2. Tick (V) the verbs in Exercise 1 which have the same form for both the Past Simple and the past participle. Put a cross (X) if they don't.

Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

2. Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Underline the correct tense in the sentences.

Example

I lived/ was living in Eastbourne when I met/was meeting my husband.

a Our team played / was playing really well. We won / were winning at half time, but in the end we lost/were losing 3-2.

b I'm worn out. The baby was coughing / coughed all night long and we weren't getting / didn't get any sleep.

с Jack was playing / played happily with his toys when his big brother hit / was hitting him on the head and made / was making him cry.

d I didn't think / wasn't thinking of having a birthday party, but now I'm glad I had / was having one.

e I picked / was picking two baskets of strawberries. I gave / was giving one basket to my neighbour and the rest I made / was making into jam.

f Roger pruned / was pruning the roses when he heard I was hearing a loud buzzing sound, and an enormous bee appeared / was appearing and stung / was stinging him on the nose.

g It was snowing / snowed when I got up / was getting up this morning. The children next door made/ were making a snow man, so I quickly put / was putting on some warm clothes and raced / was racing outside to help them.

3. Past Simple or Past Perfect?

Put the verb in brackets in either the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

Example

I had (have) an awful hangover because I had drunk (drink) too much the night before.

a I cooked a chicken curry for some friends, but I _____________(not find) out until

the next day that I _____________ (give) them all food poisoning.

b Sandra (ring) her friend Dawn to ask about her holiday. Dawn just

(return) from a cruise in the Caribbean.

с Since he was a little boy, Mark (want) to go to Oxford University and study

to become a doctor. Imagine his delight when he _____________ (do) really well in all his

exams! His childhood dream (come) true.

d Kenneth_____________ (have) a very difficult week. On Monday a water pipe

_____________(burst) and flooded the kitchen, on Wednesday the central heating

_____________ (break) down, and on Friday his wife _____________ (leave) him.

e Keith and Fiona_____________ (go) to Brighton for their holiday last year. They

_____________ (be) there the year before and they_____________ (have) an awful

time, so I can't understand why they _____________ (decide) to go back again.

f Rachel_____________ (be) a successful model before she_____________ (become) a

teacher. She_____________ (earn) a lot of money, but then she_____________ (give)

it all up for the classroom.

g Paul (eat) so much chocolate pudding that his trousers_____________

(not fit) him anymore.

h When I (come) downstairs this morning, I couldn't believe my eyes. The

children _____________ (do) all the washing-up, and they_____________ (make)

breakfast for me.