Past simple/continuous HN2

Reorder

Reorder the following.

• It started

• to rain

• when I

• was going

• home.

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following

• At about 7 p.m. we were going along a quiet road.

• I was staying with my uncle on his farm in Canada.

to say that someone was in the middle of an action at a specific time

to give the background to a story

Sth funny happened when I was sopping for office supplies today.

Past continuous (progressive)

Past simple

• to say that someone was in the middle of an action at a specific time

• to give the background to a story

• Sth funny happened when I was sopping for office supplies today.

• Past continuous (progressive)

• Past simple

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Reorder

Reorder the following. Steve's mum was driving the car when the horses appeared.

• No, Steve's mum wasn't driving

• the car when the horses

• appeared. His dad

• was driving

• the car.

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5

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• 2
• 3
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Reorder

Reorder the following.The horses were running away from Steve's car.

• No, the horses weren't running

• away from the car.

• They were running

• straight at/towards

• the car.

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5

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• 2
• 3
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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following. Adam was staying in a hotel in Canada.

• No, he wasn't

• staying in a hotel.

• He was

• staying on

• his uncle's farm.

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following. The sun was coming up when Adam saw the rainbows.

• It was going down.

• No, the sun

• wasn't coming

• up when he saw

• the rainbows.

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

What do you think your partner was doing at these times? Ask and check if your guesses were correct.

Open Ended

We were travelling (travel) to France on a car ferry. I 2...........(feel) a bit sick, so I 3.............(go) outside to get some air. While I 4...........(look) down at the sea, I 5...............(see) a dolphin. It 6..........(swim) next to the ship. As I 7............(watch), it 8........(jump) high out of the sea. I 9.............(get) a wonderful photo.

Multiple Choice

I was running to ...... a bus to school when I realised it was a holiday.

• catch

• ride

• drive

• get off

Multiple Choice

The first time I ........... the car, my dad was sitting beside me with his eyes closed.

• were driving

• drove

• was driving

• driven

Multiple Choice

I met my boyfriend/girlfriend while I ............ at a bus stop.

• have been waiting

• waited

• were waited

• was waiting

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Multiple Choice

While we ...... on a ferry, there was a storm.

• were sailing

• sale

• sailed

• were saling

Open Ended

Put the words in order to make sentences.

4 a.m. / everyone / it / sleeping / was / was / and

Open Ended

Put the words in order to make sentences.

was / Alison / six o'clock / at / eating breakfast

Open Ended

Put the words in order to make sentences.

for the rain / to stop / waiting / we / were