Tuesday 28 September 2021

UNIT 19 The Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

 

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

They _______________ carefully when the accident _______________.

(1)

were driving / happened

(2)

were driving / was happening

(3)

drove / was happening

(4)

drove / happened

2

He _______________ his leg while he _______________ football.

(1)

broke / played

(2)

was breaking / played

(3)

broke / was playing

(4)

was breaking / was playing

3

Lily and Sandy _______________ when I _______________ them.

(1)

weren't working / was seeing

(2)

worked / was seeing

(3)

worked / saw

(4)

weren't working / saw

4

The electricity _______________ off while he _______________ dinner.

(1)

was going / was cooking

(2)

went / was cooking

(3)

went / cooked

(4)

was going / cooked

5

Ann _______________ still _______________ when the test_______________.

(1)

was ...writing / finished

(2)

was ...writing / was finishing

(3)

were ...writing / finished

(4)

were ...writing / was finishing

6

They _______________ hard when suddenly the fire bell _______________.

(1)

were working / was sounding

(2)

worked / was sounding

(3)

worked / sounded

(4)

were working / sounded

7

What _______________ you _______________ when I _______________ last night.

(1)

did ...do / was phoning

(2)

were ...doing / was phoning

(3)

were ...doing / phoned

(4)

did ...do / phoned

8

She _______________ her teeth when the water suddenly_______________.

(1)

was brushing / stopped

(2)

brushed / stopped

(3)

was brushing / was stopping

(4)

brushed / was stopping

9

I _______________ a strange noise while I _______________ in bed last night.

(1)

was hearing / was reading

(2)

heard / was reading

(3)

heard / read

(4)

was hearing / read

10

My dad _______________ his back while he _______________ furniture in the office.

(1)

was hurting / moved

(2)

was hurting / was moving

(3)

hurt / was moving

(4)

hurt / moved

11

What _______________ that you _______________?

(1)

was / were saying

(2)

was being / were saying

(3)

was being / was saying

(4)

was being / said

12

Sorry, _______________ you _______________ when I _______________ last night?

(1)

were ... sleeping / was ringing

(2)

did ... sleep / rang

(3)

did ... sleep / was ringing

(4)

were ... sleeping / rang

 

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)


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.

 

EXERCISE C

Fill in the gaps with correct simple past or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

Trouble on the mountain (2)

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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