SIMPLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS & USED TO
Fill the gaps using the words in brackets. Use past simple tense, past continuous tense and
phrase 'used to':
1. When I
(be) a little girl I
sing.
2. We
(discuss) the party when I
(see) Hope
(come). Fortunately, she
(not/ see) us.
3. As we
(have) dinner, the telephone
(ring).
4. When he was a boy he
(dream) about exotic travels.
5. When I
(live) in L.A. I
(drink) ice-tea but now I
usually have a cup of coffee.
6. As soon as I
(see) Bob I
(know) exactly what he
(be) up to
7. Mary
(teach) in this school.
8. John
(be) an excellent athlete, until he
(injure) his
knee.
9. My Granny
(tell) us beautiful tales when I
(be) a
little girl.
10. I remember my father
(take) me to the football games when I
(be) a boy but I
(often/come) down with a cold
afterwards.
11. They
(go) to Vienna during Easter holidays.
12. I wish I
(can) go with them.
13. We
(have) a great time on the way, we
(stop) to
drink coffee,
(go) shopping in a big store and
(have) lunch in an Inn.
14. As children, we
(look forward) to Christmas, when we
(get) our presents and
(go) for a drive with my
father.