Wednesday 31 October 2012

USED TO

Here you are some exercises to practise the past simple, past continuous and used to. I hope you find them useful.

PAST SIMPLE vs. PAST CONTINUOUS 1


PAST SIMPLE vs. PAST CONTINUOUS 2


USED TO 1


USED TO 2

Bye bye!

22 comments:

  1. past simple vs past continuous 1
    8 out of 14 answers are correct.
    past simple vs past continuous 2
    11 out 14 answers are correct.
    used to 1
    well done.
    used to 2
    6 out of 6.
    Carlos Rodriguez Ortiz 4E

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  2. hello Jose Angel! my name is rita rocio diaz ruiz 4ºE.
    past simple and past continuous 1: 10 of 14
    past simple and past continuous 2: 5 of 14
    used to 1: 8 of 10
    used to 2: 4 of 6

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  3. Exercise 3

    Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

    We were waiting for Jane, when suddenly Louis came(i) around the corner.
    I was cycling through the park, when I heard(i) a strange noise.
    He passed her a message when the teacher (look / not) (!) .
    I fell asleep while I was watching(i) TV last night.
    When Mike and Jane were painting the walls, their dog knocked(i) over the paint pot.
    Tom broke his leg when he was playing(i) frisbee.
    The phone rang when I was sitting(i) on the toilet.
    I have one error. My name´s Irene. 4E

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  4. Exercise 1

    Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

    While Tom was reading, Amely was watching(i) a documentary on TV.
    Marvin came home, switched on the computer and checked(i) his emails.
    The thief sneaked into the house, stole the jewels and left(i) without a trace.
    Nobody (listen) while the teacher was explaining(i) the tenses.
    While we were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
    He woke up and looked(i) at his watch.
    this is the second exercice, and I have two error´s My name is Irene Suárez 4E

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  5. Hi teacher! we are Paloma and Pablo and these are our answers:
    While Tom was reading, Amely was watching a documentary on TV.
    Marvin came home, switched on the computer and checked his emails.
    The thief sneaked into the house, stole the jewels and left without a trace.
    Nobody was listening while the teacher was explaining the tenses.
    While we were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends were lying on the beach.
    He woke up and looked at his watch.

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  6. Hello teacher! We are Paloma and Pablo again, these are our answers, we hope they are good:

    We were waiting for Jane, when suddenly Louis came around the corner.
    I was cycling through the park, when I heard a strange noise.
    He passed her a message when the teacher was not looking .
    I fell asleep while I was watching TV last night.
    When Mike and Jane were painting the walls, their dog knocked over the paint pot.
    Tom broke his leg when he was playing frisbee.
    The phone rang when I was sitting on the toilet.

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  7. Hello Jose Ángel! I'm Cynthia Parra and I do the web page's homework .
    In the questionary number 1, I have 2 mistakes:
    - I haven't got idea the past simple os steal is stole( In the sentence 3:The thief sneaked into the house, stole the jewels and left without a trace.)
    -I doesn't know the past continuous of lie is lying(In the sentence 5:While we were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends were lying on the beach.)
    In the questionary number 2, I have a doubt
    In the sentence: ''The phone rang when I was sitting on the toilet.'', the reviser say it is correct but... It has ''When'' and the past continuous ... It's no possible!
    And I've only this mistake.. or not mistake!

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    1. Hello Cynthia. "WHILE" can only be used with the continuous, and "WHEN" is mostly used with the simple, but the fact is that "WHEN" is sometimes used with the continuous. It's the same in Spanish; you can say "... mientras estaba sentado..." o "...cuando estaba sentado...".

      In any case, you don't have to worry about this little mistake.

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  8. Hi I am Carolina 4 eso D
    In first (past simplezs past continuous)activity i have five words wrongs.
    In second activity(past simplezs past continuous) i have five words wrongs.
    In first activitiy of used to I don't have any wrongs.
    In second activity of used to I have one wrongs.

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  9. Hi teacher! I'm Herminia Castilla 4ºE:
    -past simple vs past continuous 1 I have been wrong in the phrase 5.
    -past simple vs past continuous 2 I haven't been wrong in any phrase.

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  10. Hello , my name is Paula López Pallares , 4ºE

    exercise 1 : I have had eleven good and three bad.
    exercise 2 : I have had ten good and four bad.

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  11. Hello , I'm Esther López Franco 4ºE

    In the exercise 1 , I have had six failures and eight successes.
    In the exercise 2 , I have had five failures and nine successes.

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  12. My name is Jesus Álvarez García 4ºA. Teacher , I have done activities about the past simple, the past continous and used to and have had good results.

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  13. Hello i'm Elena Sanz of 4 E my answers are:
    Simple Past or Past Progressive 8/14 10/14

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  14. Hello i'm Maria Fernanda Montenegro Alpire of 4ºE my answers are:
    1º- Simple Past --> 11/14
    2º- Past Progressive 10/14

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  15. My name is Soledad Delgado 4ºA, my answers are:
    Past Simple vs Past Progressive 1
    9 out of 14 answers are correct
    Past simple vs Past Progressive
    All answers are well
    Used to 1
    well done
    Used to 2
    6 out of 6

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  16. Hello Teacher! My name is Juan Carlos Fraile of 4 Eso A
    In The excercise 1, I have 4 failures and 10 successes, but I need to practice more.
    In The excercise 2,I have 7 failures and 7 successes , I think i need help! in these exercises!
    And In the "used to" excercises i have good results! I think, I dont have problem with these.
    See you!

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  17. Hello My name is ELena Delgado Diaz 4E
    In the exercise 1 : 3/14
    In the exercise 2: 6/14

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  18. Hello Jose Angel.
    My answers are:

    Simple Past: 11/14
    Past Progressive: 12/14

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  19. Hello, I'm Inmaculada Morales García 4ºE
    1. While Tom was reading, Amely was watching a documentary on TV.
    2. Marvin came home, switched on the computer and checked his e-mails.
    3. The tief sneaked into the house stealed the jewells and left without a trace.
    4. Nobody were listing while the teacher was explaining the tenses.
    5. While we were doing a sight-seing tour, our friend were lying on the beach.
    6. He waked up and looked at his watch.

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  20. I'm Inma Morales García
    In the second activity of simple past and progresive i have one mistake in the sentence three.

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  21. Hello teacher! I´am MªIsabel Vázquez 4ºA, my answers are:
    -Past simple vs Past progressive 1 - 10/14
    -Past simple vs Past progressive 2 - 11/14
    -Used to 1 - 8/10
    -Used to 2 - only one bad.
    bye!

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