Question

D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.
E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..
(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seventhirty.
I ……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).
3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we
…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to
my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two
hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin)
to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and ……………………
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. (be)
in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
……………………….. (be) in the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on
their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.'​

Answer 1

Answer:

past simple or past comtinous(1) talked with (2) were studying for 2 hours (3)was sleeping (4) was walking (5)were watching (6)was paying (7) cut (8) was dancing (9)was raining (10)rained

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1. was talking

2. studied

3. was sleeping

4. walked

5. watched

6. was paying

7. cut

8. was dancing

9. was raining

10. rained

E.

1. was eating, knocked

2. came, was studying, came

3. was studying, dropped by

4. called, watched

5. came, was talking

6. went, saw, were walking, began, stopped, had

7. went, got, was, was planting, was, was working, was changing