Past Simple -
Past Continuous

Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
(past simple or past continuous).

1 A Dream

Jenny: I dreamed I 1)__________________ (see) a tornado last night. I remember everything. You 2)_________________ (play) with Trig, Mum 3)____________ (cook), Dad 4)____________________ (work) in the garden, and I 5)______________________ (look) for Chip, when the wind 6)_____________ (begin) to blow …

Nick: … and you 7)___________________ (see) the tornado.

Jenny: Yes. It 8)______________________ (come) straight towards me when I 9)______________________ (run) into the house. I 10)___________________ (close) the window just when the tornado 11)__________________ (hit).

Nick: And?

Jenny: Well, I remember that the wind 12)_____________________ (blow) and the house 13)_________________ (spin) when I 14)__________________ (hear) a terrible noise.

Nick: What 15)________________ (be) it?

Jenny: It 16)_____________________(be) me. I 17)__________________ (fell) out of bed and 18)______________ (wake) up.

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2 A Special Holiday in Florida

Last February, I 1)_____________________ (decide) to go on holiday to Florida. The day I 2)________________________ (leave) England it 3)________________________ (rain), but, when I 4)___________________ (land) in Florida, the sun 5)__________________ (shine) and a lovely warm breeze 6)___________________ (blow) from the sea. I 7)______________________ (take) a taxi to my hotel. As I 8)________________________ (check in), someone 9)________________________ (tap) me on the shoulder.
I 10)________________________ (not can) believe my eyes! It was my old girlfriend. She 11)________________________ (stay) at the same hotel. The next day we 12)_____________________ (go) snorkeling and 13)_______________________ (see) hundreds of beautiful fish. It 14)________________________ (get) dark when we 15)________________________ (return) to our hotel after a wonderful day. We 16)______________ (spend) the rest of the week together.
It 17)___________________ (be) very romantic. We 18)__________________ (fell) very sad when the holiday 19)_____________________ (end).

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3 A Sad Story

water - run (2x) - not can - arrive - try -kill - put - call - wait - ring - invite - not see - save - have - play - be - leave

Yesterday evening, Mrs Taylor 1)________________ the plants in the garden, while her cat, Billy, 2)________________________ near her. Suddenly, Billy 3)________________________ up a tree. Mrs Taylor 4)________________________ to Billy, but he 5)________________________ get down, so she 6)________________________ the Fire Brigade. While she 7)________________________ for them to arrive, she 8)________________________ to tempt him down with some fish. The Fire Brigade eventually 9)________________________ , 10)________________________ up their ladder and 11)________________________ Billy. Mrs Taylor 12)____________________ so pleased that she 13)__________________ firemen in for a tea. While they 14)_____________________ tea, they 15)_____________________ Billy go outside again, and ten minutes later as they 16)________________, they 17)_______________ him over and unfortunately they 18)__________________ him.

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4 Past simple and past continuous. Put the correct verb forms into the sentences.

• In 1492, Columbus _____________________ (look for) a new way to India when his ships _____________________ (reach) America.

• On the night of 14 April 1912, the Titanic, a luxury cruiser, _____________________ (sail) from Southampton to New York when, near Newfoundland, it _____________________ (crash) into an iceberg: 1,513 passengers _____________________ (go dawn) with the ship.

• In October, 1954, some passengers _____________________ (ride) by Loch Ness on a bus when a monster _____________________ (come up) to the surface of the lake. It _____________________ (surface) 100 metres away and they could observe it for 10 minutes.

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5 The Mary Rose

It was 2 pm on Sunday 19^th July 1545. The English ships 1)_______________________ (sail) from Portsmouth. They 2)_______________ (go) to fight the French.

King Henry VIII 3)_____________________ (be) in Southsea Castle.
He 4)____________________ (watch)
his ships.

It 5)___________________ (be) a very windy day but still crowds of people 6)_______________________ (stand) on the shore. Men 7)_______________________ (shout), women 8)______________________ (cheer), boys and girls 9)______________ (sing) and 10)______________ (wave) flags. Sailors and soldiers 11)_______________________ (stand) on the decks of the big ships.

Then disaster! As the Mary Rose 12)_________________ (sail) past the King, the wind 13)___________________ (blow) very hard. The Mary Rose slowly 14)_______________________ (turn) over and (sink) to the bottom of the sea. Only thirty-two men 15)_____________________ (survive).

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