Question

Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense

1. While I …………… (send) messages, the school bus …………… (arrive)

2. Cindy …………… (break) her leg while she …………… (snowboard)

3. He …………… (cut) himself to the radio while he …………… (prepare) breakfast.

4. My father …………… (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ………… (stop) him.

5. The girl …………… (laugh) that the boy …………… (watch) her.

6. My dad …………… (fall off) the ladder while he …………… (paint) the carport.

7. While we …………… (do) crossword puzzles, our teacher …………… (come)

8. Nick …………… (become) sick while he …………… (travel) in Texas.

9. What …………… (you / do) when you …………… (hear) about that bad news?

10. I …………… (read) novels when the house …………… (catch) fire.

Answer 1

Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense

1. While I …was sending…… (send) messages, the school bus ……arrived…… (arrive)

2. Cindy …broke(break) her leg while she …was snowboarding (snowboard)

3. He ……cut (cut) himself to the radio while he was preparing………… (prepare) breakfast.

4. My father …was driving…… (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman …stopped……… (stop) him.

5. The girl ……laughed… (laugh) that the boy …was watching…… (watch) her.

6. My dad …fell off…… (fall off) the ladder while he ……was painting……… (paint) the carport.

7. While we ………were doing…… (do) crossword puzzles, our teacher ……came……… (come)

8. Nick ……became……… (become) sick while he ……was travelling……… (travel) in Texas.

9. What ……were you doing…… (you / do) when you …heard…… (hear) about that bad news?

10. I ……was reading…… (read) novels when the house ……caught……… (catch) fire.

Answer 2

Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense

1. While I ……was sending ……… (send) messages, the school bus ……arrived ……… (arrive)

2. Cindy …was breaking ………… (break) her leg while she ……was snowboarding ……… (snowboard)

3. He …was cutting ………… (cut) himself to the radio while he was preparing …………… (prepare) breakfast.

4. My father was driving …………… (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman …stopped ……… (stop) him.

5. The girl …laughed ………… (laugh) that the boy …was watching ………… (watch) her.

6. My dad …fell off………… (fall off) the ladder while he ……was painting ……… (paint) the carport.

7. While we …were doing ………… (do) crossword puzzles, our teacher ……came……… (come)

8. Nick …became………… (become) sick while he ……was traveling ……… (travel) in Texas.

9. What …were you doing ………… (you / do) when you ……heard ……… (hear) about that bad news?

10. I ……was reading ……… (read) novels when the house ……caught……… (catch) fire.

Answer 3

Put in the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the past continuous tense

1. While I ……WAS SENDING……… (send) messages, the school bus …ARRIVED………… (arrive)

2. Cindy ……BROKE……… (break) her leg while she ……WAS SNOWBOARDING……… (snowboard)

3. He ……CUT……… (cut) himself to the radio while he ……WAS PREPARING……… (prepare) breakfast.

4. My father ……WAS DRIVING……… (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ……STOPPED…… (stop) him.

5. The girl ……LAUGHED……… (laugh) that the boy …WAS WATCHING………… (watch) her.

6. My dad ……FELL OFF……… (fall off) the ladder while he ………WAS PAITING…… (paint) the carport.

7. While we ……WERE DOING……… (do) crossword puzzles, our teacher …CAME………… (come)

8. Nick ……BECAME……… (become) sick while he ……WAS TRAVELING……… (travel) in Texas.

9. What …WAS YOU DO………… (you / do) when you ……HEARD……… (hear) about that bad news?

10. I ………WAS READING…… (read) novels when the house …CATCHED………… (catch) fire.