Урок. Past Simple/ Past Continuous. Activities

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Write one verb in the past simple and one in the
past continuous.
1 While I _______________________ (walk) along the beach, I _______________________ (find) some money.
2 Rick _______________________ (see) the helicopter as he _______________________ (swim) back to the shore.
3 We _______________________ (talk) to the doctor when we _______________________ (hear) gunshots.
4 As the police _______________________ (help) the man, they _______________________ (see) blood on the floor.
5 As Mike _______________________ (get dressed), he _______________________ (remember) something important.
 

2 Choose the correct words to complete the text.

Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the words below. You may have to change the form of the words.

explore                  motivate                           rescue                         achieve                          entertain

1 It was a great ________________ to beat the other runners in that race.
2 I'm reading an interesting book about the history of Antarctic ________________ .
3 Most people watch TV for ________________ , and not to learn anything.
4 You need a lot of ________________ if you want to be good at a sport.
5 It was difficult to ________________ the walkers from the middle of the desert.
 

4 Rewrite the sentences using the extreme adjectives below.
huge starving fantastic terrifying exhausted
1 My first BASE jump was very scary. _______________________________________
2 I can’t climb that hill because it’s very big. _______________________________________
3 Kayaking along the Danube river was very good. _______________________________________
4 The man was very tired after he finished the marathon. _______________________________________
5 Sue didn't eat any breakfast, and now she's very hungry. _______________________________________