1 saw...............trying

2walking............felt

1.saw-were trying

2was walking-felt

Put the verbs into the correct from, the Past Progressive or Simple Past

1 When I Last (see) saw them, they (try) were trying to find a new felt near the office.

2 When we (drive) were driving down the hill, a strange object (appear) appeared in the sky.

3 I (walk) was walking along the street when I suddenly (feel) felt something hit me in the black.

4 How fast (she/ drive) was she driving when the accident (happen) happened ?

5 My mother (wait) was waiting for me when I (come) came home.

6 Mrs.Smith (invite) invited Mrs.Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit) was visiting the USA.

7 I ( not want) don't want to go with him because I (wait) was waiting for a phone call.

8 The doorbell (ring) rang while Tom (watch) was watchingTV.

9 It suddenly (begin) began to rain while Linda (sit) was sitting in the garden.

10 The lights (go)went out while we (have) were having dinner.

Put the verbs into the correct from, the Past Progressive or Simple Past

1 When I Last (see) ...saw... them, they (try)..were trying... to find a new felt near the office.

2 When we (drive)..were driving... down the hill, a strange object (appear).appeared. in the sky.

3 I (walk) ....was walking... along the street when I suddenly (feel)...felt..something hit me in the black.

4 How fast (she/ drive)....was she driving... when the accident (happen)...happened... ?

5 My mother (wait)...was waiting...for me when I (come)....came..home.

6 Mrs.Smith (invite) ..invited... Mrs.Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit)...was visiting... the USA.

7 I ( not want)...didn't want.... to go with him because I (wait)..was waiting... for a phone call.

8 The doorbell (ring)...rang... while Tom (watch)....was watching... TV.

9 It suddenly (begin)...began.. to rain while Linda (sit)..was sitting... in the garden.

10 The lights (go)..went.... out while we (have)...were having.... dinner.

1.   She .........................burst ................ (BURST) into tears when she ...........................saw............  (SEE) his father.

2.   I ....................was cutting...................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I .................heard.......... (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.

3.   What a terrible accident!. Steve ....................was driving..................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ........................flew............. (FLY) into his windscreen.

4.   First she ........................read.............. (READ) the advertisement and then she ....................called............... (CALL) the company.

5.   The sun ......................was shining................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man .......................set...... (SET) off from his cottage.

6.   At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ....................was flying..................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.

7.   I ...................waited................. (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he ...............didn't ............... (NOT COME).

8.   Last weekend while Julie .............was tidying........................... (TIDY) her bedroom, she .................found.................. (FIND) some of the toys she .............had........................... (HAVE) when she ...................was................. (BE) a child.

9.   While my mother ..................was cooking................... (COOK) dinner, we .....................were playing................. (PLAY) in the garden.

10.We all .................were-sleeping....................... (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .............woke....................... (WAKE) us up.

11.Poor Cinderella .............had.......................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ......................was having.................. (HAVE) fun at the ball.

12.The children .................took..................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody .............was looking.................... (LOOK) and .............ate....................... (EAT) it silently.

13.As she ............was crossing....................... (CROSS) the street, she .......................slipped......... (SLIP) and ................fell..................... (FALL).

14.Yesterday when I .....................was walking.................. (WALK) in the park, I .....................lost..............  (LOSE) my watch.

15.The fishing boat ..............was approaching............................. (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado .....................began.............. (BEGIN).

16.I .................could........................... (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ....................was playing.................. (PLAY) really loudly.

17.The aeroplane ....................caught................ (CATCH) fire just when it ....................took............... (TAKE) off.

18.The lights .............went.......................... (GO) out when we .....................were discussing................. (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.

19.Professor Ward .............was giving............................ (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................began................... (BEGIN).

20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ..........ran..................... (RUN) out of petrol while I ............was driving..................... (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.

21.Last night Sally ................was watching................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ............heard....................... (HEAR) a scream outside.

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Put the verbs into Past Continuous Tense or Past Simple:

8. While I (go) ___was going____ out of the office. I (see) ___saw___ a familiar face.

9. I (make) ___was making___ a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

10. He (wear) ____was wearing___ your nice suit when I (meet) ____met___ him yesterday.

11. While you (play) ____were playing____ the cards, I (watch) ____was watching_____ T.V.

12. Yesterday I (walk) ____was walking____ along the street when I realized that a man with a black brerd following me.

13. The last time I (see) ___saw____ him in public he (wear) ____was wearing_____ a grey suit.

14. He (buy) _____bought____ that car 5 years ago but it still looks very new.

15. Last night we (watch) ___was watching __ TV when the power (fail) ___failed___

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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1. After they ___had had____ (have) a cup of tea, they ____had___ (have) some cake.

2. They ___bought____ (buy) this flat two years ago.

3. When I _____was watching__ (watch) TV, the lights ___went____ (go) out.

4. He _____told__ (tell) me that he _had seen______ (see) a lion.

5. He ___went____ (go) to France last year.

6. After he _had called______ (call) the police, he ___called____ (call) the ambulance.

7. She _____was washing__ (wash) her hair when her baby _____started__ (start) to cry.

8. After he ____had worked___ (work) hard, he _____felt__ (feel) ill.

9. He ___left ____ (leave) the room after I ___had explained____ (explain) all the facts.

10. After he __had found_____ (find) the key, he ___opened____ (open) the door.

11. While he ___was playing____ (play) computer games, she ___was reading____ (read).

12. They ____had sold___ (sell) everything before they ___moved____ (move) to Glasgow.

13. He __visited_____ (visit) me yesterday evening.

14. When I ___was cleaning____ (clean) the room, Mary __came_____ (come) home.

15. After he _____had finished__ (finish) school, he ____started___ (start) to work in a factory.

Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1. John .....took....... ( take ) a photograph of me while I .......wasn't looking......... (not/look). 2. We were in a very difficult position. We didn't ....know... (not/know) what to do. 3. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last.... saw... (see) him, he was ....trying.... (try) to find a Job in London. 4. I was ....walking ....(walk) along the street when suddenly I ....heard.... (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was ...following... (follow) me. I was frightened and I ...started....(start) to run. 5. When I was young, I.....wanted.... (want) to be a bus driver. 6. Mr Smith never ....woke.... (wake) up in time in the mornings and was always getting / always got (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he went..(go)to town and bought (buy) an alarm clock. 7. To get home he had to (have to) go through a field where a bad tempered bull usually grazed / was usually grazing (graze). 8. This bull didn't normally chase (not chase) people unless something made (make) him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr Smith was crossing (cross) the field, his alarm clock went (go) off. 9. This annoyed (annoy) the bull, who immediately began (begin) to chase Mr Smith

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1. John took (take) a photograph of me while I wasn't looking (not/look).

2. We were in a very difficult position. We _{didn't know} (not/know) what to do.

3. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw (see) him, he was trying (try) to find a Job in London.

4. I was walking (walk) along the street when suddenly I heard (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody was following (follow) me. I was frightened and I started (start) to run.

5. When I was young, I wanted (want) to be a bus driver.

6. Mr Smith never woke (wake) up in time in the mornings and was always getting / always got (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he went (go) to town and bought (buy) an alarm clock.

7. To get home he had to (have to) go through a field where a bad tempered bull usually grazed / was usually grazing (graze).

8. This bull didn't normally chase (not chase) people unless something made (make) him angry. Unfortunately, as Mr Smith was crossing (cross) the field, his alarm clock went (go) off.

9. This annoyed (annoy) the bull, who immediately began (begin) to chase Mr Smith.

1. As I (cross) crossed the road and I (step) stepped on a banana skin and (fall) falled heavily

2. When he (mend) mended the fuse, he (get) got a very bad shock

3. While the gustes (dance) were dancing, thieves (break) broke into the house and (steal) stole a lot of fur coats

4. The next day, as they (know) knew that the police (look) would look for them, they (hide) hid the coats in a wood and (go) went off in different directions

5. She was very extravagant. She always (buy) buys herself new clothes

6. Her mother often (tell) tells her that she (spend) spends too much money but she never (listen) listens

7. Whenver the drummer (begin) begins practising, the people in the next flat (bang) bang on the wall

8. To get home he (have to) has to go through a field where a bad-tempered bull usually (graze) grazes

9. This (annoy) annoys the bull, who immediatekly (begin) begins to chase Mr.Smith

I. Put the verb into the correct form (Past simple/ Past Continuous)

1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I prepared(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids were playing(play) in the garden when it suddenly began (begin) to rain.

4. I was practising (practice) the guitar when he came(come) home.

5. While Alan was working(work) in his room, his friends swam(swim) in the pool.

6. What did you do(you/do) yesterday?

7. I listened(listen) to the radio while my sister was watching(watch) TV

8. When I arrived (arrive), they were playing (play) cards.

9. We studied (study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I chat(chat) with my friends while my teacher was teaching(teach) the lesson yesterday.

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1. When I phoned my friends, they................were playing.........................................(play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I.........................was preparing....................................................(prepare) dinner.

3. The kids..........were playing............................(play) in the garden when it suddenly....began.................... (begin) to rain.

4. I ....................was practicing..............................(practice) the guitar when he ......came..................(come) home.

5. While Alan...........was working...............................(work) in his room, his friends ...............were swimming..................................(swim) in the pool.

6. What........................did you do.....................................................(you/do) yesterday?

7. I.............were listening....................(listen) to the radio while my sister..............was watching..................(watch) TV

8. When I.........arrived...............(arrive), they .......were playing.................(play) cards.

9. We........were studying................(study) English yesterday at 4 : 00 pm

10. I...................was chatting.............................(chat) with my friends while my teacher........taught...................(teach) the lesson yesterday.

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