Question

Fill in the blanks with the past simple or the past continuous:
1. When 1
(arrive) the teacher
(write) the summary.
2. He
(cross) the road when I
(see) him.
3. Why
(they / shout) at you when I
(wake up)?
4. They
(fix) the computer when I 1
(open) the door.
5.
(Mary / break) her leg while she
(skate)?
6.1
(sleep) when she
(knock) on the door.
7. When
(see) Jim at the disco he
(not/talk) to the Dj.
8.1
(watch) a film on TV when the electricity
(go)
out.
9. The Titanic
(not / cross) the Pacific Ocean when it
(strike) an iceberg.
10. Paul
(not/ fall) while he
(run) away.
11. Carol
(fall) asleep while she
(read) a book.
12. While my father
(drive) home, he
(not/
answer) his mobile phone.​

Answer 1

Answer:

When I arrived the teacher was writing the summary.

2. He was crossing the road when I saw him.

3. I didn't understand

4. They opened the door.

5. Mary broke her leg while she was skating?

6. I was sleeping when she knocked at the door.

7. When I saw Jim at the disco he was not talking to the Dj.

8. I was watching a film on TV when the electricity.

9. The Titanic didn't cross the Pacific Ocean when it striked an iceberg.

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