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Past Simple and Past Progressive in positive and negative sentences

Activity to practise past simple and progressive

past simple and progressive

Task: Complete the crime story. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the correct tenses (Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Progressive, Present Perfect, Present Progressive, Conditionals I and II, and the future tenses you know).

Past simple or past progressive

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past simple vs past progressive 

Use the past simple or past progressive to complete the sentences.
1. George  (fall) off the ladder while he  (paint) the ceiling.
2. Last night I  (read) in the bed when I suddenly  (hear) a scream.
3.  you  (you watch) TV when I  (call) you?
4. Ann  (wait) for me when I  (arrive).
5. I  (not drive) very fast when the accident  (happen).
6. I  (break) a plate last night. I  (wash) the dishes when it  (slip) out of my hand.
7. Tom  (take) some photos when I  (play) in the garden.
8. We  (not go) out because it  (rain).
9. What  (you do) last week?
10. I  (see) Carol at the party. She  (wear) a new dress.
11. The cell phone  (ring) when I  (take) a shower.
12. It  (begin) to rain when I  (walk) home.
13. We  (see) an accident when we  (wait) for the bus.
14. The children  (sleep) all night.
15. The car  (make) strange noises all the way home.

Match A to B

Exercises using simple present, simple past, and present progressive in affirmative form.

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Reading about simple past and past progressove

practice or revision worksheet