37352 past simple or past continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous1.. Open the brackets in the past simple or past continuous.. Open the brackets in the past simple or past continuous.

Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. Open the brackets in the past simple or

past continuous

1. My friend _ (wait) for

the bus when I saw him

2. Sue was living in France when her

uncle _ (die)

3. Nick was cooking dinner when the

phone _ (ring)

4. My mother _ (cook)

dinner while my father was reading a

book

5. When you phoned, I _

(have) a shower

6. We were watching TV when my dad

_ (come)

7. Tom _ (go) through the

park when a dog started barking

8. My father was working in the garden

when our neighbour _

(come)

9. They got married while they

_ (study) at the

university

10. He was driving when the accident

_ (happen)

11. While I _ (walk) I saw

Adam

12. While I was reading a newspaper my

cat _ (sleep)

13. Andy _ (meet) Anna

while he was travelling in Egypt

14. Helen broke her leg while she

_ (ski)

15. While _ (shop)

somebody stole my car

16. When children went out, it

_ (rain)

17. When I _ (see) John,

he was shopping

18. When I walked in children

_ (fight)

2. Open the brackets in the past simple or past continuous

1. When I _ (hear) them, they _ (speak) English

2. They _ (tell) the police that they _ (play) football

3. Adam _ (listen) to music when Ben _ (drop) the radio

4. My mum _ (make) a cake when the doorbell

_ (ring)

5. We _ (walk) in the park when it _ (start) to rain

6. Anna _ (ride) her bike when she _ (hit) a tree

7. My parents _ (sleep) when my brother _

(begin) to play the drums

8. John _ (have) lunch when Tom _ (come)

9. My mother _ (plant) flowers when my little brother

_ (jump) on the tulips

10. They _ (have) a party when the lights _ (go) off

11. I _ (eat) when the spaceship _ (land)

12. Children _ (play) a game when I _ (come)

13. We _ (leave) the party when he _ (arrive)

14.Sally _ (read) a book when she _ (hear) the noise

15. We _ (have) dinner when Adam _ (visit) us

16. She _ (cross) the road when she _ (see) him

17. I _ (choose) the present when my friend _ (come) in