3º ESO Past Simple VS Past Continuous

Hi Guys!!

Os dejamos unas actividades de repaso de la Gramática del TEMA 1 Past Simple Vs Past Continuous. 

Recordad que si las realizáis debéis hacerlas en el cuaderno para que quede reflejado vuestro trabajo. El solucionario lo tenéis al final.

Good Luck!

Exercise 1

1. We ___________________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you
___________________________(call) me.
2. When the teacher ___________________________(come) in, they ___________________________ (study) English.
3. The baby ___________________________ (sleep) when the telephone ___________________________(ring).
4. While I ___________________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ___________________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.
5. I ___________________________ (lose) my car keys.
6. I was looking for my purse when I ___________________________ (drop) my credit card.
7. My uncle ___________________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.
8. She ___________________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It ___________________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.
10. I ___________________________ (see) the thief while he ___________________________ (get) into my neighbor’s house.

Exercise 2


Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela __________________ (call). She said she ___________________(call) me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she _________________ (wait) for the class, but she said that the professor was in front of her speaking while she ___________________ (talk) to me. I couldn't believe she ________ ____________ (make) a phone call during the class. I asked what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students _________________ _________ (sleep, actually) in class. Some of the students ________________________ (talk) about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her ______________________(draw) a picture of a horse. When Angela _____________________ (tell) me she was not satisfied with the class, I _____________________(mention) that my biology professor was quite good and ___________________________ (suggest) that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I _______________________(hear) her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I ________________________(hang) up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I ____________________________ (cut) vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It _________________________ (be) Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

 Exercise 1 

1. We were playing volleyball with Mary when you called me.2. When the teacher came in, they were studying English.3. The baby was sleeping when the telephone rang.4. While I was walking in the streets of Holland, I met an old friend of mine.5. I lost my car keys.
6. I was looking for my purse when I dropped my credit card.7. My uncle took me to the airport yesterday.8. She was dancing when she hurt her ankle.9. It was raining heavily when I got up.
10. I saw the thief while he was getting into my neighbor’s house.


Exercise 2

Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) called. She said she (call) was calling me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait) was waiting for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk) was talking to me. I couldn't believe she (make) was making a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually) were actually sleeping in class. Some of the students (talk) were talking about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) was drawing a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell) told me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) mentioned that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest) suggested that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I (hear) heard her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) was cutting vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) wasAngela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.