Ex.3.
Complete the sentences. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.
1-It (was raining)
when we (went out).
2-I (opened)
the window because it was hot.
3-When I
got to the office, Ann and Peter (were working).
4-The phone
(was ringing) while Sue (was cooking) dinner.
5-I (heard)
a noise, so I (looked) out of the window.
6-Tom (was looking)
out of the window when the accident (happened).
7-Bruce had
a book in his hand, but he (wasn't reading) it. He (was watching) TV.
8-Eric
bought a magazine, but she (didn't read) it. She didn’t have time.
9-I (finished)
lunch, (paid), and (left) the restaurant.
10-I (saw)
Kate this morning. I (was walking) along the street, and she (was waiting) for
the bus.
Ex.4. Fill
in the correct forms of Past Simple or Past Continuous.
One day I (was
playing) football with some friends, when I (saw) four boys on a bridge nearby.
They (were laughing) and (shouting) and I (wondered) what they (were doing).
Then I (noticed) that they (were waving) a puppy in the air. When the boys (saw)
me they (threw) the puppy over the bridge and it (fell) into the river. They
(ran) off laughing. I (jumped) over the wall, (ran) down to the river and (leaped/
leapt) into the water. I (grabbed) the puppy and (swam) back to the safety. My
friends, who (were standing) on the bridge, (were clapping). I was a hero.
Ex.5. Fill
in the correct forms of Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1.
Yesterday she (went) to school by car.
2. I (played)
tennis yesterday, but I (didn't win).
3. Eric (was
reading) book when the telephone (rang).
4. It (was raining)
when I (got) up.
5. (Did you
watch) the movie on television last night?