Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she ....................................... (SEE) his father.
2. I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.
3. What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.
4. First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.
5. The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.
6. At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.
7. I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).
8. Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.
9. While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.
10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.
11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.
12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.
13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).
14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ................................... (LOSE) my watch.
15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).
16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.
17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.
18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.
19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).
20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.
21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.
Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous or Simple Past.
1. When I last (see) ___saw__ them, they (try) __were trying___ to find a new flat near the office.
2. I (walk) __was walking___ along the street when I suddenly (feel) ___felt__ something hit me in the back.
3. When we (drive) __were driving___ down the hill, a strange object (appear) __appeared___ in the sky.
4. How fast (she/drive) ___was she driving__ when the accident (happen) _happened____?
5. My mother (wait) __was waiting___ for me when I (come) __came___ home?
6. Mrs. Smith (invite) __invited___ Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen (visit) __was visting___ the USA.
7. I (not want) __don't want___ to go with him because I (wait) _was waiting____ for a phone call.
8. The doorbell (ring) __rang___ while Tom (watch) ___was watching__ TV.
9. It suddenly (begin) ___began__ to rain while Linda (sit) _was sitting____ in the garden.
10. The lights (go) __went___ out while we (have) __were having___ dinner.
1.saw/was trying
2.was walking/felt
3.drove/was appearing
4.Did she drive/happened
5.was waiting/came
6.was inviting/was visiting
7.do not wait / was waiting
8.was ringing/was watching
9.was begining/was siting
10.were going/were having