PET: Past Simple vs Past Continuous (Revision)

Multiple Choice

Sally ... (be) disappointed she ... (miss) the party.

• Sally was disappointed she missed the party.

• Sally be disappointed she miss the party.

• Sally are disappointed she miss the party.

Multiple Choice

Dan ... (not/work) last week.

• didn't work

• don't work

• work

Multiple Choice

Where ... your last holiday?

• did you spend

• did spend

• do you spend

• you spent

When do we use Past Simple?​

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Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Simple - Actions happened at a particular time".

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Simple - Actions that happened immediately one after another."

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Simple - For people who are no longer alive."

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Multiple Choice

Most of my friends ... a good time at the gathering.

• was having

• were having

• was have

• were have

Multiple Choice

The car engine ... , so I had to fix it.

• wasn't work

• wasn't workking

• wasn't working

Multiple Choice

What ... you ... when the accident happened?

• are, do

• are, doing

• was, do

• were, doing

When do we use Past Continuous?​

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Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Continuous- Actions happening in the middle of a specific time in the past."

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Continuous- Two or more simultaneous actions happening at the same time in the past."

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Continuous- An ongoing action being interrupted by another action in the past."

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Open Ended

Type a sentence relating to:

"Past Continuous- to give background information to a story/describe an atmosphere."

(Minimum number of words: 5)

Multiple Choice

He was talking when the ball ... him.

• hit

• was hitting

• were hitting

Multiple Choice

I ... when the teacher asked me a question. She was pretty angry.

• didn't listen

• wasn't listening

• weren't listening

Multiple Choice

She ... a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.

• ate

• was eating

• were eating

Multiple Choice

When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my parents ... in the kitchen.

• sang

• was singing

• were singing

Multiple Choice

He ... dinner when the fire started.

• cooked

• was cooking

• were cooking