Question

D. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist (welcome) __________ the guests and (ask) __________ them to fill in
the form
2. The car (break) __________ down and we (have) __________ to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) __________ while the girls (sunbath) __________ .
4. My father (come) __________ in, (look) __________ and (tell) __________ me to tidy
up my room.
5. While one group (prepare) __________ dinner the others (collect) __________ wood
for the campfire.
6. While the parents (have) __________ breakfast the children (run) __________ about.
7. Martha (turn) __________ off the light and (go) __________ to bed

Answer 1

Was welcoming, asking
Broke, had
Were swimming, were sunbathing
Came, looked, told
Was preparing., were collecting
Were having, were running
Turned, went

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. welcomed, asked

2. broke, had

3. swam, were sunbathing

4. came, looked, told

5. was preparing, collected

6. were having, ran

7. turned, went

Simple Past Tense and Past Continuous tense

• Simple past tense refers to the actions that had happened in the past.

• Past continuous tense refers to the actions taking place continuously at a particular time in the past.

• The form of the simple past tense is 'verb + ed/d.'

• The form of past continuous tense is 'was/were + verb-ing.'