4 Read the rules. Find examples in the diary. ‘We use the past continuous for: * an action happening in the past when another past action interrupted it. He was sleeping when the fire started. * the setting or background information to a story. it was raining and the wind was blowing, || © twoactions happening at the same time in the past. She was sleeping while he was watching TV. |) Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple. tt os (rain) heavily as Lisa (drive) to the station 21 (come) back from work late that afternoon, It (snow) and the streets (be) empty. 3. The forest fire (burn) al night. Firefighters... (ty) to Put it out while farmers (move) their sheep to a safer place 4 The hurricane (get) stronger so people (leave) their homes. 5 We (watch) TV last night Suddenly, the lights (go out) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 1 Tim (play) football when he : (fall) and hurt his leg. 2 Simon was working on his computer while James (talk) on the phone. 3 Frank (write) a report when his boss (call) him. 4 Sandra . (watch) TV when her mum --- (get) home Sit (rain) and lightning (flash) in the sky as Lisa was driving to the station. 6 The chien (do) their homework when the lights (go) out.us -_ Past Simple (regular & irregular verbs) 4. Complete the factfile with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets, ‘= Monet 0} was(be) born in Paris, France. = Het) (notiwant) to paint vaditonal art He 2) (begin) to paint In anew style of at, caled impressionism. shed (become) well-known after he 4) (inish) his painting The Wommanin the Gree Dress ih 1856, + Monet 5) (marry) Camille Denciewx in 1873. They 6) (have) two sors. = camille 7) (fall) il and 8) lie) in 1879. ‘= Botween 1883 and 1908, Monet 9) (travel) to the Mediterranean and 10) (ain) many beautiful landscapes and seascapes © Het) (ie) in Giverny, France in 1926. 3 ead Bill’ letter to his pen friend about his holiday and put the verbs in brackets in the past simple: eor Fred, sorry 11) earlier but 1 Just 2) » rom my camping noiday. | 3) (ao) ancy ith my parents and my Cousins and. we all 4) (have) a really ood time. we 3) (tay) ot a very beautiful campsice in the middle of a forest. we 6) sees (Bo) biking ‘and exploring every day. The hills and Countryside I) senennee (he) truly beautiful Wwe §) (ewim) in the river and 1 (not/write) (get) back ‘also 9) (learn) how to fish. in the evening we 10) (cook) over the AMPTIFE, TY nenneare (Sing) songs and 2 (tell) stories. luckily, it 1%) (not/rain) for the whole two weeks. | 14) every minute of itt | ock forward t> hearing about ‘your fliday, 50 write back soon, Love, Jeremiah (love) sentences about yourself using the timo exnressions below.4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past sinyple or the past cominuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence? 1 My family and (Sleep) when our house (tart) shaking 2 While the ground (shake) several things (fal) of ‘ou’ kitchen cabinets and bookshelves. 3 Mybed (move) from side to side when the earthquake suddenly (stop) 4 dust as we (uy) to recover frorn the shock, there (be) an aftershock, 5 Aswe (run) for the door, a lamp (crash) to the floor 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. twas evening and | 1) (watch) television with my parents. The TV news 2) serine (give) constant flood warnings @s Huricane Floyd 3) (approach) We were worried but we 4). (dedde) to stay in our house Later that night, at 3 am, a policeman 5) ccesr san (ROCK) on Our doot and told Us that the water levels 6) (tise), He also 7) (tell us that we should move our valuables to safety. | barely B) os rsenne (Sleep) that night | was so frightened Jn the morning 19). {look) out of the window It was @ beautiful day and the sun 10) (shine), Peoole AN er (walk) by ny house up | to their knees in water. | 12) (ao) downstairs to the kitchen and it was flooded and damaged. We 13) (pack) a few things and 14) (eave), As we 15) (rive) ta shelter, | 16) ook) back at our house and 17) (ery) All of my things were there@-« like, ery, play, dance, stop, fry, smile, rob, travel, try, pray, stay, live, prefer, empty, destroy ‘trled liked robbed prayed to the words, put them in the correct column, then read them 0 @ complete the correct past form and identity the speech situation. past action of certain duration with visible results in the past, past habit. simultanteous past actions, ‘complete past action with visible results in the past, past action in progress interrupted by another [past action, action continuing over a period up to a specific time inthe past past habit nee 4.hen she was young, he. bn ated danced..... (dance) aot. (érve) home when his car (22d) abook while Mary (break cown) (sleep). 4 He was dlezy. He 5.Shewas upset because she. 8.8he (wai) (work) on the (lose) foran hour before he computer all night. her watch (arrive@ Finn with Past Simple of Past Continuou Lastnight 1) was (ba) alone at home. 12) = (lie) on my bed and 13) : (watch) TV when | 4) hear) a strange noise. The noise 5) (come) from the kitchen. | 8 (G0) downstais, 7) (pick up) a heavy vase from the teble and 8) (ead for) the kitonen, 19) (open) the ‘door very slow. Then | 10) (S02) someone, He 1) (search) in the fridge. 112) (be) so tightened mat | 13) (orop) tne vase | 4) (carry) and it 19) {rasn) onto the toot. The man 16) (turn) towards the door and I m (S22) his face, It was my husbanc! ® Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous. Caller: Good morning, 1) is (be) Mr Green there? Man: No, he 2) (not’be) here. He 3) (work) at the moment. He usually 4) (work) until 4 p.m. Caller: What about Mrs Green? Where 5) (be) she? Man: She 6) (40) the shopping. She always 7) (do) the shopping on Thursday afternoons. Caller: Where 8) (be) the children? a, Man: They 9) (play) football, TAM They always 10) (play) football after school. THE BURGL Caller: How 11) (yourknow) all this? Who are you? Man: 112) (be) the burglar!© Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simpl Last night 1) had (nave) a wonderful dream, This is what |2) (cream). We 3) (take) a trip to Hawaii 14) {be) with my {family and two of my fiends. We 5) (be) ‘on a ship and we 6) (travel) to Honolulu. On the ship there 7) (be) a cisco. We 8) (si) on nice comfort- able seats and we 9) (rink) exotic juices. Lots of people 10) (dance) and the music 11) (play) loudly. We d 12) (have) a lot of fun! When the ship 13) (arrive) in Honolulu a man 14) (wait) to take us to our hotel. The hotel where we 15) (stay) was by a beach ined with palm trees, Drums 16) (beat) ‘and people on the beach 17) (sing) and 18) (ance) tothe music. The musi¢ 19) (get) louder and louder until 20) (Can) hear a ringing in my ears, 21) (be) my alarm clock! it 22) (be) 7 o’tock and time to get up for school, Simple or Past Continuous. veex white (1) wae visting (¥isl”) Dear Fett about what happened vo me At Hert iret x tora wat te Fn ave sean atemon (2) A aaa cf the ie en (notice) a girl who 4) i (ereak) and the gir lite hs ch auddenly @) , the bran Ithough the gi aii As she) Hak (une te en ae hk) i the edge. eee her. | ola} 2 sane help, 10) (rt 113) (explain 9) 12) (come) along oh (talk) bo the gin. sz what to do when a mal yee had happened and wile he) Well everything 16) (ad) vee ri bunch newspaper too! That’e a for help | 15) (eo)forhele! 5) (HAN i. Te girl was rescued and hr Pare My a of flowers. The story 18) 0 tell me yours $00".Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form | of the present continuous or the present simple. | HiMarvi, 14) “er yyeiting.. (write) this letter trom Portugal. 1 \ 2) (be) on holiday here with my family and we 3) (have) a great time. —————— Right now, |4) (ie) on the beach. My litle brother ) (play) on the sand with his toys and my mother 6) (watch) him. My dad 7) (swim) in the se | just love it here, We 8) (get up) late every day and 9) (spend) most of our time sunbathing, This aftamoon we 10) {g0) into town to do a little sightseeing. Then my parents 11) (take) us to @ nice restaurant. They 12) (want) us to try the local cuisine, | hope it tastes good! Well, that's all for now. See you when I get back! Take care, Wendy @) Purine verbs in brackets into the “Present Continuous”. ‘Tis is London airport. Many people 1) . are waiting (wai) togo on holiday. The wernan atthe chect- incesk2) {(ake) the passengers tikets and she 2) (sh them some ‘Questions. At“Paseport Contra” aman wio 4) (wear) a uniform 5) (ook) ateveryone's passports. Some people 6) (si on chairs and whe they 7) (wait) they 8) (eed) books or magazines. There is a bar where aman 9) (serve) tea and enfee. Outsde, a plane 10) (teke off and another one 1) (come down). Some men 12) (put the passengers’ bags onto another plane. Aman who 13) (leave) 14) (say) goodbye to his family.@ Purine verbs in brackets into the “Past simple”. Pamela: What 1) id youdo (you (do) last weekend? Tony: 12) (g0)10 my cousin's rouse Panela 3) (be)ittart Tony: No,toniy4) (take) us 30 minutes Pamela 5) (you stay) there ong? Tony: Wed) (stay) only forthe weekend What 7) (you /do) last weekend? Pamela ‘My family and 18) (take the dog and we 9) (havo) a picnic or he beach Tory: 10) (be) sunny? Pamela: Yes. the sun 11) (shine) a day. @ ut the verbs in brackets into the “Past Simple’ Bryan Adams comes rom Canada. He 1) lee (eave) sthool at siteen and 2 (woth as e gardener. He 3) (sea) his career 19 a singer althe age of ighteen. He 4) (werk) hard then, Heonly 5) (become) famous in 1987 when he 6) (make) his ist abum which he 7) (call “Reckless”. ter “Reckless” no one 3) (ear) abouthim fr @ while, until 1901 when he 9) (cing) “Everything | Do, | Dot for You" which 10) (be) agret success. Ate thathe 1) (go) on word tou. Today, yan Adams is back in Caneda erioying his success @ hut tne verbs in brackets into the “Present Simple” or “Past Simple’ Tomy Brown). is [be) areal story. Noone 2 (believe) wnathe 3) (say) because ho always 4) (tl is. He 5) (lve) ina smal vilage ara 6) (ork) ona farm near his vilage. One night ast week Tommy 7) nish) work tat. 8) (be) éarkand cold Suddenly he 3) (beer) a svange nose so ne 10) (ook) up. 12) (bo) a UFO with bight flashing bois. 12) (come donn) towards him and ke 13)... (s8e) two green ‘men looking athe. He 14) (scream), 15) (crop his bag and 16) (un away). When he 17) (ave) athe vilagehe 18) {mos} some vilagors and 19) (star to el them the news but thy al 20) (augh) atin. No ne21) (belie) Tommy.@ Pure verbs in brackats into the “Present Simple" of “Present Continuous Helen: Hel |)... wart (want) o speak to Bob, pease. 2) thefbe there? Man No, he 3) (nalbe) He 4) (wath) athis ofc a! the momen. He always 5) (wot) therein the afternoons. Helen: Wel, can! speak to his mother or father, lease? Man: Sony, buttey 6) (stay) with sore eres neo hs weekend, They 7 (iit) mem once « month Helen: What about Jare? What 8 shel)? Man: Shed) {swim inthe 900 wth he fends now. Helen: Wel. it 10 (oom) tie 11) (2otbe) my ly dy Can you tall Bob to cal me when he 12) (come) back nome? (@ rut me vers in rackets nto tn “Present Spl or Past Simple Ths 1). 18. (bt) my dog, Back. He2) (oe) asmall lack dog with a bushy ti. Every day 13) (take) him fovawalkto he pak. He 4) (un everwhere ard 9 (olay) wi is ballon te grass. When we 6) (come) back he 7) (ca) his food ond thon he 8) (le) onthe carpet. tight he 8) (Seep) on arg near my bed. ne day est yea 10} (ke hen fora wak but! 11) (ose) hin, He 19 (cote) nye. | 13) (go) home and 8) (I my parts. They 1) (searc the parkand then they 18) (co) othe pote. A few days later a polceman 17) (come) o my nouse. Blackie 18) (e) vit him. 11) (be) very happy to see himback home. 4 complete thesentences with the past oO ‘continuous form of the verbs in arockets. She wartuiting (ite) onemait 1 You ee 2 We ey problems with he computerthis morning. 31 {areom) avo. Aging ish. an (snow) lastnight. 5 Theu (rot help) us, 6 The phone. (not work sented 7 You (net ster) tome. she (watchlatime: seven ocloxk . 9 Where they /gol? 10 (in) at ss ico? 11__(ou/ wearing jears gestedoy? 12 Why —____the/ not lok) att?