Past Simple vs Past Continuous H3a

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar review

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Pick the right tense
"My penguin died last week."

1. Present continuous
2. past simple
3. present simple
4. past continuous

Pick the right tense
"I reported it to the police."

1. past simple
2. present simple
3. present continuous
4. past continuous

Pick the right tense
"Somebody was painting a picture on the wall."

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. past continuous

Pick the right tense
"The boy walked away."

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. present perfect

Pick the right tense
"I was building a helicopter."

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. past continuous

Fill in the correct past simple form.
My friend _______(come) to my house yesterday.

Fill in the correct past simple form.
My friends __(are) at home.

Fill in the correct past simple form.
She _______(feel) happy after the party.

What's the past simple form of the verb 'go'?

1. going
2. went
3. goed
4. goes

What's the past simple form of the verb 'have'?

1. has
2. haved
3. had
4. having

Use past continuous:
Last summer, Miguel ..... (learn) English

Use past continuous:
The wind .... (blow) very hard yesterday.

Use the past continuous
The students .... (take) a test when the fire alarm went off

Write down the correct form
The presentation you gave/were giving was very interesting

Write down the correct form
The presentation you _________ was very interesting

1. gave
2. were giving

Write down
everyone listened very carefully when you spoke/were speaking

Everyone was listening very carefully when you __________ .

1. spoke
2. were speaking

Write down the correct tense of the verb:
Carmen didn't hear the phone ring because she ..... (dry) her hair