Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

April 13^th

GOOD MORNING GUYS!

How are you today? I hope you’re all fine and safe at home

UNIT 2

Let’s keep on practicing on Past Simple vs Past Progressive

TASK 1:

Join the sentences using as, when and while, as in the example

1. Kim was looking out of the window. She saw Mike.

As/ When / While Kim was looking out of the window, she saw Mike.

Kim was looking out the window when she saw Mike

2. Cathy was washing the dishes. She dropped a glass.

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3. The children were playing. Their father came home.

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4. Robert was driving home. He got a flat tyre.

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5. Mick and Charlie were leaving the bank. The police surrounded them.

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TASK 2:

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?

1. They were cleaning (clean) the windows when it     started      (start) to rain.

Cleaning the window was the longer action                            .

2. As he ____________________ (drive) to work, _____________________ (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.

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3. Melanie _____________________ (cook) dinner when her husband _____________________ (come) home.

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4. I _____________________ (hear) a loud crash as I _____________________ (sit) in the garden.

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5. She _____________________ (type) a letter when her boss _____________________ (arrive).

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6. While the dog_____________________ (dig) in the garden, it _____________________ (find) a bone.

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7. Mary _____________________ (ride) her bicycle when she _____________________ (notice) the tiny kitten.

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8. While I _____________________ (do) my homework, the phone _____________________ (ring).

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TASK 3:

A policeman is asking Mrs. Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

P: What (1) _____________________ (you / do) when you (2) _____________________ (see) the accident, madam?

H: I (3) _____________________ (walk) down the street.

P: What exactly (4) _____________________ (you / see)?

H: Well, the driver of the car (5) _____________________ (drive) down the road when suddenly the old man just (6) _____________________ (step) in front of him! It _____________________ (be) terrible!

P: (8) _____________________ (the driver / speed)?

H: No, not really, but the old man (9) _____________________ (not / look) both ways before he (10) _____________________ (try) to cross the road.

P: (11) _____________________ (anyone else / see) the accident?

H: Yes, the lady in the post office.

P: Thank you very much.

TASK 4:

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous

A) As soon as Margaret (1) _____________________ (get) off the train, she (2) _____________________ (pull) her coat around her. Rain (3) _____________________ (fall) heavily and a cold wind (4) _____________________ (blow) across the platform. She (5) _____________________ (look) around, but no one (6) _____________________ (wait) to meet her. She (7) _____________________ (turn) to leave when she (8) _____________________ (hear) footsteps. A man (9) _____________________ (walk) towards her. He (10) _____________________ (smile) at her, then he (11) _____________________ (say), “You’re finally here”.

B) George (1) _____________________ (pick) up his bag then, (2) _____________________ (throw) it over his shoulder. It (3) _____________________ (get) dark and he (4) _____________________ (have) a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It (5) _____________________ (start) to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he (6) _____________________ (hear) a noise, then he (7) _____________________ (see) two bright lights on the road ahead. A car (8) _____________________ (head) towards him. It slowed down and finally (9) _____________________ (stop) beside him. A man (10) _____________________ (sit) at the wheel. He (11) _____________________ (open) the door quickly and (12) _____________________ (say) “Get in, George”.

C) Andy (1) _____________________ (step) into the house and (2) _____________________ (close) the door behind him. Everything (3) _____________________ (be) quite. His heart (4) _____________________ (beat) fast and his hands (5) _____________________ (shake) as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to panic. He soon (6) _____________________ (find) what he (7) _____________________ (look) for. He smiled with relief as he put on the clothes. The men who (8) _____________________ (follow) him would never recognize him now.

Next class we are going to check your answers together. We are having a Google Meet!

Have a nice day!