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Past Simple and Past Continuous

The document provides a series of English exercises involving the past simple and past continuous tenses. Learners are asked to complete sentences using verbs in their past forms, including irregular verbs. The exercises focus on common grammar structures like using affirmative and negative forms of verbs, as well as distinguishing between the past simple and past continuous tenses.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous

The document provides a series of English exercises involving the past simple and past continuous tenses. Learners are asked to complete sentences using verbs in their past forms, including irregular verbs. The exercises focus on common grammar structures like using affirmative and negative forms of verbs, as well as distinguishing between the past simple and past continuous tenses.

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English Exercises

Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.


1- Lucy ................................. her birthday presents.
2- Last weekend I ............................. in the mountains for 2 hours.
3- We .............................. the party very much.
4- Ken ............................... to his favourite CD yesterday.
5- My sister .................................. Maths for an exam.
6- They .................................. to the USA in 2003.
7- Dad ................................ his car last weekend.
8- The film ............................... at 11:30.
Complete the sentences with Past Simple in NEGATIVE.
-She ...................... (not go) to school on foot yesterday.
- Paul ..................... (not eat) 2 sandwiches and an apple.
- I ...................... (not get) up very early last night.
- They ....................... (not find) 50 euros in the street.
- My dad ................... (not give) me a CD for my birthday.
- Ana ..................... (not have) a bath last Sunday.
- We ...................... (not swim) in the Mediterranean sea.
- Joe ..................... (not write) a letter to Mary 2 days ago.
Complete the sentences with irregular verbs:
I. Past simple (irregular verbs).
1. I ___________ (loose) my watch in the park.
2. David ___________ (not hurt) his knee.
3. I kicked the ball and it ___________ (break) a window. 4. My new shoes ___________
(not cost) a lot of money.
5. I ___________ (get) this book from the library.
6. We had a garage where we ___________ (keep) our car.

7. Ali ___________ (cut) his knee.


8. The glass ___________ (fall) off the table.
9. The glass ___________ (not break).
10. We ___________ (sell) our old car.
11. We ___________ (buy) a new car.
12. The bell ___________ (not ring).
13. We all ___________ (go) into school.
14. The dog ___________ (catch) the ball.
15. The man ___________ (not kneel) down.
16. Our cat ___________ (run) onto the road.
17. Jane ___________ (not write) a letter.
18. I ___________ (buy) a new camera last week.
19. We ___________ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.
20. Yesterday Dad ___________ (not take) me to the carnival.
21. Elizabeth ___________ (give) Eva a chocolate.
22. Jack and Jill ___________ (not go) up the hill.
23. Her ring ___________ (cost) ten Euros.
24. I ___________ (put) sugar in my coffee.
25. He ___________ (not hit) the ball over the net.
PAST CONTINUOUS:
1.Complete the sentences in Past Continuous:
I letters all day yesterday. (write)
You. Very slow about it. (be)
You on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)
They..much business before lunch. (not do)
Sheto me all week. Silly cow. (not speak)
It for long. (not rain)
What ........ you when I phoned yesterday? (do)

you.TV when it happenend?


Whatyou at the party?
He.. horrible to everyone, the nasty pig! (be)
I . Computer games all morning (play)
We..all afternoon in the library (revise)
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS
I .. (watch) TV when a bird.. into the window. (fly)
The Prime Minister(relax) on holiday while the country in crisis(be)
Collin . (have) a shower when Angelina. On the door (knock)
We .(have) a coffee when we the news on the radio (hear)
The riots..(start) when the President the country (visit)
Frank.(pick) his nose when the accident..(happen)
The earthquake(begin) when we chess. (play)

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