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˚ ano Consolidation worksheets

Past Continuous and Past Simple Unit 1

A. Circle the correct answer:

1. Last night we phoned / were phoning John to remind him to bring the
project tomorrow.
2. At 3:00 pm yesterday I was doing / did my homework.
3. I loved / was loving the film on TV last night.
4. Shakespeare wrote / was writing Romeo and Juliet.
5. While my mother made / was making dinner last night, my father watched /
was watching the football game.
6. At 11:00 pm last night I slept / was sleeping.
7. I cleaned / was cleaning my room when you called / were calling me.
8. They arrived / were arriving home at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.
9. He had / was having a shower when the doorbell rang / was ringing.
10. I ate / was eating two slices of pizza for lunch today.

B. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

Last night I (1) (have) a wonderful dream. This is

what I (2) (dream) about. I (3)
(catch) a plane to go on holiday. I (4) (arrive) at
the airport at 6:15 pm, checked in and (5) (go)
past security. While I (6) (wait) for the plane in
the departure lounge I (7) (think) I recognised
Harry from One Direction. I (8) (decide) to go
closer and check if it was really him. He (9) (invite) me to keep him
company. While we (10) (chat) someone came up to us and
(11) (take) a photo. I (12) (feel) like a star. I
(13)_ (ask) Harry for an autograph and he (14) (sign)
my T-shirt. While he (15) (write) a message and signing my T-shirt
I (16) (hear) an announcement for my plane. I thanked him and
(17) _ _ (leave). I was very happy. The next day I (18) ______ (buy)
a magazine and guess who was on the front page? Harry and I! The headline said
“Harry has a new girlfriend!” I (19) (feel) like the luckiest girl alive
when my alarm clock (20) (ring) and I realised that I
(21) (dream)!