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1 past Simple & ProgressiveEnglish on the W eb1 von2pasts+ MartinPastSimplevs progressive : ProgressiveFill inonly the past Simple (Simple + Simple) orthe past progressive ( progressive + progressive )!Examples:I(to take)took a shower, then I(to get dressed)got dressed and(toleave) (to eat)was eating cornflakes while dad(to read)was reading the )First we(to have) _____ some sandwiches, then we(to buy)_____ some )When Shirley(to lie)_____in bed with the flue, her friends(to play) )While little Ann(to play) _____ , Tom and Mary(to prepare) )I(to switch off) _____ the TV and the lights and(to go) _____ to )When Sarah(to come) _____ home she(to do) _____ her homework,4(to have) _____ supper and then(to go) _____ to cinema with a friend of )We(to have) _____ breakfast, while Tom(to take) _____ a )When he(to hear) _____ she was ill he(to call) _____ her at )He(to take) _____ his driving licence last month and(to buy) _____ a caronly two days )While Mr & Ms Brown(to talk) _____ to Troy s teacher, their son(to wait) _____ )While the police(still / to search)_____the flat the murderer(to seek)
2 _____ a hiding-place on the + 4 = Simple vsProgressiveExample:Susan(tofall) fell asleep while she(todo)was doing her )When I(to walk) _____ to the office yesterday, I(to meet) _____ )It(to start) _____ to rain when we(to play) _____ in the )When we(to watch) _____ TV last night, Susan(to ring) _____ usand(to tell) _____ us she(to have) _____ a party at the same )I(to want)_____ to visit you last night, but you(not to be) _____at home. What(you / to do) _____ at about 8 pm?3e)He(to recognize) _____ me, although I(to wear) _____ )When the schoolgirl(to cross) _____ the street, a bicycle(to hit) _____ and3(to injure) _____ Simple & ProgressiveEnglish on the W eb2 von2pasts+ Simple vsProgressive translate:a)Der Kommissar fragte den Verd chtigen: Was haben Sie gestern um acht Uhr gemacht?The inspector _____ the suspect: _____ ? b)Als der Spielfilm(movie) anfing, war Mutter(mum) immer noch am Kochen(to cook).
3 C)Onkel Georg rief an(to ring), als wir gerade fernsahen(to watch TV)..d)Als ich John kennenlernte(to meet), spielte er Gitarre(the guitar) in einem Nachtclub..e)W hrend ich der Musik lauschte(tolisten to), stolperte er ber(to stumble over) ein Kabel. a )Als ich den Club verlie (to leave), sprach John mich an(to address)..6x2= Simple vsProgressivePast (2. Stammform: had, saw, went etc.)orProgressive(was/were having, was/were going etc.)?Last year I ( provide)_____ first aid for the first time when I ( be)_____ in Reading to visit a friend of mine. We ( sit) _____ in John s gardenwhen we suddenly ( hear) _____ a squeal of tyres ( Reifenquietschen ) anda bang. Then there ( be) _____a lot ofshouts and ( know)_____ what ( go on) _____ . I ( rush) _____ throughthe garden gate, and when I( ) _____ the car I ( see) _____two injured persons: The driver ( sit) _____behind the steering wheel, andblood ( run)_____froma wound to his head; his wife ( lie)_____ on the ground beside the open left-hand neighbours or passers-by ( )_____ her, so I ( open) _____ the other door andcarefully ( drag) _____ himout of the car and ( put) _____ himin aside ( ) _____ to him and ( try) _____ to stop the20blood with a paper hanky when the ambulance ( arrive) _____.
