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Past Tense Exercises for English Learners

The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs in both simple and progressive forms. There are 20 sentences with verbs conjugated in the past tense, either simple or progressive. The sentences demonstrate using past tense verbs to describe completed actions or ongoing actions that were happening in the past.

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Past Tense Exercises for English Learners

The document provides examples of sentences using past tense verbs in both simple and progressive forms. There are 20 sentences with verbs conjugated in the past tense, either simple or progressive. The sentences demonstrate using past tense verbs to describe completed actions or ongoing actions that were happening in the past.

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TENSES T 23

Past Tense – Simple or progressive

1. It (rain) when we (come) out of Gijón Academy.

2. It (happen) very quickly. The car (come) out of the


side road and then the van (drive) into the back of it.

3. Lía (be) ill last week.

4. Sebastián (break) his leg when he (ski) .

5. I (look) out of the window and saw that my friends


(walk) in the park.

6. Lía (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.

7. When we (see) the spaceship we (stop) the car.

8. When (you buy) the car? – I (buy) it a few


years ago.

9. Sebastián (sit) in the garden when a wasp


(sting) him in the nose.

10. Nico (go) to Germany last month to visit his cousin.

11. Lía (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock


(ring).

12. The car (stop) at the lights.

13. We (drive) home in the middle of the night when we


(see) a flashing light.

14. Reggaeton music (play) when Sebastián


(go) into the room.

15. (you buy) that bag while I (look) after the


children?

16. It (be) peaceful and the birds (sing).

17. Was (Jimmy, already wait) for you when you


(get) there?

18. I (ring) at about 3 o’clock yesterday, but you


(not pick) up the phone. – What (you do) ?
–I (help) Dad in the garden so I probably
(not hear)it.

19. I (lie) in the bath when the phone (ring). It


(stop) after a few rings.

20. It (be) cold when we (leave) the house that


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