Test 2 (Past Simple / Past Continuous)

1. Put the verbs into the correct tense:

1. While Tom (read)  , Amely (watch)   a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come)   home, (switch)   on the computer and (check)   his emails.

3. The thief (sneak)   into the house, (steal)   the jewels and (leave)   without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen)   while the teacher (explain)   the tenses.

5. While we (do)   a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)   on the beach.

6. He (wake)   up and (look)   at his watch.

2. Put the verbs in the brackets in Past Simple or Past Continuous:

A

As soon as Margaret 1) ____ (get) off the train, she 2) ____ (pull) her coat around her. Rain 3) ____ (fall) heavily and a cold wind 4) ____ (blow) across the platform. She 5) ____ (look) around, but no one 6) ____ (wait) to meet her. She 7) ____ (turn) to leave when she 8) ____ (hear) footsteps. A man 9) ____ (walk) towards her. He 10) ____ (smile) at her, then he 11) ____ (say), ‘You’re finally here. ’

B

George 1) ____ (pick) up his bag then, 2) ____ (throw) it over his shoulder. It 3) ____ (get) dark and he 4) ____ (have) a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It 5) ____ (start) to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he 6) ____ (hear) a noise, then he 7) ____ (see) two bright lights on the road ahead. A car 8) ____ (head) towards him. It slowed down and finally 9) ____ (stop) beside him. A man 10) ____ (sit) at the wheel. He 11) ____ (open) the door quickly and 12) ____ (say) ‘Get in, George.’

C

Andy 1) ____ (step) into the house and 2) ____ (close) the door behind him. Everything 3) ____ (be) quiet. His heart 4) ____ (beat) fast and his hands 5) ____ (shake) as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to panic. He soon 6) ____ (find) what he 7) ____ (look) for. He smiled with relief as he put on the clothes. The men who 8) ____ (follow) him would never recognize him now.

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3. Put the verbs in the brackets into the right tense form:

1. They ____ (clean) the windows when it ____ (start) to rain.

2. As he ____ (drive) to work, he ____ (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.

3. Melanie ____ (cook) dinner when her husband ____ (come) home.

4. I ____ (hear) a loud crash as I ____ (sit) in the garden.

5. She ____ (type) a letter when her boss ____ (arrive).

6. While the dog ____ (dig) in the garden, it ____ (find) a bone.

7. Mary ____ (ride) her bicycle when she ____ (notice) the tiny kitten.

8. While I ____ (do) my homework, the phone ____ (ring).

9. Stanley (climb)_________________the stairs when he (trip)________________and (fall)_________________ Luckily, he (hurt, not)____________________.himself.

10. I (play)_______________a lot of tennis when I was younger.

11. When I walked in they (all, talk)_____________________about babies.

12. When Jake (come)_________________in everybody (stop)___________talking.

13. She (meet)_______________her husband while she (travel)____________in Egypt.

14. I (listen)_____________to the news on television at nine o’clock last night.

15. Ten years ago, the government (decide)________________to begin a food program. At this time, many people in the rural areas of the country (starve)__________________due to several years without rain.

16. While Mrs. Emerson (read)________________the little boy a story, he (fall)_____________asleep, so she (close)_______________the book and (go)___________________ out of the room.

17. He (break)__________________his leg while he (play)____________________football.