past when another action interrupted it.

   At 7 o'clock yesterday evening Mum was laying the table while Jane was polishing the silver. (a) - actions happening at the same time in the past.

   It was raining heavily that September morning. Jim was walking quickly towards the bus-stop. (e) - background information to a story.

13 Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, past simple or past continuous:

   They were at the airport when the car broke down. (past continuous)

   Can you give this to Sheila? She left it in my office earlier. (past simple)

   The police arrested the thieves last night. (past simple)

   Bobby was at the beach when a gust of wind blew his hat off. (past continuous)

   I didn't hear a single word he said. Did you? (past simple)

   Les was driving to the store when he (past continuous) was arrested. (past simple)

   Margaret was walking along when she (past continuous) met Bob. (past simple)

   The maid broke a valuable vase while she was cleaning the windows. (past continuous)

   He got into bed and turned off the light. (past simple)

   "When did Mr. Foster die?" "Three years ago in a boating accident." (past simple)

Answer 2

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