Exercise

1. She went (go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.
2. My father usually likes (like) his steak well-done.
3. The dog ate (eat) its toy last night.
4. The policeman talked (talk) to the burglar yesterday.
5. Did you have (you /have) a test last week?
6. I often see her mother but she never speaks (speak) to me.
7. The gentleman spoke (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago.
8. The kangaroo always carries (carry) its baby.
9. My friend talks (talk) a lot every day.
10. The man drove (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.

11. My brothers left (leave) for England last week.

12. My sisters leave (leave) for England every year in June.
13. I don’t like that man because he often laughs (laught ) at me.
14. Her sister never smokes (smoke).
15. The cat usually leaves (leave) its basket when it is hungry.

Make the past simple or past continuous
1) I
was sitting
(sit) in a cafe when you
called
(call) .
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2) When you
arrived
(arrive) at the party, who
was
(be) there?
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3) Susie
was watching
(watch) a film when she
heard
(hear) the noise.
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4) Yesterday I
went
(go) to the library, next I
had
(have) a swim, later I
met
(meet) Julie for coffee.
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5) We
were playing
(play) tennis when John
hurt
(hurt) his ankle.
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6) What
were they doing
(they/do) at 10pm last night – it was really noisy?
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7) He
was taking
(take) a shower when the telephone
rang
(ring).
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8) He
was
(be) in the shower when the telephone
rang
(ring).
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9) When I
walked
(walk) into the room, everyone
was working
(work).
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10) It
was
(be) a day last September. The sun
was shining
(shine) and the birds
were singing
(sing) . I
was walking
(walk) along the street when I
met
(meet) an old friend.
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11) He
was living
(live) in Russia when the Revolution
started
(start).
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12) When her train
got
(get) to the station, we
were waiting
(wait) on the platform.
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13) He
was
(be) so annoying! He
was always leaving
(always leave) his things everywhere.
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14) On holiday we
visited
(visit) Rome,
saw
(see) the Vatican, and
spent
(spend) a few days at the beach.
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15) Why
were you standing
(stand) on a chair when I
came
(come) into the room?
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16) They
lived
(live) in Germany when they
were
(be) young.
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17) At 7pm yesterday, we
were listening
(listen) to music.
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18) When I
left
(leave) the house, it
was snowing
(snow).
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19) He
was working
(work) in a bank when he
met
(meet) his wife.
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20) What
were you doing
(you/do) when I
called
(call) you last night?
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