Name: __________________

Mark:
Date: _____/ _____ / ______
Teacher:

Affirmative

I / he / she / it was singing

you / we / they were singing
Fill in the blanks with the right form of the Simple Past of the verbs in
brackets.
1. A group of teenagers ______________ at the hotel. ( to stay)
2. At 11 oclock Jane _____________ television. ( to watch)
3. Carol and Tim _____________ dinner. ( to have)
4. _____________ for the bus? ( George / to wait)
5. They _____________ very fast. ( not / to drive)
6. _____________ out together? ( they / not / to go)
7. Carol _____________ a really beautiful dress. ( to wear)
Negative
8. _____________ at Dr. Morgan? ( Susan / to look)
9. _____________ about her? ( her parents / to talk)
10.___________________? ( you / not / to run)
I/he/she/it wasnt singing
you / we / they werent singing 11._____________ his report? ( the policeman / not / to write)
12._____________ a good meal? ( They / to have)
13.Why _____________ there? ( he / to stand)
14.Why _____________ anything? ( they / not / to eat)
15._____________ into the taxi? ( he / to get)
16.She _____________ a new hat. ( to try)
17._____________ coffee? (they / to make)
18.They _____________ abroad. (not / to live)
19.The phone _____________. (to ring)
20.They _____________ me with the washing up. ( to help)
Interrogative

Was I / he / she / it singing?

Were you / we / they singing?

We use the Past Continuous to express:

Actions in progress at a moment in the past.
E.g.: last night at 9 oclock I was reading a book.
Describing a scene.
E.g.: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing.
c) Actions happening at the same time in the past.
E.g.: My mother was cooking while I was reading a book.

Name: __________________
Mark:
Date: _____/ _____ / ______
Teacher:

Affirmative

I / he / she / it was
singing
you / we / they
were singing

Negative

I/he/she/it wasnt
singing
you / we / they
werent singing

Fill in the blanks with the right form of the Simple Past of the verbs in
brackets.
1. A group of teenagers ______________ at the hotel. ( to stay)
2. At 11 oclock Jane _____________ television. ( to watch)
3. Carol and Tim _____________ dinner. ( to have)
4. _____________ for the bus? ( George / to wait)
5. They _____________ very fast. ( not / to drive)
6. _____________ out together? ( they / not / to go)
7. Carol _____________ a really beautiful dress. ( to wear)
8. _____________ at Dr. Morgan? ( Susan / to look)
9. _____________ about her? ( her parents / to talk)
10.___________________? ( you / not / to run)
11._____________ his report? ( the policeman / not / to write)
12._____________ a good meal? ( They / to have)
13.Why _____________ there? ( he / to stand)
14.Why _____________ anything? ( they / not / to eat)
15._____________ into the taxi? ( he / to get)
16.She _____________ a new hat. ( to try)
17._____________ coffee? (they / to make)
18.They _____________ abroad. (not / to live)
19.The phone _____________. (to ring)
20.They _____________ me with the washing up. ( to help)

Interrogative

Was I / he / she / it
singing?
Were you / we /
they singing?

We use the Past Continuous to express:

a) Actions in progress at a moment in the past.
E.g.: last night at 9 oclock I was reading a book.
b) Describing a scene.
E.g.: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing.
c) Actions happening at the same time in the past.
E.g.: My mother was cooking while I was reading a book.

1. was staying
2. Jane was watching
3. Carol and Tim were having
4. Was George waiting?
5. They werent driving
6. Werent they going out?
7. Carol was wearing
8. Was Susan looking?
9. Were her parents talking..?
10.Werent you running?
11.Wasnt the policeman writing?
12.Were they having?
13.Why was she standing?
14.Why werent they eating?
15.Was he getting?
16.She was trying
17.Were they making coffee?
18.They werent leaving
19.The phone was ringing.
20.They were helping me