Past Simple/ Past Continious

Exercise 1. Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).

9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

11. They _________________ (live) in Paris.

12. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

13. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

14. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.

15. _________________ (he / call) you?

16. _________________ (I / forget) something?

17. What time _________________ (the film / start)?

18. He _________________ (have) a shower.

19. Why _________________ (you / come)?

20. _________________ (he / go) to the party?

Exercise 2. Make the past simple – positive, negative or question:

1. She ___________________ (go) home.

2. We ___________________ (watch) a film.

3. When ___________________ (he / arrive)?

4. I ___________________ (buy) a new car.

5. Where ___________________ (you / live)?

6. I ___________________ (play) tennis.

7. Where ___________________ (you / work) before?

8. ___________________ (they / come)for lunch?

9. ___________________ (we /study) this last year?

10. They ___________________ (drink) coffee.

11. ___________________ (you / see) that film?

12. We ___________________ (eat) dinner.

13. You ___________________ (not / go) out last night.

14. He ___________________ (study).

15. What ___________________ (you / watch)?

16. We ___________________ (not / call) you yesterday.

17. They ___________________ (not / arrive) on time.

18. It ___________________ (not / rain).

19. We ___________________ (not / drink) beer.

20. You ___________________ (clean) the kitchen.

Exercise 3. Choose the present perfect or past simple:

1. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it’s still morning).

2. After he _________________ (arrive) home, he _________________ (unpack) and _________________ (go) to bed early.

3. A: What’s wrong?

B: I _________________ (break) a glass!

4. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months before they _________________ (get) married.

5. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.

6. We _________________ (see) Julie last night.

7. He _________________ (be) a teacher before he _________________ (become) a musician.

8. When the boss _________________ (walk) into the room, we____ (know) someone was going to get fired.

9. The children _________________ (break) a window in the school last week.

10. He _________________ (see) that film last year.

11. Lucy _________________ (break) her leg, so she can’t come skiing.

12. Julie _________________ (arrive)! Come and say hello!

13. They _________________ (be) cold when they _________________ (arrive) home.

14. Jack _________________ (break) his arm when he _________________ (fall) off a horse in 2005.

15. I _______________ (know) about the problem for months, but I___________ (not / find) a solution yet.

16. A: When _________________ (you / arrive)?

B: At 10pm last night.

17. She _________________ (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.

18. How long _________________ (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.

19. I _________________ (see) the sea before.

20. A: Hello

B: Hi Mum, it’s me. I just wanted to say I _________________ (arrive) safely and everything is fine.

Exercise 4. Choose the past simple or the present perfect:

1. Last night I __________________ (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

2. I __________________ (lose) my keys – can you help me look for them?

3. I __________________ (visit) Paris three times.

4. Last year I __________________ (visit) Paris.

5. I __________________ (know) my great grandmother for a few years – she died when I was eight.

6. I __________________ (know) Julie for three years – we still meet once a month.

7. I __________________ (play) hockey since I was a child – I’m pretty good!

8. She __________________ (play) hockey at school, but she __________________ (not / like) it.

9. Sorry, I __________________ (miss) the bus, so I’m going to be late.

10. I __________________ (miss) the bus, and then I __________________ (miss) the aeroplane as well!

11. Last month I __________________ (go) to Scotland.

12. I’m sorry, John isn’t here now. He __________________ (go) to the shops.

13. We __________________ (finish) this room last week.

14. I __________________ (finish) my exams finally – I’m so happy!

15. Yesterday, I __________________ (go) to the library, the post office and the supermarket.

16. I __________________ (go) to the supermarket three times this week!

17. She __________________ (live) in London since 1994.

18. She __________________ (live) in London when she was a child.

19. I __________________ (drink) three cups of coffee this morning.

20. I __________________ (drink) seven cups of coffee yesterday.

Exercise 5. Make the past continuous (choose positive, negative or question):

1. (they / take the exam?)

2. (when / he / work there?)

3. (you / make dinner?)

4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)

5. (when / we / sleep?)

6. (they / study last night)

7. (we / talk when the accident happened)

8. (he / not / exercise enough)

9. (I / talk too much?)

10. (it / not / snow)

11. (how / they / feel?)

12. (they / not / talk)

13. (where / I / stay?)

14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)

15. (I / go to school when you saw me)

16. (you / sleep at 6am)

17. (she / work when I called)

18. (we / not / leave when you called)

19. (I / not / stay in a hotel)

20. (we / make too much noise?)