IDIOMA EXTRANJERO V

PAST SIMPLE- PAST CONTINUOUS QUIZ

NAME________________________________

DATE___________________ COURSE___

I. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1.

When I _______________ (do) the washing-up, I_____________________ (break) a plate.

2.

While Tom _________________(play) the piano, his

mother__________________ (do) the washing-up.

3.

I_______________________ (have) dinner when I

suddenly ______________________(hear) a loud bang.

4.

When my father_____________________ (work) in the garden, an old

friend_______________________ (pass) by to see him.

5.

When I ___________________(be) on my way home,

I _____________________(see) an accident.

6.

I _____________________________(not / understand) what

they______________________ (talk) about.

7.

When Jane_________________(do) a language course in Ireland,

she__________________ (visit) Blarney Castle.
II.

What did you do last week?

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III. Classify the following regular verbs in past according to their pronunciation
in this tense:

needed
stopped
improved
painted
looked
recorded
kissed
saved
offended
washed
upgraded
rushed
called
hanged
returned

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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1.

When I was doing the washing-up, I broke a plate.

2.

While Tom was playing the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.

3.

I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

4.

When my father was working in the garden, an old friend passed by to see him.

5.

When Jane was doing a language course in Ireland, she visited Blarney Castle.

6.

When I was on my way home, I saw an accident.

7.

I did not understand what they were talking about.