Past Simple-Past Progressive, suffixes -ist,-or,-er

Part A. Grammar: Past Simple vs. Past Progressive

Task 1. Choose the correct tense form.

1. While I (watch) ___ TV, my brother (do) ___ his homework.
2. They (play) ___ football when it suddenly (start) ___ to rain.
3. She (cook) ___ dinner when the phone (ring) ___.
4. I (not/see) ___ what you (do) ___ yesterday evening.
5. The teacher (explain) ___ the rules while the students (take) ___ notes.                                

  Task 2. Correct the mistakes.
Example: I was saw him yesterday. → I saw him yesterday.

1. She was reading when the lights went out.
2. We was walking to school when it started to snow.
3. I played the guitar while my sister was sing.
4. They were watch TV when their mother came in.
5. He was write a test when the teacher asked a question.                                                     

  Task 3.Use the given words to make sentences in Past Simple or Past Progressive.

1. /he/ fall off the bike/ while /he/ ride fast
2. /they/ listen to music/ when/ teacher/ enter the classroom
3. /I/ meet/ my friend/ when/ I/ walk to the park
4. /we/ talk/ about the film/ while/ we/ drink coffee
5. /she/ break her phone/ when/ she/ run to the bus

Part B. Vocabulary: Suffixes –ist, –er, –or

  Task 1. Add the correct suffix (-ist, -er, -or).

1. music → ______
2. write → ______
3. act → ______
4. invent → ______
5. cycle → ______                                                                                                                      

   Task 2. Fill in the blanks.

1. A _______ (teach) explains new material in class.
2. A _______ (journal) writes articles for magazines.
3. My uncle is a bus _______ (drive).
4. A _______ (paint) uses brushes and colours.
5. An _______ (act) works in films or plays.