Past Progressive Tense

and

Simple Past Tense

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Write down the whole sentence first.

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...and then : check

each of the 18 sentences.

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Remember:

Simple Past is also used for habitual actions (Gewohnheiten, Wiederholungen) and states (Zustände) in the past.

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1

My grandmother (walk) in the park every day until she was ninety.

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My grandmother walked in the park every day until she was ninety.

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2

My grandmother (walk) in the park when I met her.

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2

My grandmother was walking in the park when I met her.

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3

The Jones family (swim) in the sea when it started to rain.

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The Jones family was swimming in the sea when it started to rain.

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4

The Jones family (swim) in the sea during their holidays.

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4

The Jones family swam in the sea during their holidays.

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Don‘t forget:

Simple Past also is used for

habitual actions Gewohnheiten, Wiederholungen

and

states Zustände in the past.

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5

She (cook) dinner when the doorbell rang.

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She was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang.

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6

She (cook) beautifully before she got married.

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6

She cooked beautifully before she got married.

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7

We (drive) along the river when the car ran out of petrol.

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7

We were driving along the river when the car ran out of petrol.

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8

Mr. Jones (drive) a Ford all last year; now he drives a Volkswagen.

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8

Mr. Jones drove a Ford all last year; now he drives a Volkswagen.

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9

My wife not (wear) her hat very often when we were on holiday.

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9

My wife didn‘t wear her hat very often when we were on holiday.

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10

Mary (wear) her new hat when the wind blew it away.

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10

Mary was wearing her new hat when the wind blew it away.

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11

She (talk) to her neighbours in French, because her English was so bad.

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She talked to her neighbours in French, because her English was so bad.

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12

She (talk) to her neighbours when the baby began to cry.

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She was talking to her neighbours when the baby began to cry.

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13

We (fly) over the Alps when we ran into bad weather.

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We were flying over the Alps when we ran into bad weather.

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14

We (fly) to Milan five times last year.

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We flew to Milan five times last year.

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15

She (play) tennis when she sprained (verstauchte) her ankle.

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She was playing tennis when she sprained (verstauchte) her ankle.

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16

She often (play) football at the University.

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16

She often played football at the University.

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17

John (work) when the product manager came in.

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John was working when the product manager came in.

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The murderer just (get) out of the window when the police arrived.

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The murderer was just getting out of the window when the police arrived.

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the end

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