1 was dreaming - went off

2 were waiting - arrived

3 rang - was having

4 didn't go out - was raining

5 saw - was wearing

6 broke - was washing - slipped

7 was carrying - felt

8 was going - went

9 were watching - came - knocked

10 were you doing - was preparing

11 fell - was watching

12 was seeing

I.        Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1.      I met / was meeting a friend while I did / was doing the shopping.

2.      I paid / was paying for my things when I heard / was hearing someone call my name.

3.      I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Paula.

4.      She wore / was wearing a bright red coat today.

5.      We decided / were deciding to have a cup of coffee.

6.      While we had / were having a drink, a waiter dropped / was dropping a pile of plates.

7.      We all got / were getting a terrible shock.

8.      While the waiter picked / was picking up the broken plates, he cut / was cutting his finger.

9.      She worked / was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened / was opening and her daughter rushed / was rushing in.

10.  He stood / was standing up, walked / was walking across the room, and closed / was closing the window.

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. She (come) came. back home after she (finish) had finished their work.
2. Before my son (go) went to bed, he (read) had read a novel.
3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) had started
5. Last night, Peter (go)had gone to the supermarket before he (go) went home
6. Tom gave (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he didn't read (not read) it
7. When I arrived home I realized that I hadn't phoned(not phone) my grandparents
8. The postman came(come) after I had left (leave) the office
9. When the old lady returned(return) to her flat, she saw (see) that burglars
had broken(break) into.
10. My grandmother had made(make) some cheese sandwiches when I got (get) home at 5.30.
11. By the time Linda parked (park) her car, her boyfriend had drunk(drink) two cups of coffee
12. My dog was (be) hungry because he had had (have) nothing to eat since breakfast
13. I recognzed (recognize) him because I had seen (see) his photo in the newspaper before

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. came – had finished
2. went - had read
3. had started
5. had gone - went 
6. gave - hadn't read
7. didn't call
8. came - left
9. returned - saw - broke
10. made - went
11. parked - had drunk
12. was - had had
13. recognised - had seen

I. Write the verbs in the past simple or past progressive tense: 1. Beethoven (write) ____wrote______________his tenth symphony when he (die)_______died_______ . 2. When I (finish) ___was finishing_____________ making my Russian salad, my guests (arrive)_____arrived__________ . 3. Last month, a bank robber (escape) ______escaped________while the police (take) _____was taking__________him to prison. 4. While she (pack) _______was packing___________ her back, her kids (still play) ____still played______________outside.

1 , studyed-has studied

 travel-have traveled

2 , startied - stared

was - have

4.knowd-knew

was-is

5.go-going

6.size small-small size

7. openned - opened 

8.leaved-left

9.choosed - chose

10.plaied- played

1. has studied

2. had traveled

3. started 

4. knew

5. broke

6. bought 

7. opened 

8. left

9. chose

10. played

1.-What (you/do)were you doing yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)was studying at school

2.-When (he/arrive)did he arrive to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)did he arrive to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint)Were they painting the walls when your mother (come)came in?

5.While Dan (fix)was fixing the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)was working in the garden

6.They (watch)were watching television when their mother (come)came back.

7.While mother (hang)was hanging the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)were washing the dishes

8.Tom (water)was watering the garden when it (starts)started to rain

9.She (talk)was talking on the phone , when i ( arrive)arrived

10.I (read)was reading a book when you (call )called me

11.The children (play)were playing tennis when their grandmother (come)came to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter)entered the room , her children (listen)were listening to the radio very loudly.

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2 was studying - came

3 was reading -left

4 was washing - rang

5 was writing - went

1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple .

1 Jack .........was playing ..........( play ) a video game when his brother , Tom ..............entered ..............( enter ) the room .

2 I ................was studying.................( study ) for my English test when my mother ................came.................( come ) home from work .

3 I .............was reading.............( read ) a book when my sister ...........left.......................( leave ) for the cinema

4 Emma .............was washing....................( wash ) the dishes when the telephone ....................rang........( ring )

5 I ..................was writing................( write ) an email when the lights .....went.......................( go ) out

1. It _______was raining_____(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we _______were having_____(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ______was talking______(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi ____stopped________(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she _____was standing_______(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ____was watching________ (watch) TV.

7. When they ______got______(get) married, I _____was_______ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother _______was gardening_____(garden), my father _____was doing_______(do) the washing up.

9. _______There is_____(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes _______start_____(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he ______was talking______(talk) to the DJ.

11. We ______went______(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ________was____(be) fine.

12. They ___were having_________(have) a good time when the disaster __happened__________(happen)

13. He ____was buying______(buy) some greeting cards when I ______met______ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm______rang______(ring), he ______was having______(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ______was skiing______(ski) down a mountain when he_______fell_____(fall).

1. It ______was raining______(rain) when I got up.

2. When Mathew arrived, we ____were having________(have) dinner.

3. She heard him because he ___was talking_________(talk) loudly.

4. The taxi _____stopped_______(stop) when the train left.

5. He saw her when she _____was standing_______(stand) on the terrace.

6. The child fell asleep when I ______was watching______ (watch) TV.

7. When they ___got_________(get) married, I __was__________ (be) on holiday in France.

8. While my mother ______was gardening______(garden), my father _________was doing___(do) the washing up.

9. ________There was____(There to be) a bell at 8.15 and the classes _______started_____(start) immediately.

10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he _____was talking_______(talk) to the DJ.

11. We _________went___(go) swimming in the sea because the weather ________was____(be) fine.

12. They ____________(have) a good time when the disaster ____________(happen)

13. He ____________(buy) some greeting cards when I ____________ (meet) him at Harrods.

14. When the alarm____________(ring), he ____________(have) a drink in the bar.

15. Robert ____________(ski) down a mountain when he____________(fall).