1. underline the correct item.

i watched/ was watching a film when my cat jumped/ was jumping on me.
she was buying/ bought a new pair of shoes last sunday.
pete was sleeping/ slept while joe listened/ was listening to a new cd.
we were having/ had dinner when someone was knocking/ knocked on the door.
they were walking/ walked to school last monday because there was no bus.
mum was planting/ planted flowers when it started/ was starting to rain.
i ate/ was eating an apple while my sister drank/ was drinking some milk.

2. put when or while.

you can't imagine what happened yesterday while we were walking in the park.
we were walking there it started to rain.
it started to rain we went into the cafe.
we were sitting in the cafe a famous footballer came in.
we saw him everybody in the cafe jumped up and ran to him for the autographs.
i was running to him i stumbled my feet.
i was falling off i knocked the table and hit the footballer.
we saw that we were all together on the floor we started to laugh. at the end he presented me his t-shirt and an autograph. what a day!

3. put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

we went (go) shopping yesterday.
i (have) lunch while my mum -up).
jeff (watch) tv at 7 o'clock yesterday evening.
what / do) yesterday? - i (have) as very busy day. i (help) my granddad in the garden. we (dig) the garden all day long.

4. what did finn and sue did yesterday? use the cues and write a story. use the past simple or the past continuous.

be/ beautiful/ sunday morning - it was a beautiful sunday morning.
finn and sue/ decide/ to take/ their dog/ for a walk/ in the park
sue/ sit/ bench/ read/ magazine/ while/finn/ walk/ with the dog
in half an hour / finn/ come/ back/ alone
they/ look/ for dog/ everywhere/ but/ not find / him
when/ get dark/ they/ decide/ return home
when/ they/ arrive home/ dog/ lie in front of the door

1. underline the correct item.

- i watched a film when my cat jumped on me.
- she bought a new pair of shoes last Sunday.
- Pete was sleeping while Joe listened to a new CD.
- we were having dinner when someone knocked on the door.
- they walked to school last Monday because there was no bus.
- mum was planting flowers when it started to rain.
- I ate an apple while my sister drank some milk.

Explanation:
- In the first sentence, "watched" is used because it is a completed action in the past, and "jumped" is used because it happened at the same time as the main action.
- In the second sentence, "bought" is used because it is a completed action in the past.
- In the third sentence, "was sleeping" is used because it describes the ongoing action of Pete, and "listened" is used because it happened at the same time as the main action.
- In the fourth sentence, "were having" is used because it describes the ongoing action of having dinner, and "knocked" is used because it happened at the same time as the main action.
- In the fifth sentence, "walked" is used because it is a completed action in the past.
- In the sixth sentence, "was planting" is used because it describes the ongoing action of planting, and "started" is used because it happened at the same time as the main action.
- In the seventh sentence, "ate" is used because it is a completed action in the past, and "drank" is used because it happened at the same time as the main action.

2. put when or while.

- you can't imagine what happened yesterday while we were walking in the park.
- while we were walking there, it started to rain.
- when it started to rain, we went into the cafe.
- we were sitting in the cafe when a famous footballer came in.
- we saw him, everybody in the cafe jumped up and ran to him for autographs.
- I was running to him when I stumbled on my feet.
- while I was falling off, I knocked the table and hit the footballer.
- we saw that we were all together on the floor, we started to laugh. At the end, he presented me his t-shirt and an autograph. What a day!

Explanation:
- "While" is used to express two actions happening at the same time.
- "When" is used to indicate that one action happens immediately after another.

3. put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

- we went shopping yesterday.
- I had lunch while my mum was waking up.
- Jeff watched TV at 7 o'clock yesterday evening.
- What did you do yesterday? - I had a very busy day. I helped my granddad in the garden. We dug the garden all day long.

Explanation:
- "Went" is the past simple form of "go."
- "Had" is the past simple form of "have."
- "Watched" is the past simple form of "watch."
- "Did" and "had" are the past simple forms of "do" and "have."
- "Helped" is the past simple form of "help."
- "Dug" is the past simple form of "dig."

4. what did Finn and Sue do yesterday? Use the cues and write a story. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

It was a beautiful Sunday morning. Finn and Sue decided to take their dog for a walk in the park. Sue was sitting on a bench reading a magazine while Finn was walking with the dog. In half an hour, Finn came back alone. They looked for the dog everywhere but couldn't find him. When it got dark, they decided to return home. When they arrived home, the dog was lying in front of the door.

Explanation:
- "Decided" is the past simple form of "decide."
- "Was sitting" and "was walking" are the past continuous forms of "sit" and "walk."
- "Came" is the past simple form of "come."
- "Looked" and "couldn't find" are the past simple forms of "look" and "find."
- "Got" is the past simple form of "get."
- "Decided" is the past simple form of "decide."
- "Arrived" is the past simple form of "arrive."
- "Was lying" is the past continuous form of "lie."