Тренировочные упражнения на закрепление времен Present Simple и Present Continuous
тест по английскому языку (7 класс)

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. She _____________ (to cook) yesterday.

2. She_____________ (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday.

3. She ____________________(to cook) from two till four yesterday.

4. I __________________________(not to read) at five o'clock.

5. I ____________________ (not to read) when you came in.

6. What ____________he ____________ (to do) when I came?

7. What_________ he _________ (to do) the whole day yesterday?

8. Pete ______________(to water) flowers in the garden yesterday.

9. Pete__________________ (to water) flowers in the garden at five o'clock yesterday.

10. What __________Pete ________________(to do) when I came to see him?

2. Open the brackets using Past Simple or Past Continuous:  

1. When my father_________ (to come) home, I ___________ (to have) dinner.

2. When Alice ______________(to return), I ____________(to listen) to the radio.

3. When mother __________ (to enter) his room, he _____________ (to draw) a picture.

4. When my sister ___________(to come in), I  ____________ (to do) my lessons.

5. When her aunt _____________(to air) the room, she __________ (to catch) cold.

6. When she ________ (to see) him a year ago she ______________(not to recognize) him.

7. I ____________(to be) very busy yesterday. I ______________(to prepare) for my exam the whole day.

8. My brother ____________  (to wash) the dishes while I ___________(to sweep) the floor.

9. Why___________ you __________(not to see) a doctor yesterday?

10. It ______________(to rain) heavily when he ________________(to go) out.

3. Open the brackets using Past Simple or Past Continuous:  

1. They____________ (to sleep) at 11 o’clock yesterday evening.
2. Pete__________(to wash up), __________(to feed) the dog  an hour ago.
3. Last night Ann ___________(to read) while Nick ___________ (to watch) TV.
4. They _____________(to sunbathe) when it ____________ (to start) to rain.
5. Einstein _________________ (to get) the Noble Prize in 1921.
6. Mary _____________ (to have) her birthday 5 days ago.
7. I ____________(walk) home yesterday when I _____________(to run into) a friend of mine.
8. When she was young she _______________ (to dance) a lot.
9. John ______________ (to drive) home when his car _____________ (to break down).
10. Ted _____________ (to read) a book while Mary _________________ (to sleep).