GRAMMAR : PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

We usually use the past simple after ________.

• when

• while

We usually use the past continuous after ________.

• when

• while

His brother _________ when the lights ________ out.

• was eating; went

• is eating; are going

• ate; was going

• eats; go

His dad _________ down the street when the ground ________.

• walked; moved

• was walking; moved

• is walking; is moving

• walks; moves

Jay's sister _________ to her friends when someone ________ 'Earthquake!'.

• talks; shouts

• is talking; is shouting

• was talking; shouted

• talked; shouted

His grandparents _________ TV when everything ________ the shelves.

• watch; falls off

• watched; fell off

• were watching; fell off

• are watching; was falling off

Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Ingrid!

We're having lots of adventures on our holiday. While we ________ (stay) at a campsite near a river, we ________ (have) a terrible experience.

Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

There ________ (be) a flood while we ________ (sleep).

Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

When we ________ (wake up), we ________ (be) wet.

Choose the correct words.

Dinosaurs ________ on Earth when they suddenly ________. Many scientists believe that a natural disaster killed them. It happened 65 million years ago.

• lived; disappeared

• were living; were disappearing

• were living; disappeared