1. was watching

2.was looking

3.thought

4.ran

5. slept

6.swichted/heard/decided/was reading

I____was watching______(watch) TV when my wife called me.

When she ___looked________(look) up, i realized that she was crying.

I immediately____thought_____(think) that something terrible had happend.

Actually, a mouse ___ran______(run) in the kitchen.

I_____opened______(open) the door and it left.

It was late and my son ___slept_______(sleep).

I____switched___(switch) off the light in his bedroom, but he ____heard______(hear) me and he woke up.

So, i ____was deciding____(decide) to read a story but while i ____was reading______(read), i realized that he had fallen asleep again.

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1. I (watch)  was watching   TV when she (call)   called  me.
2. He (jump)  jumped    into the river and (rescue)   rescued     the drowning man.
3. I (see)    saw  my first baseball match while I (live)  was living   in New York.
4. We (ring)  rang   the police because the neighbours (play)  played  the music very loud.
5. He (write)  wrote    the whole homework during the lunch break.
6. We (play) were playing     in the garden when it (start) started    to rain.
7. He (meet)  met   his girlfriend when he (live)  was living   in London.
8. While I (work)  was working    in the hospital I (decide) decided    to give up smoking.
9. It (rain)  rained   the whole day so we (decide)  decided     to stay at home.
10. The sun (shine)  shone     so we (decide)  decided    to go for a walk.

am not watching

opened – jumped

hurt – was cooking

lived – was

is playing – plays

phones – did not phone

went – did not enjoy

saw – stopped

saw – was trying

is trying

was living – met – was working

were you doing – were you stydying

live – boughtwas doing – were playing

did you do – finished – went

1.       You can turn off the television. I ………don’t watch…………..(not/watch)

2.         When I ……was opening……(open) the car door this morning, a cat ……jumped…….(jump) out.

3.       Bob ……hurt……(hurt) his finger when he ……was cooking………..(cook) his dinner.

4.       I ……was living………(live) in London for ten years while I ………was…….(be) a child.

5.       Listen! Somebody ………is playing…………(play) the piano. – it’s Jenny. She ……plays…….(play) the piano every evening.

6.       Louise usually ……phones……(phone) me on Fridays, but she ……didn’t phone……..(not/phone) yesterday.

7.       We …went…….(go) to the cinema last night, but I ……didn’t enjoy……(not/enjoy) the film much.

8.       When we …saw……..(see) Mark, we ……stopped……..(stop) the car.

9.       When I last ……saw…….(see) Allan, he ……was trying……(try) to find a job in London.

10.   My brother ……is trying……(try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.

11.   This time last year I ……was living……(live) in Brazil. And I ……met…….(meet) my husband while I …was working……(work) there.

12.   What ……did you do…..(you/do) at 10 o’clock yesterday?

13.   They still ……live……..(live) in the small house they ……bought……….(buy) 50 years ago.

14. Last night while I ……was doing……(do) my homework, my brothers …was playing……(play) computer games

1. was listening / heard
2. was watching / were playing
3. saw / was cycling
4. was not shopping / phoned

1. was listening / heard

2. was watching / were playing

3. saw / was cycling

4. was not shopping / phoned

complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form ò the verb in brackets

1.I was sitting (sit) on the teacher's chair when she came in.

2.My mum's a teacher.She studied (study) maths at university.

3.she was rolling a dice when it fell (fall) on the floor

4.we were taking (take) some bottles to the recycling centre when we saw my aunt

5.they went to the museum.Then they visited (visit) the market

complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form ò the verb in brackets

1.I(sit) was sitting on the teacher's chair when she came in.

2.My mum's a teacher.She(study) studied maths at university.

3.she was rolling a dice when it(fall) fell on the floor

4.we(take) were taking some bottles to the recycling centre when we saw my aunt

5.they went to the museum.Then they(visit) visited the market

complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form ò the verb in brackets

1.I was sitting on the teacher's chair when she came in.

2.My mum's a teacher.She studied maths at university.

3.she was rolling a dice when it fell on the floor

4.we were taking some bottles to the recycling centre when we saw my aunt

5.they went to the museum.Then they visited the market

1. Peter was playing(play) a video game when his brother, Jack, entered (enter) the room.
2. I was studying(study) for my English test when my mother came (come) home from work.
3. Emma was washing(wash) the dishes when the telephone rang (ring).
4. I was eating(ate) a sandwich while my parents were drinking (drink) coffee.
5. I was watching (watch) a DVD when my cat jumped(jump) on me.
6. I didn't hear (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I was sleeping (sleep)
7. It (be) was beautiful yesterday when we went (go) for a walk in the park. The sun was shining (shine). The birds were singing(sing).
8. My brother and sister were talking (talk) anout something when I walked (walk) into the room.
9. Tom went(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys weren't (not be) there. They were playing (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy fell (fall) asleep while his mother was reading(read) him a story.

11. I really enjoyed (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it was snowing (snow) in Iowa, the sun was shining (shine) in Floria.
12. It was snowing (snow) when I left (leave) home this morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people were sitting (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it started(start) to rain.
14. My brother was talking (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he saw(see) me, he finished (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I listened (listen) to his conversation.

15. We were climbing (climb) the wall when the gardener saw (see) us.
16. Susan was playing(play) the piano while Mary was singing (sing)
17. Were you listening (you/ listen) to the teacher when she explained (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda was having (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang(ring).

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1.   I ………………saw…………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) ……………didn't see……………… me. She………………was looking………… (look) the other way.

2.   I ……………was cycle……………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………stepped………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I……………………was going……… (go) quite fast but luckily  I ……………managed……………… (manage) to stop in time and …………diddn't hit……………… (not/hit) him.

3.   I……………was walking…………… (walk) home when I ……………met…………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………burnt………… (burn) his hand when he …was cooking ………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………rang………………… (ring) while I ………was having…......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven ………wrote…......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………was………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ........made........................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................was making.................. (make) the second one when his guests .................arrived........... (arrive) and they ...........helped................... (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi .............desgned .................. (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ..................started............. (start) work on a church. He ..................was working............... (work) on the church when he ..................died............ (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ...........escaped....................... (escape) while the police ...................were taking................... (take) him to prison. Later they ..............caught.................. (catch) him again, and this time they .......................locked................. (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they .............lost......................... (lose), but in the end they .................won.............. (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon ...............sang..................... (sing) and ............played............................. (play) on many records with The Beatles. He .......................was preparing..................... (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ...............shot............................ (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I .............was studying................................... (study) at home after school when I ................heard......................... (hear) a loud noise. I .......................ran.............  (run) outside. It ............was raining....................... (rain) and it ................was..................... (be) cold. I ................saw............................ (see) that smoke ..........was coming............................ (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ............arrived............................ (arrive) and we ..............................phoned.................. (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people .................were calling....................... (call) for help. While we .........................were waiting.......... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ..................................decided........... (decide) to investigate.

1. arrived

2. closed

3. were sleeping

4. was taking off

5. saw

6. opened

7. read

8. put

9. picked up

10.  went

11. was

12. was not raining

13. were walking

14. crossed

15. followed

16. didn’t know

17. were going

18. didn’t want

arrived - closed - were sleeping - was taking off - saw - opened - read - put - picked up - went - was - wasn't raining - were walking - crossed - followed - didn't know - were going - didn't want

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.