PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS
In this unit you will learn the differencebetween the two tenses. You will also listen to different conversations in English to improve your knowledge on these verbs. Choose the past simple or past continuous:
1. What ________________________ (you / do) when I ________________________ (call) you last night?
2. I ________________________ (sit) in a café when you ________________________ (call).
3. When you ________________________ (arrive) at the party, who ________________________ (be) there?
4. Susie ________________________ (watch) a film when she ________________________ (hear) the noise.
5. Yesterday I ________________________ (go) to the library, next I ________________________ (have) a swim, later I ________________________ (meet) Julie for a coffee.
6. We ________________________ (play) tennis when John ________________________ (hurt) his ankle.
7. What ________________________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It ________________________ (be) really noisy.
8. He ________________________ (take) a shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring).
9. He ________________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring). 10. When I ________________________ (walk) into the room, everyone ________________________ (work).
Let's see your knowledge now on these 2 tenses.