3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the past: simple or continuous:

1. While I ………… (study), Sam …… (play) computer games.
2. Tina ……… (lay) the table when the guests …………… (arrive).
3. Sarah ……………… (wear) a nice fancy dress costume.
4. The sun ………… (shine) when we …………… (get up) this morning.
5. What ……………… (the children/ do) when the teacher …………… (arrive).
6. My father ………… (not/ feel) well yesterday, so he …………(not/ go) to work.
7. He ………… (drink) a lot. That’s why he ………… (have) problems at work.
8. People ……… (think) that she …… (be) a good artist, but she … (not/ be).
9. While Mary …………… (sleep), the children ………… (chat).
10. Who ……… (tell) you the news ?

1 was studying, was playing2 was laying, arrived3 is wearing4 was shining, got up5 were the children doing, arrived6 wasn't feeling well, didn't go 7 drinks, has8 think, is, isn't9 was sleeping, were chatting10 told