GRAMMAR Past Simple on Past Continuous
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the
verbs in brackets
11
(DO) all my homework last Monday
(WATCH) TV at 5 o'clock yesterday
2.1
3. Yesterday, 1
(WAKE) up. 1
(HAVE) a
shower and I
(GO) to school
4. Sarah
(READ) a book and her friend
(READ) a magazine
5. They
(NOT GO) to the zoo last weekend,
6. They
(NOT GO) to the zoo yesterday at 10 o'clock.
you
(PLAY) computer games last
7
weekend?
8.
you
(PLAY) computer games
yesterday at 7 o'clock?
9. We
10. A. What
(NOT GO) to the cinema last weekend.
you
(DO) this morning at 9
(DO) my homework.
o'clock? ---B.1
11. They
(HAVE) dinner in that new restaurant last night
Jyou
(LIKE) that film?
12
13. They
14. She
(NOT COOK) at 4 o'clock this afternoon
(NOT TAKE) the bus to work this morning. She
(GO) on foot

1. I did all my homework last Monday.
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past, so "did" is the correct verb form here.

2. I was watching TV at 5 o'clock yesterday.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense to talk about actions that were in progress in the past, so "was watching" is the correct verb form here.

3. Yesterday, I woke up.
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past, so "woke" is the correct verb form here.

4. I had a shower and I went to school.
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past, so "had" and "went" are the correct verb forms here.

5. Sarah was reading a book and her friend was reading a magazine.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense to talk about actions that were in progress in the past, so "was reading" is the correct verb form here.

6. They didn't go to the zoo last weekend.
Explanation: We use the negative form of the past simple tense to indicate that an action did not happen in the past, so "didn't go" is the correct verb form here.

7. They didn't go to the zoo yesterday at 10 o'clock.
Explanation: We use the negative form of the past simple tense to indicate that an action did not happen in the past, so "didn't go" is the correct verb form here.

8. Did you play computer games last weekend?
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to ask questions about completed actions in the past, so "did you play" is the correct verb form here.

9. Did you play computer games yesterday at 7 o'clock?
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to ask questions about completed actions in the past, so "did you play" is the correct verb form here.

10. We did not go to the cinema last weekend.
Explanation: We use the negative form of the past simple tense to indicate that an action did not happen in the past, so "did not go" is the correct verb form here.

11. What did you do this morning at 9 o'clock?
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to ask questions about completed actions in the past, so "did you do" is the correct verb form here.

12. They had dinner in that new restaurant last night.
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past, so "had" is the correct verb form here.

13. Did you like that film?
Explanation: We use the past simple tense to ask questions about preferences or opinions in the past, so "did you like" is the correct verb form here.

14. They did not cook at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Explanation: We use the negative form of the past simple tense to indicate that an action did not happen in the past, so "did not cook" is the correct verb form here.

15. She didn't take the bus to work this morning. She went on foot.
Explanation: We use the negative form of the past simple tense to indicate that an action did not happen in the past, so "didn't take" is the correct verb form here. Additionally, we use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past, so "went" is the correct verb form here.