1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.
3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).
4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.
5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences, using the Past Simple of the suitable verbs in brackets.
1. She (live)......used to live..... in Rome when she (be)was a little girl.
2. It (stop) stopped raining, so I (take)....toke....... off my raincoat.
3.The weather (be)....was......., so I (turn).....turned...... on the air-conditioner.
4. I (have).....had...... a cat when I (be)....was....... a little boy.
5. How..did...you (go)...go........ to school when you (be).....were...... in Paris?
6. After his wife (die).......dead...., the farmer (marry)....married....... again.
7. The prince (decide)....decided....... to marry the girl who (own).....owned...... the lost shoe.
8. She (hear).....heard...... some strange noise at midnight last night.
9.The tiger (want).....wanted...... to know why the strong buffalo (be)......was..... the servant and the small man (be).....was...... the master.
10. When I (be) ....was....... young, my mother (light) lighted the lamp and my father (tell) .....told...... us stories after dinner.