Question

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 .................................( study ) for my English test when my mother .................................( come ) home from work .

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

4 Emma .................................( wash ) the dishes when the telephone ............................( ring )

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

Answer 1

2 was studying - came

3 was reading -left

4 was washing - rang

5 was writing - went

Answer 2

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