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Past Simple Past Continuous 12 Study the sentences and identify the tense of the verbs in bold. Then match them to their use. 1 The lorry crashed into the tree, overturned and burst into flames. d 2 Eva was still washing her hair at 9:15 this morning. 3 Frank was working on a report when his boss called him into his office. 4 At 7 o'clock yesterday evening Mum was laying the table while Jane was polishing the silver. 5 It was raining heavily that September morning. Jim was walking quickly towards the bus-stop. a actions happening at the same time in the past b action happening at a certain time in the past c action happening in the past when another action interrupted it d actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past e background information to a story 13 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, past simple or past continuous. 1 They airport when the car broke down. 2 Can you give this to Sheila? She (leave) it in my office earlier. 3 The police. last night. 4 Bobby the beach when a gust of wind (blow) his hat off. 51 a single word he 6 Les when he 7 Margaret Bob 8 The maid vase while she 9 He (get) into bed and 10 "When (drive) to the (arrest) the thieves (walk) along (not/understand) (say). Did you? (clean) the windows (fall) off the ladder. (make) toast while (read) the morning paper. (break) a valuable (dust). (take) his medicine, (turn off) the light. (Mr Foster/die)?" "Three years ago in a boating accident."

Answer 1

12 Tense identification and matching:

   The lorry crashed into the tree, overturned, and burst into flames. (d) - actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past.

   Eva was still washing her hair at 9:15 this morning. (b) - action happening at a certain time in the past.

   Frank was working on a report when his boss called him into his office. (c) - action happening in the past when another action interrupted it.

   At 7 o'clock yesterday evening Mum was laying the table while Jane was polishing the silver. (a) - actions happening at the same time in the past.

   It was raining heavily that September morning. Jim was walking quickly towards the bus-stop. (e) - background information to a story.

13 Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, past simple or past continuous:

   They were at the airport when the car broke down. (past continuous)

   Can you give this to Sheila? She left it in my office earlier. (past simple)

   The police arrested the thieves last night. (past simple)

   Bobby was at the beach when a gust of wind blew his hat off. (past continuous)

   I didn't hear a single word he said. Did you? (past simple)

   Les was driving to the store when he (past continuous) was arrested. (past simple)

   Margaret was walking along when she (past continuous) met Bob. (past simple)

   The maid broke a valuable vase while she was cleaning the windows. (past continuous)

   He got into bed and turned off the light. (past simple)

   "When did Mr. Foster die?" "Three years ago in a boating accident." (past simple)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

1. The lorry crashed into the tree, overturned and burst into flames. (d) - actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past 2. Eva was still washing her hair at 9:15 this morning. (e) - background information to a story 3. Frank was working on a report when his boss called him into his office. (c) - action happening in the past when another action interrupted it 4. At 7 o'clock yesterday evening Mum was laying the table while Jane was polishing the silver. (a) - actions happening at the same time in the past 5. It was raining heavily that September morning. Jim was walking quickly towards the bus-stop. (b) - action happening at a certain time in the past

Verbs in past simple or past continuous: 1. They were at the airport when the car broke down. (were) 2. Can you give this to Sheila? She left it in my office earlier. (left) 3. The police arrested the thieves last night. (arrested) 4. Bobby was at the beach when a gust of wind blew his hat off. (blew) 5. Les said a single word he didn't understand. (said) 6. Les was walking when he fell off the ladder. (was walking) 7. Margaret and Bob were driving to the store. (were driving) 8. The maid broke a valuable vase while she was dusting. (was dusting) 9. He got into bed and took his medicine. (got) 10. "When Mr. Foster died?" "Three years ago in a boating accident." (died)