1. Past Progressive Tense and Simple Past Tense RfE II Unit 17

2. Write down the whole sentence first. RfE II Unit 17

3. ...and then : check each of the 18 sentences. RfE II Unit 17

4. Remember: Simple Past is also used for habitual actions (Gewohnheiten, Wiederholungen) and states (Zustände) in the past. RfE II Unit 17

5. 1 My grandmother (walk) in the park every day until she was ninety. RfE II Unit 17

6. 1 My grandmother walked in the park every day until she was ninety. RfE II Unit 17

7. 2 My grandmother (walk) in the park when I met her. RfE II Unit 17

8. 2 My grandmother was walking in the park when I met her. RfE II Unit 17

9. 3 The Jones family (swim) in the sea when it started to rain. RfE II Unit 17

10. 3 The Jones family was swimming in the sea when it started to rain. RfE II Unit 17

11. 4 The Jones family (swim) in the sea during their holidays. RfE II Unit 17

12. 4 The Jones family swam in the sea during their holidays. RfE II Unit 17

13. Don‘t forget: Simple Past also is used for habitual actions Gewohnheiten, Wiederholungen and states Zustände in the past. RfE II Unit 17

14. 5 She (cook) dinner when the doorbell rang. RfE II Unit 17

15. 5 She was cooking dinner when the doorbell rang. RfE II Unit 17

16. 6 She (cook) beautifully before she got married. RfE II Unit 17

17. 6 She cooked beautifully before she got married. RfE II Unit 17

18. 7 We (drive) along the river when the car ran out of petrol. RfE II Unit 17

19. 7 We were driving along the river when the car ran out of petrol. RfE II Unit 17

20. 8 Mr. Jones (drive) a Ford all last year; now he drives a Volkswagen. RfE II Unit 17

21. 8 Mr. Jones drove a Ford all last year; now he drives a Volkswagen. RfE II Unit 17

22. 9 My wife not (wear) her hat very often when we were on holiday. RfE II Unit 17

23. 9 My wife didn‘t wear her hat very often when we were on holiday. RfE II Unit 17

24. 10 Mary (wear) her new hat when the wind blew it away. RfE II Unit 17

25. 10 Mary was wearing her new hat when the wind blew it away. RfE II Unit 17

26. 11 She (talk) to her neighbours in French, because her English was so bad. RfE II Unit 17

27. 11 She talked to her neighbours in French, because her English was so bad. RfE II Unit 17

28. 12 She (talk) to her neighbours when the baby began to cry. RfE II Unit 17

29. 12 She was talking to her neighbours when the baby began to cry. RfE II Unit 17

30. 13 We (fly) over the Alps when we ran into bad weather. RfE II Unit 17

31. 13 We were flying over the Alps when we ran into bad weather. RfE II Unit 17

32. 14 We (fly) to Milan five times last year. RfE II Unit 17

33. 14 We flew to Milan five times last year. RfE II Unit 17

34. 15 She (play) tennis when she sprained (verstauchte) her ankle. RfE II Unit 17

35. 15 She was playing tennis when she sprained (verstauchte) her ankle. RfE II Unit 17

36. 16 She often (play) football at the University. RfE II Unit 17

37. 16 She often played football at the University. RfE II Unit 17

38. 17 John (work) when the product manager came in. RfE II Unit 17

39. 17 John was working when the product manager came in. RfE II Unit 17

40. 18 The murderer just (get) out of the window when the police arrived. RfE II Unit 17

41. 18 The murderer was just getting out of the window when the police arrived. RfE II Unit 17

42. the end Any problems? Ask your teacher! And: Why not to try again? RfE II Unit 17