1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.
3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).
4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.
5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
I. Complete the sentences . Use the simple past or the past continuous
1. When I .....arrived...... ( arrive ) home from work , she still .....was sleeping.... ( sleep )
2. As me ....were crossing..... ( cross ) the street , we .........saw... ( see ) an accident
3. When the bell ......rang.... ( ring ) , Tom ....was taking...... ( take ) a bath
4. She ......studied....... ( study ) in the library last night
5. When Mary .....left..... ( leave ) the house this morning , it ........was raining..... ( rain ) very hard
6. I ......was mailing......... ( mail ) the letters while peter ....was talking..... ( talk ) on the phone
7. The burglar ...was taking.... ( take ) my TV when I ......came..... ( come ) home
8. The Titanic ..was traveling.... ( travel ) to New York when it hit an iceberg and ......sank.....( sink ) in the Atlantic
9. When we ...arrived.... ( arrive ) at the meeting , Mr.Park ......was making... ( make ) a speech
10. My dog ....was walking...... ( walk ) along quietly when a stranger ....attacked..... ( attack ) him