X. 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.
1. My car ____broke_________(break) down when I _______was driving______(drive) home from work.
2. Alan _______was looking______(look) out of the window when he _______saw______(see) a UFO.
3. When he _____saw________(see) me, he _____was falling ________(fall) off the wall.
4. We ________were trying_____(try)to log on when the Wifi ________stopped_____(stop) working.
5 ______Was___ Jim _____smoking____(smoke) when he ______turned___(turn) on the gas?
6. She _________was____(be) so tired that she _____was sleeping________(sleep) for twelve hours.
7. The tortoise ________was running_____(run) while the hare ______was having_______(have) a nap.
8. I _____phoned________(phone) you four times last night but you _______were sleeping______(sleep).
9. The police ____asked______(ask) them lots of questions before they ___released________(release) them.
10. While the children _______were surfing___(surf) the Internet, they _______found___(find) a really interesting
website about music.
11. He ______was walking_______(walk) down the road when he ________heard_____(hear) a loud noise.
12. When we ______were_______(be) in Canana, we _______went______(go) skiing almost every day.
13. Where _____did____ you _____go___(go) last summer holiday, Jim? ~ Well, I _______took___(take) a
trip to Minneapolis.
14. When I __________arrived___(arrive), they ____were saying_________(say) hello but continued working.
15. When you ________met_____(meet) me yesterday, I _______wasn't going______(not go) to school, I
________was going_____(go) to the doctor’s - I felt terrible.
1. broke - was driving
2. was looking - saw
3. saw - was falling
4. were trying - stopped
5. was smoking - turned
6. was - was sleeping
7. was running - had
8. phoned - were sleeping
9. asked - released
10. are surfing - found
11. was walking - heard
12. were - went
13. did you go - took
14. arrived - said
15. met - wasn't going - was going.
