Fill in the blanks with Past Continuous or Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. My brother and I........... (watch) television when we............ (hear) a loud crash.
2. Mother ....... (cook)
food when the doorbell ..............(ring).
3. Sabah........... (stand) in the window when she ...... (see)a U.F.O. flying in the sky.
4. They ........... (wait) for the bus when I ............. (meet) them.
5. I ....... (do) maths when my friend Manish.... (visit) me.
6. Suman and Aarti........... (wash) clothes when their
mother .............. (come) home.
7. We ............ (come) out of the
rastaurant when he ..................... (enter).
8. What................ (you/do)
when the bell ..................... (ring)?
9. We.......... (attend) a seminar
when we ................. (receive) your message.
Answers
1. My brother and I were watching television when we heard a loud crash.
2. Mother was cooking food when the doorbell rang.
3. Sabah was standing in the window when she saw a U.F.O flying in the air.
4. They were waiting for the bus when I met them.
5. I was doing maths when my friend Manish visited me.
6. Suman and aarti were washing clothes when their mother came home
7. We were coming out of the restaurant when he entered.
8. What were you doing when the bell rang?
9. We were attending the seminar when we received your message.
Answer:
1. My brother and I were watching television when we heard a loud crash.
2. Mother was cooking food when the doorbell rang.
3. Sabah was standing in the window when she saw a U.F.O flying in the air.
4. They were waiting for the bus when I met them.
5. I was doing maths when my friend Manish visited me.
6. Suman and aarti were washing clothes when their mother came home
7. We were coming out of the restaurant when he entered.
8. What were you doing when the bell rang?
9. We were attending the seminar when we received your message.
Explanation- We use past continuous tense for any action which was the progress in a particular time in the past and simple past form for the action which already been completed in the past.
In Q 1 crash already happened when they were in progress watching television.
All the other question has the same logic as above.