Angleška slovnica – Past Simple – Past Progressive 3 Exercises

30. April, 2013 dodal Niko

Simple Past or Past Progressive
Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. A: »What ____________________(do / you) yesterday at 8 pm?«
2. B: »I __________________(sit) in the pub with Sam. Why?«
3. A: »I __________________(drive) to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As we _____(be) only three players, I ________(try) to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well. But I ___________________(reach / not) you at home.«
4. B: »Why ___________________(ring / not / you) my mobile?«
5. A: »I actually __________(want) to ring your mobile, but by accident I __________(dial) William’s number. He _____________(do / not) anything special at that moment and really _______________(like) the idea of playing squash with us.«
Simple Past or Past Progressive
Exercise 2

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. When I ______________(get) up yesterday, the sun __________________(shine) .
2. It ___________________(is) a beautiful morning.
3. So I _______________(decide) to cycle around a little.
4. I ________________-(go) to the shed and ____________(take) out my bike.
5. While I _________(cycle) past some villages, I _______________(see) some people in their gardens.
6. One man ____________-(mow) the grass while his wife ________________-(pick) strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly ________________-(appear) and it ____________(start) to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer ___________(notice) me and _____________(tell) me to come in.
9. While it ____________(rain) outside, I _________________(sit) in the farmer’s house.
10. After a while, the sun _________(come) out again.
11. I __________(thank) the farmer for his hospitality and ___________________(move) on.
Exercise 3
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. We __________(wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis __________________(come) around the corner.
2. I ______________(cycle) through the park, when I ______________(hear) a strange noise.
3. He ____________(pass) her a message when the teacher _________(look / not) .
4. I __________________(fall) asleep while I________________ (watch) TV last night.
5. When Mike and Jane ______________________(paint) the walls, their dog ________________(knock) over the paint pot.
6. Tom______________________ (break) his leg when he ____________(play) frisbee.
7. The phone ___________(ring) when I _______________(sit) on the toilet.

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