Question

fill in the blanks with suitable sinple past or past continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets
1-Who____(discover) America?
2-Since we____(meet) every Sunday, we _____(write) letters to each other.
3- John ____(be) a very poor man when he____(come) to India.
4- Mr Smith ______(be) born in London. He____(live) there all his life.
5- He ______(join) this institution in 2000 and _____(work) here till 2002.
6- The boys ____(ride) uphill when the sun____(shine) brightly.
7- We_______(play) cricket when Raghav_____(break) his ankle.
8- The cows _____(graze) while the cowherd _____(sit) on a rock.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. discovered

2. meet,write

3. was,came

4. was

5. joined,worked

6. rode,shines

7. played,broke

8. grazed,sat

Answer 2

1-discovered

2-are meeting, should write

3-was been,came

4-was,lived

5-ride,shines

6-played,broke

7-grazed,sat