Past Simple vs Past Continuous

1. a) Decide which of the actions started first and was going on when the other action happened. Choose the correct form of the verb:

1. Alex and Pete (fought / were fighting) when the teacher (entered / was entering) the classroom.

2. Emma (broke / was breaking) her pencil when she (drew / was drawing) a picture yesterday.

3. The children (played / were playing) in the park when Bob (disappeared / was disappearing).

4. The phone (rang / was ringing) when I (watched / was watching) TV.

5. We (listened / were listening) to the radio when it (stopped / was stopping) working.

6. Mark and Bob (saw / were seeing) a dolphin when they (swam / were swimming) in the sea.

7. When Mr. Rambler (travelled / was travelling) in the wildlife park he (took / was taking) a lot of pictures.

8. Frank (appeared / was appearing) when all the children (sat / were sitting) in the classroom

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   Two boys are standing near the time machine

   hen the travellers (crossed / were crossing) the grassland they (saved / were saving) an endangered animal.

1. a) Choose the correct form of the verb to make questions to the story:

Student A

1. What did Steve and Max (find / finding) yesterday?

2. What (did / was) Steve and Max do then?

3. What (was / did) Steve wearing when he opened his eyes?

4. What was the horse (eat / eating)?

5. Whose voice (did / was) Steve hear?

6. What did Max (turn / turning) into?

1. …. (feed) ………………her cubs when she (hear) …………………the Tiger’s voice.

2. … (walk) …………………….through the forest when a wolf (jump) …………… in front of her.

3. …(fall)…………………….. off his broom when he (play) …………………… Quidditch .

4. When … (walk) …………………….. on the beach he (see) …………….. man’s footprints.

5. …. (hear) ………………… the clock when she (dance) ……………………… at the ball.

6. … (eat) ………………………..his honey when Piglet (come) …………….to his house.

1. Fill in was or were.

1. The magician ………… putting the prince under a spell when he forgot the words.

2. Yesterday at 7 o’clock Pete and Jane ………… feeding their pets.

3. I ………… walking through the forest when all of a sudden a dragon appeared in front of me.

4. When we ………… travelling in the wildlife park we met lots of endangered animals.

5. What ………… you doing at 3 p.m. last Sunday?

1. Choose the correct form of the verb:

1. The children (were going / went) to school when they (were hearing / heard) terrible news.

2. When the three bears (were returning / returned) home Goldilocks (was sleeping / slept) in their bedroom.

3. Dorothy (was meeting / met) her best friends when she (was travelling / travelled) through the Land of Oz.

1. Use the correct form of the verbs:

1. I …………………………….. (sit) at my desk when I …………………… (remember) about Alice’s birthday. When I …………………… (remember) about her birthday I ………………………… (run) to the shop for flowers.

2. Nick …………………… (walk) around the castle in Nesvizh when he ………………… (feel) something cold. When he ………………….. (feel) it, he ……………………. (look) around and ……………………… (see) the Black Dame.