TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE
UNIT 19
The Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense
EXERCISE A
Choose
the correct verb form and write its number in the brackets.
1
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They _______________ carefully
when the accident _______________.
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(1)
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were driving / happened
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(2)
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were driving / was happening
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(3)
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drove / was happening
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(4)
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drove / happened
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2
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He _______________
his leg while he _______________
football.
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(1)
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broke / played
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(2)
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was breaking / played
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(3)
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broke / was playing
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(4)
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was breaking / was playing
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3
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Lily and Sandy _______________
when I _______________ them.
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(1)
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weren't working / was seeing
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(2)
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worked / was seeing
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(3)
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worked / saw
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(4)
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weren't working / saw
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4
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The electricity _______________
off while he _______________ dinner.
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(1)
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was going / was cooking
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(2)
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went / was cooking
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(3)
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went / cooked
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(4)
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was going / cooked
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5
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Ann _______________ still
_______________ when the test_______________.
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(1)
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was ...writing / finished
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(2)
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was ...writing / was finishing
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(3)
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were ...writing / finished
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(4)
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were ...writing / was finishing
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6
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They _______________
hard when suddenly the fire bell _______________.
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(1)
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were working / was sounding
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(2)
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worked / was sounding
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(3)
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worked / sounded
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(4)
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were working / sounded
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7
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What _______________ you _______________ when I _______________ last night.
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(1)
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did ...do / was phoning
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(2)
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were ...doing / was phoning
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(3)
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were ...doing / phoned
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(4)
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did ...do / phoned
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8
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She _______________
her teeth when the water suddenly_______________.
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(1)
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was brushing / stopped
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(2)
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brushed / stopped
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(3)
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was brushing / was stopping
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(4)
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brushed / was stopping
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9
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I _______________ a
strange noise while I _______________
in bed last night.
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(1)
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was hearing / was reading
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(2)
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heard / was reading
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(3)
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heard / read
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(4)
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was hearing / read
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10
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My dad _______________
his back while he _______________
furniture in the office.
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(1)
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was hurting / moved
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(2)
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was hurting / was moving
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(3)
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hurt / was moving
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(4)
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hurt / moved
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11
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What _______________ that
you _______________?
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(1)
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was / were saying
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(2)
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was being / were saying
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(3)
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was being / was saying
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(4)
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was being / said
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12
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Sorry, _______________
you _______________ when I _______________ last night?
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(1)
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were ... sleeping / was ringing
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(2)
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did ... sleep / rang
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(3)
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did ... sleep / was ringing
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(4)
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were ... sleeping / rang
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EXERCISE B
Fill in the gaps with the
correct simple past or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
Trouble on the mountain (1)
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Last year Roy and his family
(1) __________ (have) a holiday when something terrible (2) __________ (happen).
They (3) __________ (stay) in a chalet high up in the mountains. Each day
they carefully (4) __________ (plan) a trek in the mountains. They prepared
carefully because Roy's parents knew that mountains could be dangerous. So
they always (5) __________ (take) four things with them: water, food, a
good map and a mobile phone.
One day, they (6) __________ (get)
everything ready and (7) __________ (set) out on their walk. It was a
beautiful day and the sun (8) __________ (shine) brightly. But as they (9) __________
(walk), it (10) __________ (begin) to get darker and darker. Clouds (11) __________
(fill) the sky and then a fog suddenly (12) __________ (fall). The fog got
thicker and thicker and in the end they couldn't see the path in front of
them.
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EXERCISE C
Fill in the gaps with correct simple
past or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
Trouble on
the mountain (2)
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Roy's father (1) _______
(think) what to do when Roy (2) _______ (walk) past him. His father said,
"Stop! We must turn around and go to safer ground." As they (3)
_______ (turn) round, Ray (4) ______ (slip) and (5) ______ (fall). "Help!"
he cried. His father and mother rushed towards his cry but they couldn't
see him. Ray's father (6) _____ (tell) the rest of the family not to move
and then he lay flat on the ground and moved towards Ray's voice. As he (7)
______ (move) slowly, he (8) _______ (hear) Ray cry out, "Dad, I'm
slipping!" He quickly reached over the edge and said, "Ray, reach
up your hand to mine!" Ray stretched his hand up and (9) ____ (find)
his father's hand. Slowly, his father pulled him up until he (10) _____
(be) safely next to him. Then the fog lifted, as quickly as it had gone
down, and suddenly the sun (11) _______ (shine) brightly again. The whole
family (12) _____ (look) with horror over the edge. There was a small rock
where Ray was, and below that a drop of 300 metres to the valley. What a
lucky escape!
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