Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses: Exercises and Explanations, Exercícios de Inglês

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Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Tenses Past Simple

• (^) I lived in New York 2 years. He met us at the station.
• (^) He shut the window, switched off the light and went upstairs Past Continuous
• (^) I was writing a letter to my friend from 5 to 6 on Sunday.
• (^) They were playing football at 5 yesterday.
• (^) Mother was cooking dinner while I was doing my English homework. Progress in the past Two simultaneous actions in the past Finished actions A series of events in the past

Past Tenses Past Simple He shut up the window, Past Finished action Series of actions in the past switched off the light and went downstairs.

Past Tenses Mum was cooking, Past Finished action Two simultaneous actions in the past while I was doing my homework. Past Continuous

Formation Past Simple Past Continuous worked go - went You cooked come - came He walked make - made She opened run - ran

t cleaned write - wrote

We tried buy - bought You shouted teach - taught They washed eat - ate You We They I He She It

were

working.

was

working.

Formation Past Simple Past Continuous I You He She It We They

didn’t

work.

weren’t

working.

You We They I He She It

wasn’t

working.

Orangio and Pinky ______ when someone ______ Pinky. a.cuddle / take b. cuddled / was took c. was cuddling / taken d. were cuddling / took Use past continuous + past simple to describe an interrupted action in the past. 1

The driver ______ Pinky in a cooler and ______ her to his truck. a. put / carried b. was putting / carried c. was putting / was carrying d. had put / carried Use the past simple to describe a series of events in the past. 2

The driver ______ when he _____ Orangio clinging to the window.. a. drove / saw b. was driving/saw c. was driving / was seeing d. had driven / saw 4

Pinky ______ the brake and the truck ______ control. a. pulled / lost b. was pulling / lost c. was pulling / was losing d. had pulled / spun 5

While they ______ from pool to pool, the driver ______ them. a. jumped / followed b. were jumping / had followed c. had jumped / had followed d. were jumping/ was following 7

The driver ______ Orangio and Pinky. a. caught b. catched c. was catching d. had caught 8

Orangio ______ on the clothesline when the seagul ______ him. a. sat \ grabbed b. had sat \ grabbed c. was sitting \ grabbed d. was sitting \ was grabbing 10