Question

ASSIGNMENT
Change the words in brackets to either the Simple Past or the Past Continuous Tense,
1. He (read)
him.
a newspaper when I (see)
2. When he first (meet)
her, she (work)
.... as a typist.
3. While he (dig)
an old coin
in the garden, he (find)
4. She (live)
..... out.
with her parents when the war (break)
5. My sister (cook)
the meal for our guests all afternoon.
6. What (do)
you do yesterday in the morning?
I (play)
table tennis.
7. The night watchman (sleep)
when I (pass)
..... by your house
8. While I (learn)
French, I often (make)
.. tense errors.
9. The teacher (come)
into the library to see what we (do)
10. I (spend)
a lot of money on books yesterday.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.he taught him.

2. met , worked

3. was digging , found

4. was living

5.was cooking

6. did

7.was sleeping ,passed

8.was learning , made

9.came , were doing

10.spent

Answer 2

Answer:

1.was reading.

saw

2.met

worked

3.was digging

found

5.cooked