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Past Simple and Continuous Revision Exercises I. Write True Sentences About Past Activities Into PAST SIMPLE (Positive or Negative)

The document contains revision exercises focused on the past simple and continuous tenses. It includes prompts for writing true sentences about past activities, personal reflections, forming questions, and completing sentences with the correct past tense verbs. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding and usage of past tenses in various contexts.

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Past Simple and Continuous Revision Exercises I. Write True Sentences About Past Activities Into PAST SIMPLE (Positive or Negative)

The document contains revision exercises focused on the past simple and continuous tenses. It includes prompts for writing true sentences about past activities, personal reflections, forming questions, and completing sentences with the correct past tense verbs. The exercises aim to reinforce understanding and usage of past tenses in various contexts.

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PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Revision Exercises

I. Write true sentences about past activities into PAST SIMPLE (positive or negative):

1. Jim always goes to work by car, so yesterday he …

2. Rachel often loses her keys, so last week she …

3. Kate meets her friends downtown every Saturday, so last Saturday …

4. I never learn my lessons in the evening, so, yesterday evening I…

5. My father usually buys two newspapers every morning, so, yesterday morning he …

6. We never do the cleaning in the house on Sunday, so, last Sunday …

7. Generally, they get good marks at school, so last semester they …

8. Mr. Smith teaches us interesting things from our history, so, last week he …

9. They never go shopping in the mall without their children, so, last weekend they …

10. Me and my family always knocked dyed eggs at Easter, so, last Easter we …

II. Write true sentences about yourself, using PAST SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS (2 positive and 2 negative):

1. What were you doing / weren’t you doing yesterday by this time?

2. What did you do / didn’t you do this summer holiday?

3. What did you do / didn’t you do last weekend?

4. What were you doing / weren’t you doing yesterday morning?


III. Write questions into the PAST SIMPLE:

1. I surfed on the Internet last night. And you? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. I had a tiring day yesterday. And you? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I had afternoon classes yesterday. And you? …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I went out with my friends downtown last Saturday. And you? ……………………………………………………………………………

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct PAST TENSE:

1. In my childhood, I _________________________ (PLAY) with children of my age in the street every day, all day
long.

2. Our tom cat _________________________ (CATCH) a mouse two days ago.

3. ‘What (you) __________________________ (DO) yesterday when I _______________________ (CALL) you?’

‘I ___________________________ (CHAT) with my classmates on Facebook.’

4. I’m afraid I _________________________ (NOT UNDERSTAND) what the teacher ______________________


(EXPLAIN) in the class yesterday.

5. Christopher Columbus ____________________ (DISCOVER) America accidentally as he ____________________


(THINK) he _________________________ (SAIL) to the Indies.

V. Continue with your own sentences about yourself starting like this:

a. When I was in the primary school, I …

b. Last high school year, I …

c. Yesterday, while … …, my mother came home.

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