EXERCISES. 1. Put the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. Put the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. I (to play) computer games yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games at five o'clock yesterday. 3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday. 4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday. 5. My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday. 6. My sister (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening. 7. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook). 8. She (to cook) the whole day yesterday. 9. We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday. 10. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday. 11. You (to do) your homework yesterday? 12. You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday? 13. Why she (to sleep) at seven o'clock yesterday? 14. He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday. 15. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place? 16. What you (to do) when I rang you up? 17. I (not to sleep) at nine o'clock yesterday. 18. What he (to do) yesterday? — He (to read) a book. 19. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? — He (to read) a book. 20. She (to sleep) when you came home?

2. Open the brackets putting the verbs into Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep). 2. When Nick (to come) home, his brother (to play) with his toys. 3. When mother (to come) home, I (to do) my homework. 4. When father (to come) home, Pete (to sleep). 5. When mother (to come)home, the children (to play) on the carpet. 6. When I (to get) up, my mother and father (to drink) tea. 7. When I (to come) to my friend's place, he (to watch) TV. 8. When I (to see) my friends, they (to play) football. 9. When I (to open) the door, the cat (to sit) on the table. 10. When Kate (to open) the door, the children (to dance) round the firtree. 11. When Tom (to cross) the street, he (to fall).

3. Use either past simple or past continuous in the following sentences

1) Jane... (eat) dinner when his friend called.

2) While Mary was cleaning her apartment, her husband... (sleep)

3) At three o'clock this morning, Eleanor... (study). When Mary arrived, the Jonsons... (have) dinner, but they stopped in order to talk to her.

4) John... (go) to France last year.

5) When the teacher... (enter) the room, the students were talking.

6) While Joan was writing the report, Henry... (look) for more information.

7) We... (see) this movie last night.

8) At one time, Mr Roberts... (own) this building.

9) John... (write) a letter to his family when his pencil (break).

4. Insert past simple or past progressive.

1) When we (open) the window, it (to rain).

2) It (to get) dark when we (to reach) home.

3) You (to find) these examples in the book at the previous lesson.

4) 1 (not to forget) to lock the door this morning.

5) The pupils (to work) in the field when the storm (to begin).

6) We (to arrive) ten minutes late.

7) We (to see) the man in the boat which (to be) near the harbour.

8) Ann still (to look) out of the window when I (to enter).

9) She (to lie) in bed. She (to say) she (not to feel) well.

10)The train (to pass) a big town in the night and so we (not to see) it.

11)You (to write) all the day yesterday.

5. Past Indefinite or Past Continuous

1. I (sit) on the bench for half an hour and then (begin) reading a book. 2. You (see) him this morning? — Yes. He (stand) in the hall laughing. 3. He (come) in and (see) Nelly who (draw) a strange picture. 4. I (not understand) what Mr. Green (do). 5. Nick and Fred (drive) along the road when the accident (happen). 6. When I (come in), she (set) the table. 7. The businessman (fly) to England yesterday. 8. I (not hear) what he (say). I (type) at the moment. 9. When it (happen)? — It (happen) when you (talk) to your secretary. 10. We (walk) in silence for 5 minutes, then he (speak). 11. I (tell) him he should not read while he (eat). 12. The mouse (hide) while the cat (watch). 13. The train (strike) an obstacle on the line, but it (not stop) because it (travel) too fast at the time. 14. I (sit) in my garden yesterday, when the servant (come) and (say) that a visitor (wait) for me in the hall 15. He (not like) to play while others (work). 16. Sorry, what you (say)? I (not listen). 17. You (enjoy) your game of tennis? — No, I (not play) as it (rain). 18. Why you (tell) Ann her lessons (be) boring? — I (not mean) it. I only (joke). 19. Why you (make) so many mistakes in the last test? — I (think) about my boyfriend. 20. Just imagine! I (wait) for you for an hour yesterday and you (sleep) at that very time!

6. Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.