PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
1) When the postman
_________________________ (arrive) my father
_________________________ (have) a shower
2)
While my brother
_________________________ (study), my grandma
_________________________(make)
some muffins
3)
I _________________________ (go) to the
doctor 2 days ago because I
_________________________
(have) a terrible headache
4)
When I
_________________________ (be) 10, I _________________________ (eat) a sandwich
every evening
5)
He _________________________
(miss) the train because he _________________________ (talk) with his friends
6)
The thieves
_________________________ (come) into the house while the man
_________________________ (sleep)
7)
The children
_________________________ (plant) a tree when their mum
_________________________ (call) them
8)
Mr. Stevenson
_________________________ (drive) his car while he _________________________
(listen) to music
9)
Some students
_________________________ (fall) asleep while they _________________________
(study)
10) Lydia _________________________ (drink) a glass of
coke when Peter _________________________ (come) in
11) While Michael _________________________ (jog), the dog
_________________________ (chase) him
12) While he _________________________ (shave) he
_________________________(cut) himself
13) She _________________________ (break) her nail while
she _________________________ (clean) the house
14) While Adam _________________________ (look) for his
keys, he _________________________ (find) his glasses
15) Rosa _________________________ (meet) his boyfriend
while he _________________________ (travel) in India
16) Marvin _________________________ (come) home,
_________________________ (switch) on the computer and
_________________________ (check) his emails
17) While we _________________________ (do) a sight-seeing
tour, our friends _________________________ (lie) on the beach
18) What _________________________ (you, do) when you
_________________________ (hear) that noise?
19) My best friend _________________________ (arrive) a
little before 9.00 pm but I _________________________ (not be) there. I
_________________________ (study) at the library for my final examination in
Italian
20) When I _________________________ (walk) into the busy
office, the secretary _________________________ (talk) on the phone with
customers, a clerk _________________________ (work) busily at his desk, and two
managers _________________________ (discuss) quietly methods to improve
customer service
21) I _________________________ (watch) a thriller on TV
when the light _________________________ (go) out. Now I am never going to know
how the film ends.
22) Who _________________________ (you, meet) while you
_________________________ (travel) in Thailand?
23) When I _________________________ (see) Hannah she
_________________________ (not play) volleyball. She was in the gym
24) _________________________ (you, have) dinner when I
_________________________ (phone) you?
25) Tom _________________________ (find) a good website
about Hamlet when he _________________________ (look) for information about
William Shakesperare
26) When you _________________________ (leave) school,
_________________________ (it, rain)?
27) Mark _________________________ (hear) a cry for help
while he _________________________ (swim) in the sea
28) Iniesta _________________________ (play) in the
football final when he _________________________ (score) a brilliant goal
29) We _________________________ (sit) in the café when I
suddenly _________________________ (feel) ill
30) Why _________________________ (you, cry) when I
_________________________ (see) you yesterday?
