Question

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin ............................... (arrive) home, Ann ....................... (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ....................... (be) cold when we .............................. (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ................ (fall)

3. I ........................ (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ...................... (not be) at home. He ......................... (study) at the library.

4. I .......................... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he .................................. (not see) me. She ..................... (look) the other way.

5. When I ........................ (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books ................................................ (fall) out.

6. A: How ........................ (you break) your arm?

B: I ........................... (slip) on the ice while I ........................ (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What ........................ (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We .................... (drive) to London, but on the way we .................................. (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we ............................ (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I ......................... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ........................ (go) to Berlin and I ................................ (go) to Madrid. We ............................ (have) a chat while we ....................... (wait) for our flights

Answer 1

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin ........arrived......... (arrive) home, Ann ....was talking....... (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ............was........... (be) cold when we .........were leaving...... (leave) the house that day, and a light snow .....was falling....... (fall)

3. I .......called...... (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ....wasn't......... (not be) at home. He ........was studying................ (study) at the library.

4. I .........was seeing..... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he ........wasn't seeing........ (not see) me. She ...was looking..... (look) the other way.

5. When I .......opened..... (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books .....were falling........ (fall) out.

6. A: How .......did you break......... (you break) your arm?

B: I .......was slipping.. (slip) on the ice while I ...was crossing.... (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What .......were you doing...... (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We ......drove...... (drive) to London, but on the way we ....heard..... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we .....were driving..... (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I ........met... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They .........went........ (go) to Berlin and I ....went.. (go) to Madrid.We .......were having...... (have) a chat while we .....were waiting...(wait)for our flights

Answer 2

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin .......arrived...... (arrive) home, Ann .........was talking.............. (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ......was... (be) cold when we ....were leaving ...... (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ........was falling ........ (fall)

3. I .......called.. (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ..........wasn't ............ (not be) at home. He ............was studying ............. (study) at the library.

4. I ......saw...... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he ....didn't see...... (not see) me. She .....was looking...... (look) the other way.

5. When I .........opened.... (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books .......were falling .... (fall) out.

6. A: How ........did you break ...... (you break) your arm?

B: I ......was slipping .... (slip) on the ice while I .........was crossing ............... (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What ........were you doing ............. (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We .....were driving .... (drive) to London, but on the way we ........heard ..... (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we .......drove .... (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I .........met......... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They .........were going ...... (go) to Berlin and I .....was going ... (go) to Madrid. We ......had..... (have) a chat while we ..were waiting ....... (wait) for our flights