Name Group ______ Date

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________ Group __________
Date ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PAST SIMPLE
Primero ordena las imágenes correctamente para saber lo que le ocurrió a Frank anoche. Luego escribe
oraciones con las expresiones que hay debajo de cada dibujo. Usa el Pasado Simple.
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Last night, Frank woke up
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PAST CONTINUOUS
Mira los dibujos y escribe oraciones sobre lo que estaban haciendo estas personas ayer a las tres de la tarde.
Usa las expresiones del recuadro.
* study French * bake a cake * post a letter * not do homework * shop * take a nap * eat pizza *
* play videogames * not watch TV * play tennis *
you
Tommy
Susan
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PAST SIMPLE vs. CONTINUOUS
1) Mira la información de la tabla sobre Shirley y Kevin y completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del
Past Simple o el Past Continuous.
Shirley
Kevin
1980-86
live in new York
1982-90
live in Washington
1983-86
study at university
1983-85
do a course about computers
1986
leave university
1985-90
work as a computer technician
1986-90
work as a translator
1989
meet Shirley
1989
meet Kevin
1990-95
run his own company
1992
marry Kevin
1992
marry Shirley
a) In 1982 Shirley _________________________________ in New York.
b) In 1984 Kevin _________________________________ in Washington.
c) In 1984 Shirley _________________________________ at university.
d) In 1984 Kevin _________________________________ a course about computers.
e) When Shirley _________________________________ university in 1986, Kevin ______________________________
as a computer technician.
f) When Kevin _______________________________ Shirley, she _______________________________ as a translator.
g) While Shirley _______________________________ as a translator, she _______________________________ Kevin.
h) In 1992 Kevin _______________________________ his own company.
i) While he _________________________________ his own company, Kevin ___________________________ Shirley.
2) Completa las oraciones con el Past Simple o el Past Continuous de los verbos entre paréntesis.
a) It (not snow) ____________________________ when I (leave) _________________________ home this morning.
b) It was a sunny day and people (sit) __________________________________ in the park. Suddenly it (start)
___________________________ to rain.
c) He (talk) ______________________________ on the phone when I arrived, but when he (see) _______________
me, he (finish) ___________________ the call. Perhaps he thought that I (listen) __________________________
to the conversation.
d) I nearly (have) _______________________ an accident today. I (walk) _______________________________ when
a car (come) __________________________ towards me. Fortunately I (move) _____________________________
quickly and nothing (happen) _______________________________.
e) I (move) __________________________________ to London in 1990. I (not live) _____________________________
in London when I met her.
f) (wait) _________________ a lot of people ________________________ for the 6:30 bus last night?
3) Completa este diálogo con el Past Simple o el Past Continuous de los verbos entre paréntesis.
KIM: Charles (tell) _________________ me that the lights (go) _____________ out last night.
CHARLES:
Yes, I (watch) ________________________________ TV. But the electricity (come) ___________________
on again after about ten minutes.
ANGELA:
I (go) ___________________________ downstairs and I almost (fall) ___________________________ over.
JESSICA:
Tom and I (play) _______________________________ table tennis at the time.
PETER:
I (work) __________________________at my computer. When it (happen) __________________________,
I (stop) __________________________ work and I (go) ______________________________ to bed.