Past Simple y Past Continuous en inglés: ejercicios resueltos y explicados

Past Simple y Past Continuous: ejercicios con respuestas

1. Adam invited (invite) me to his party.

2. Sandra and Kate bought (buy) Laura a book for her birthday.

3. I did not go (not go) to school yesterday.

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4. Did your friends see (your friends/see) a film last week?

5. They went (go) to the cinema on Saturday.

6. Yesterday, I didn't walk (not walk) to school.

7. Did John talk (John/talk) to Val yesterday?

8. I did (do) my homework for three hours last night. I had a lot of work.

9. They didn't walk (not walk) to the cinema, they went on the bus.

10. Did you watch (you/watch) TV last night?

11. Chang lived (live) in Korea until he was five years old.

12. Jamie visited (visit) his uncle yesterday evening.

13. We didn't watch (not watch) TV last weekend.

14. What did she wear (she/wear) last night?

PAST SIMPLE: escribe preguntas y responde

1. Did you walk to school yesterday? Yes, I did.

2. What did you have for dinner last night? I had pizza.

3. Where did you go last weekend? I went home.

PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Dad was reading (read) a book.

2. Mum wasn't watching (not watch) TV.

3. Mum and Carol weren't sitting (not sit) on the sofa.

4. The dog was eating (eat) his food.

5. Paul and Sharon were talking (talk) on the phone.

6. John was kicking (kick) a football at two o'clock last Saturday afternoon.

7. Mum wasn't reading (not read) a book.

8. Were the girls watching (the girls/watch) TV?

9. The clowns were doing (do) funny things.

10. The baby was laughing (laugh). He didn't cry (not cry).

11. Was Wendy watching (Wendy/watch) the film?

12. Graham and Daniel were painting (paint) the garage at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.

13. Tom wasn't having (not have) lunch.

14. Was I singing (I/sing) when you saw him?

PAST CONTINUOUS: escribe preguntas

1. Was Phil waiting for the bus for a long time?

2. What were you doing last night?

3. What were Stan and Maggie watching on TV?

WAS / WERE / THERE WAS / THERE WERE

1. After the tornado, there wasn't any electricity. The storms damaged the cables.

2. The earthquake didn't destroy our house, and we were safe.

3. Was there a volcanic eruption in Washington in 1980?

4. The avalanche was frightening. The snow was moving very fast.

5. Were your neighbours at home when the river flooded?

6. There was a big tsunami in Thailand in 2004.

PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

1. While I was walking (walk) to school, I saw my friend.

2. The boys were going (go) to their grandparents' house while their mum was at work.

3. Our team was winning (win) the game when it began to rain.

4. I saw a fox while I was driving (drive) along the road.

5. We were having lunch yesterday when we heard (hear) a loud noise.

6. I was watching (watch) TV when you called (call).

7. I was riding (ride) my bicycle when it began (begin) to snow.

8. It wasn't snowing (not snow) when I came (come) home.

9. He felt (feel) ill while he was waiting (wait) for the bus.

10. While they were talking (talk), the bus arrived (arrive).

11. Bob was playing (play) with a ball when it started (start) raining.

12. While Sandra was singing (sing), I was studying (study).

13. We were dancing (dance) when Helen kicked (kick) me.

14. I met (meet) Robin while I was taking (take) the dog for a walk.

15. Sue was holding (hold) three balloons when she lost (lose) one.