SIMPLE PAST or PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
EXERCISE 1. Match the numbers with the correct letters.
1) While Melis was trying to open the bottle,
2) I saw Mr.President
3) She burnt all his fingers
4) When I first said that I loved her
5) The refree sent him out
a) we were having a romantic dinner in Paris.
b) it slipped from her hand.
c) when he hit the opposing player.
d) while I was driving along the Parliament Road.
e) while she was trying to fire the barbecue for the guests.
KEY: 1-b 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-c
EXERCISE 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Use Simple Past or Past Continuous
A DAY IN THE ARMY
I _______________ 1( be ) in the army two years ago. Those days _______________ 2 ( be ) very hard because we _______________ 3 ( have ) a very tough training program. Every morning we ________________ 4 ( get up ) at 5.30 in the morning and _______________ 5 ( have ) breakfast at 6.00. After breakfast, we _______________ 6 ( run ) 15 kilometers and ________________ 7 ( do ) lots of physical exercises.
One morning I _______________ 8 ( get up ) at 5.30 but I _______________ 9 ( not feel ) myself energetic so I ______________ 10 ( decide ) to see a doctor. I ______________ 11 ( get dressed ) and ________________ 12 ( go ) out. It ______________ 13 ( be ) a wonderful spring morning. The sun _______________ 14 ( shine ) and all the soldiers _______________ 15 ( run ) in the garden. While they _______________ 16 ( run ), they _______________ 17 ( sing ) different marches. It _______________ 18 ( be ) really amazing to watch them. As _______________ I 19 ( go ) to the doctor’s office, a commander _______________ 20 ( stop ) me. He ___________ 21 ( ask ) what I ______________ 22 ( do ) at that time in the middle of the garden. I ____________ 23 ( not know ) what to say because I ______________ 24 ( be ) very excited and scared. While I ____________ 25 ( try ) to talk, we ______________ 26 ( heard ) a terrible noise and ___________27 ( see ) a lot of smoke. It _____________ 28 ( be ) obviously an enemy attack. Suddenly the commander _______________ 29 ( start ) to run. While he ____________ 30 ( run ), he ______________ 31 ( shout ) at the soldiers to get ready for a counter attack. At that time I _______________32 ( think ) I __________33 ( be ) in a dream. The atmosphere ___________34 ( be ) bad. Everybody ___________35 ( shout ) and _______________36 ( run ) aimlessly.
Suddenly everything ____________37 ( get ) normal. Fortunately I ____________ 38 ( learn ) that it was just a military exercise. :))
KEY
1. was 2. were 3. had 4. got up 5. had 6. ran 7. did 8. got up 9. didn’t feel 10. decided 11. got dressed 12. went 13. was 14. was shining 15. were running 16. were running 17. were singing 18. was 19. going 20. stopped 21. asked 22. was doing 23. didn’t know 24. was 25. was trying 26. heard 27.saw 28. was 29. started 30. was running 31. was shouting 32. thought 33. was 34. was 35. were shouting 36. were running 37. got 38. learnt
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