Question

V.  Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1.   My car _____________(break) down when I _____________(drive) home from work.

2.   Alan _____________(look) out of the window when he     _____________(see) a UFO.

3.   When he _____________(see) me, he _____________(fall) off the wall.

4.   We _____________(try)to log on when the Wifi _____________(stop) working.

5    _________ Jim _________(smoke) when he _________(turn) on the gas?

6.   She _____________(be) so tired that she _____________(sleep) for twelve hours.

7.   The tortoise _____________(run) while the hare _____________(have) a nap.

8.   I _____________(phone) you four times last night but you _____________(sleep).

9.   The police __________(ask) them lots of questions before they ___________(release) them.

10. While the children __________(surf) the Internet, they __________(find) a really interesting website about music.

11. He _____________(walk) down the road when he _____________(hear) a loud noise.

12. When we _____________(be) in Canana, we _____________(go) skiing almost every day.

13. Where _________ you ________(go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I __________(take) a trip to Minneapolis.

14. When I _____________(arrive), they _____________(say) hello but continued working.

15. When you _____________(meet) me yesterday, I _____________(not go) to school, I _____________(go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.

Answer 1

1.   My car _______BROKE______(break) down when I _______WAS DRIVING______(drive) home from work.

 

3.   When he ______SAW_______(see) me, he _______FELL______(fall) off the wall.

 

5    _____WAS____ Jim _____SMOKING____(smoke) when he ____TURNED_____(turn) on the gas?

 

7.   The tortoise _______WAS RUNNING______(run) while the hare ______WAS HAVING_______(have) a nap.

 

9.   The police _____HAD ASKED_____(ask) them lots of questions before they _____RELEASED______(release) them.

 

11. He ______WAS WALKING_______(walk) down the road when he _______HEARD______(hear) a loud noise.

 

13. Where _____DID____ you ____GO____(go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I _____TOOK_____(take) a trip to Minneapolis.

 

15. When you _______MET______(meet) me yesterday, I _______DIDN'T GO______(not go) to school, I _______WENT______(go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.