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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)..c)Onkel Georg rief an(to ring), als wir gerade fernsahen(to watch TV).
3 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) _____.
