1. Past Simple & Past Continuous Tense October, 2013

2. PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS
One day last year an ambulance ______________ ( take) Becky and her ill grandfather to the hospital. Suddenly, as they ________________ ( go) along a busy road, the driver _____________ (have) a heart attack.
Luckily, Becky _____________ (grab) the steering wheel on time and _____________(stop) the ambulance.
was taking
were going
had
grabbed
stopped

3. The Trojan War/Horse
While the Greek ships _______________ (hide), the Trojans __________________ (take) the wooden horse into their city.
That same night, while the Trojans __________________ (sleep),the Greek soldiers____________________ (climb) out of the wooden horse and __________________ (open) the city gate.
were hiding
took
were sleeping
climbed
opened

4. A bit of History:
In 1492, Columbus _______________ (look for) a new way to India when his ships _______________ (reach) America.
When Vesuvius _________________ (erupt) many people in Pompeii _______________ (sleep). Some ________________ (eat) and ________________ (drink), and some ________________ (cook).
was looking for
reached
erupted
were sleeping
were eating
were drinking
were cooking

5. A bit of History:
On 6 August 1945, at 8.15 am, many people in Hiroshima ______________ (sleep), some ________________ (have) breakfast, and some _______________ (go) to work or school when Americans ________________ (drop) a nuclear bomb on the city. The bomb _______________ (kill) more than 200,000 people. This _____________ (be) the first nuclear bomb ever dropped on a populated area.
were sleeping
were having
were going
dropped
killed
was

6. The lost Penguin
One day a policeman was walking in the park. He _________ (see) a man. The man _______________(hold) a penguin. The man _______________ (say)to the policeman: “I _______________ (find) this penguin this morning. What shall I do with it?” “Take it to the zoo,” ____________ (say) the policeman.
The next day the policeman ________________ (see) the man again. He _________ still _______________ (hold) the penguin. The policeman _________________(ask): “Why _________ you _________________ (not take)the penguin to the zoo?” “I did,” ________________(answer)the man. “I _________________(take)him to the zoo yesterday. Today I’m taking him to the cinema.”
saw
was holding
said
found
said
saw
holding
was
asked
didn’t
take
answered
took

7. Hero saves Man’s Life take – drive - see - pull
Jack Easton, 28, ______________________ home from work at around 6.30 in the evening when he _______________________ a yellow car crashed into a tree. Without thinking of his own safety, he _______________________ the young driver out of the car and_______________________ him straight to hospital.
was driving
saw
pulled
took

8. Lottery Win for Unemployed Man
receive -watch –read-be - Give-take
Unemployed painter, John Black, ______________ a very pleasant surprise last night He _________________ TV when a man from the lottery________________ the winning numbers. They______________ the numbers on John’s ticket. He had won £1,000,000. He immediately____________ his wife a big kiss and ________________ his whole family out for an expensive meal.
received
was watching
read
were
gave
took