3ESO Past simple or past continuous? + answers

1.Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS.

-1.-While they.................................... (eat), Mary sudddenly ................................... (get up) and left the table.
2.-Yesterday you ......................................... (not be) in the par
3.-I ........................................ (buy) the tickets when I ..............(see) my friend Paul.
4.-They ..................................... (not hear) the news last night.
5.-......................(Peter, break) the window? Yes, ........... ..........
6.-.......................(children, play) at the park? Yes, ........... ............

2.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous or the Past Simple.

Mr. Green immediately _________________ (phone) the police. He  ________________ (tell) them that when he saw the robbers, they  ____________ (drive) along Chester Road. “What  _____________________________ (they / wear)?”  _______________ (ask) the policeman. “One of them  _________________ (wear) a red jacket,”  _________________ (reply) Mr. Green. While he  _________________ (talk) to the policeman on the phone, Mr. Green  _________________ (hear) the siren of a police car chasing after the robbers.


3.Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets (PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS)

Cherry always ____________________ (walk) to school. She _________________________ (walk) home from school when two criminals ________________________ (take) her. They ____________________ (put) her in their car and they ___________________ (escape).
Cherry’s parents ________________________ (play) golf wneh the criminals ____________________________ (phone) them. They wanted 500’000 euros. Her parents ____________________ (contact) the police. While the criminals _________________________ (argue) about the money, Cherry _________________ (escape). Fortunately, two police officers ________________________ (walk) past the house, when Cherry ___________________________ (jump) through the window.



Answers

Exercise 1

1 were eating- got up 2 weren't 3 was buying- saw 4 didn't hear 5 did P break? yes he did 6 were the children playing? yes they were


Exercise 2

phoned
told
were driving
were they wearing
asked
was wearing
replied
was talking
heard


Exercise 3

walked
was walking
took
put
escaped
were playing
phoned
contacted
were arguing
escaped
were walking
jumped