Remember, you will find lots of activities for EVERY UNIT here:
(Grammar/Reading/Listining/Writing etc)

Recuerdea que aquí encontrarás un montón de actividades para TODAS las unidades.

http://roble.pntic.mec.es/jheb0015/

http://jerez.safa.edu/index.php?option=com_weblinks&view=category&id=53:aprender-ingls

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/

Grammar & Exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/

http://www.englishpage.com/

http://www.agendaweb.org/

http://www.mansioningles.com/ejercicios00.htm

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/exercises/index.html

http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/sp/

http://englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/basic.htm (ELEMENTARY)

http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/low_intermediate.html (LOW INTERMEDIATE)

http://englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/intermediate.htm (INTERMEDIATE)

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm

SIMPLE PAST vs PAST CONTINUOUS

Before you start these exercises, READ the GRAMMAR below.
Antes de hacer los ejercicios, LEE la GRAMática que está al final de esta página.

EXERCISES

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

While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails.
The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.
He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.

The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .
My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect) wood for their campfire.
While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.
Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.

I (jog) in the park, when two squirrels (cross) my way.
Robert (fall) off the ladder when he (pick) cherries.
Archimedes (discover) the theory of buoyancy while he (take) a bath.
When we (travel) around Ireland, we (meet) some very nice people.
While she (speak) on the phone, the milk (boil) over.
When I (leave) the house this morning, the sun (shine) .
Caroline (burn) her hand when she (iron) her clothes.

We (wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) around the corner.
I (cycle) through the park, when I (hear) a strange noise.
He (pass) her a message when the teacher (look / not) .
I (fall) asleep while I (watch) TV last night.
When Mike and Jane (paint) the walls, their dog (knock) over the paint pot.
Tom (break) his leg when he (play) frisbee.
The phone (ring) when I (sit) on the toilet.

When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.
While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.
When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle.
When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.
I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

When I (get) up yesterday, the sun (shine) .
It (is) a beautiful morning.
So I (decide) to cycle around a little.
I (go) to the shed and (take) out my bike.
While I (cycle) past some villages, I (see) some people in their gardens.
One man (mow) the grass while his wife (pick) strawberries.
After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) and it (start) to rain.
Luckily, a farmer (notice) me and (tell) me to come in.
While it (rain) outside, I (sit) in the farmer's house.
After a while, the sun (come) out again.
I (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and (move) on.

ANSWERS HERE:/LAS RESPUESTAS AQUÍ: (al final de la página)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

Simple Past or Past Continuous - A Dialogue

Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs. Then click on the answer button to see the correct answers. A: Hi, Mary. I ___ (see/neg.) you at school last Monday.B: Hello, Bob. I ___ (come/neg.) on Monday. I wasn't ___ (feel) well, so I ___ (decide) to go to the doctor.
A: Oh! ___ (be) it serious?
B: No, the doctor ___ (examine) me and ___ (tell) me I ___ (have) the flu. He ___ (prescribe) some medicine and ___ (tell) me to go home and rest.
A: ___ you ___ (stay) home all day last Monday?
B: No, only in the morning. I ___ (have) to work in the afternoon, and guess what?
A: What?
B: When a friend ___ (drive) me home, he ___ (crash) his car. He ___ (see/neg.) the red light.
A: ___ anyone ___ (get) hurt?
B: Thank God, nobody ___ (do) .
A: I'm happy to hear that. Well, Mary, I have to rush now. While I ___ (listen) to your story, I ___ (remember) that my wife ___ (ask) me to go to the mechanic to get our car. See you later. Take care.
B: You too. Bye.

Check your answers here/Comprueba tus respuestas aquí

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/pastpastcont.html

GRAMMAR

Simple Past	Past Progressive
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked	past form of 'be' + ing form of verb I was speaking you were speaking he / she / it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' : when the final letter is e, only add d. Example: love - loved after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admitted final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - travelled after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worried but: play - he played	Exceptions when adding 'ing' : silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: sit - sitting final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - travelling final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying

Use

After another or at the same time?

Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?

Simple Past	Past Progressive
after another She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.	at the same time Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV.

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.

Simple Past	Past Progressive
new action My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)	action already in progress While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)

Only mentioning or emphasising progress?

Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?

Simple Past	Past Progressive
just mentioning Colin played football yesterday.	emphasising progress Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).

state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We were on holiday.
possession: belong, have
Example: Sam had a cat.
senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He felt the cold.
feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
Example: Jane loved pizza.
brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I did not understand him.
introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.

Signal words

Simple Past	Past Progressive
first then last ...ago	when while as long as

Simple Past

Past Progressive

first
then
last
...ago

when
while
as long as

3ESO

Wednesday 3 October 2012

UNIT 2