Self-correcting exercises

Exercise 1

Say if these sentences about the past simple and the past continuous are true (V) or (F).

NúmPreguntaVF
1

The past simple is used to express unfinished actions in the past.

2

In the past continuous tense, we must conjugate the verb be.

3

The past continuous expresses unfinished actions in the past.

4

The past simple tense expresses the negative and the interrogative with the auxiliary did.

5

The past continuous tense is formed with the auxiliary be + the infinitive.

6

The past continuous indicates a long action and the past simple indicates a short action.


See the correct statements by clicking on the button ‘Mostra’ below:

1. The past simple is used to express finished actions in the past. We express unfinished actions with the perfect tenses.

3. The past continuous is used to express finished actions in the past. We express unfinished actions with the perfect tenses.

5 The past continuous tense is formed with the auxiliary be + gerund (-ing).

Exercise 2

On a separate piece of paper, complete the following sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

  1. I … (reply) to Mr Sanders’ email last week.
  2. What time … (your plane/land) ?
  3. They all … (get) home later than expected.
  4. We … (not go) anywhere last night. What about you?
  5. He … (not arrive) until four in the morning.
  6. … (you/write) to the customers?
  7. She … (tell) me to sit down and wait.
  8. I … (wait) until midnight.

  1. replied
  2. did your plane land
  3. got
  4. didn’t go
  5. didn’t arrive
  6. Did you write
  7. told
  8. waited

Exercise 3

Write down the correct form of the past continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

  1. I … (attend) a conference all day yestarday.
  2. The men … (wait) for you.
  3. He … (really/not expect) anything from the meeting.
  4. Where … (you/work) last year?
  5. Jeremy … (show) the factory to some customers this morning.
  6. We … (not celebrate) anything last night? Why are you asking?
  7. I told you very specifically to wait, but you … (not listen).
  8. … (anyone/use) the lift?

  1. was attending
  2. were waiting
  3. wasn’t really expecting
  4. were you working
  5. was showing
  6. weren’t celebrating
  7. weren’t listening
  8. Was anyone using

Exercise 4

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the appropriate verbs (past simple or past continuous).

NúmPregunta
1

I in the queue when it to rain.

2

Last night, I home and immediately to bed.

3

What when I you to your mobile?

4

While he about the budgets, many people in their seats.

5

When I last Mr Ormmond, he along Pine Road.

Exercise 5

Complete the following text with the appropriate verb from the dropdown menu.

NúmPregunta
1

I to work yesterday because I a problem with my car. I on the highway when I a strange noise in the engine, but I any attention. When I the city, I that some smoke of the engine, so I immediately the car in the middle of the street. The people at the spectacle, but nobody anything to help. I finally the emergency number.

Exercise 6

Find the word that corresponds to these definitions:

NúmPreguntaResposta
1

The door through which passengers must go to get into the airplanes.

2

To go into the plane.

3

The trip by plane from one place to another.

4

To go through all the necessary procedures before leaving a hotel room.

5

The different places and/or services offered by a hotel or business centre.

6

The bags and suitcases carried by a traveller.

7

Referring to airplanes, to leave the ground and start the trip.

8

The act of leaving later than scheduled.

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