IV/ Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.
1/ He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him.
2/ When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________.
3/ The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea.
4/ When it (rain) __________ , she(carry) __________ an umbrella.
5/ We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
6/ He (teach) _______ English for 2 months when he (live)______ in Germany and (study) _______ as a journalist
7/ The house (burn) ________ fast, so we (break) ________ the window to get out.
8/ He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him.
9/ The servant (drop) _______ two cups while she (wash up) ______ last night; neither of them (break)_______
10/ While he (write) __________ a letter, the telephone (ring) __________; as he (go) __________ to answer it, he (hear) __________ a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) __________ while he (walk) __________ to the door, but just as he (open) __________ it, it (stop) __________.
11/ We ___________________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you ___________________________(call) me.
12/ When the teacher ___________________________(come) in, they ___________________________ (study) English.
13/ The baby ___________________________ (sleep) when the telephone ___________________________(ring)
14/ As I ___________________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ___________________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.
15/ I ___________________________ (lose) my car keys.
16/ I was looking for my purse when I ___________________________ (drop) my credit card.
17/ My uncle ___________________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.
18/ She ___________________________ (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
19/ It ___________________________ (rain) heavily when I got up.
20. I ___________________________ (see) the thief while he ___________________________ (get) into my neigh
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11. We ________were working__________on the computer when the fire ______broke_____out. ( work / break)
12. When it __started__________to rain, they ______were walking________through the forest. ( start / walk)
13. The thief ____stole_______my purse while I _________was looking ____at the shop window.(steal, look)
14. While they ______were playing_____football, the lights in the stadium ___was going_________out. (play / go)
15. While Tom ____was taking_______a bath, the bell ______rang________. ( take / ring)
16. He ___came ________while we ___were having_________dinner. (come / have)
17. Tom __saw__________a serious accident while ___was standing___________at the bus stop. ( see / stand)
18. The teacher __forgot_______one of the main ideas while he ____was explaning_______the lesson. ( forget / explain)
19. While George and John ____were cleaning______their room, she ____was doing________the ironing. (clean / do)
20. She ____was singing_____while we __were cooking__________dinner. (sing / cook)