1. Last night I (read) _________________ when suddenly I (hear) _______________ a shout.
2. The postman (come) __________________ while I (have) __________________ lunch.
3. When we (go) _________________ out, it (rain) _________________.
4. (you / watch) ___________________ TV when I (phone) _______________ you?
5. We (meet) ______ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) ______ a lovely white dress.
6. The boys (break) ____________ the window while they (play) ______________ football.
7. I was home late, but my friends (wait) ____________ when I (arrive) ________________.
8. He said that he (not drive) ______ fast when the accident (happen) _________________.
9. Tom (fall) _____________ off the ladder while he (paint) _________________ the ceiling.
10. What (you / do) _________________________ at this time yesterday?
11. The door bell (ring) ____________while Tom (watch) ______________-TV.
12. How fast ________you (drive) __________when the accident (happen)_______________?
13. Ann and Susan (make) ___________dinner when Martin __________________(arrive).
14. The light (go) ________out while we (have) __________dinner. But it (come) _________ on again after ten minutes.
15. What_______ you (do) _______at this time yesterday? - I (work) _______on the computer.
16. It suddenly (begin) ___________to rain while Laura (sit) _____________in the garden.
17. Sam (take)______________a photo of me while I (not/ look)________________--.
18. When I (see) __________them, they (try) __________to find a new house near their work.
19. I (walk) __________along street when I suddenly (feel) _________something hit me in the back. I (not/know) ______________________what it was.
20. Last night I (drop) ___________a plate when I (do) ____________the washing up. Fortunately I (not/ break)___________________.
I. Put the verbs into the correct form, “Past continuous or Past simple”
1. When she (come)______________ into the room, I (listen)________________to music.
2. I (phone)__________________her when her mother (go) __________________home.
3. While Lan (write) ______________a letter, her brother (do) ______________his homework.
4. They (play)__________________tennis while he (practice)__________________ music.
5. We (eat)___________________ candy when the teacher (appear)___________________.
6. At this time last week, the students (not, work) _________________ in the classroom.
7. While she was running, she (fall) __________________.
8. When he (come) _______________, We (not, stay) _________________ in the room.
9. When Martin _________ (arrive) home, Ann ____________ (talk) to someone on the phone.
10. It ____________ (be) cold when we ______________ (leave) the house that day, and a light snow _____________ (fall)
11. I ____________ (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ___________(not, be) at home. He ______________ (study) at the library.
12. I _______________ (see) Sue in town yesterday but she _______________ (not / see) me. She _______________ (look) the other way.
13. When I ____________ (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books ______________ (fall) out.
14. A: How _______________ (you / break) your arm?
B: I __________ (slip) on the ice while I ____________ (cross) the street in front of the dorm.
15. I ___________(meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They _______________ (go) to Berlin and I __________ (go) to Madrid. We _______________ (have) a chat while we _______________ (wait) for our flights.
16. I ______________ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man ______________ (step) out into the road in front of me. I ______________ (go) quite fast but luckily I ______________ (manage) to stop in time and ______________ (not / hit) him.
17. I _______________(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ______________(not find) them.
EXCLAMATIONS!
1, This is a very comfortable room. | 11, The movie is very interesting. |
What a comfortable room! How comfortable this room is! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
2, These are modern computers. | 12, The bed is very comfortable. |
What …………………………………! | What ……………………………! |
3, She is an intelligent girl. | 13, The car is very fast. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
4, That student is excellent. | 14, The dress is very beautiful. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
5, He’s very friendly. | 15, The test is very difficult. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
6, This book is very interesting. | 16, The weather is very awful. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
7, That bicycle is very old. | 17, The bridge is very long. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
8, This cake is very delicious. | 18, The picture is very expensive. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
9, They are expensive dresses. | 19, The yard is very large. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
10, It is a good dishwasher. | 20, The boy is very friendly. |
What …………………………………! How …………………………………! | What …………………………………! How …………………………………! |
