1. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1. Jane ...was waiting... (wait) for me when I...arrived... (arrive).

2. 'What......................(you/do) this time yesterday?' 'I was asleep.'

'...............................(you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired.'

3. 'Was Carol at the party last night?' 'Yes, she.......................... (wear) a really nice dress.'

4. How fast...................... (you/drive) when the accident........................(happen)?

5. John...........................(take) a photograph of me while I....................................... (not/look)

6. We were in a very difficult position. We......................... (not/know) what to do.

7. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last......................... (see) him, he....................... (try) to find a job in London.

8. I.......................... (walk) along the street when suddenly I..............................(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody............................(follow) me. I was frightened and I.................... (start) to run.

9. When I was young, I.......................... (want) to be a bus driver.



2. Choose the correct answer.

1 ______ skiing in the French Alps every year.

A We go В We 're going

2 ______ one of Agatha Christie's books at the moment.

A I read В I'm reading

3 Some modern cars ______ on unleaded petrol.

A run В are running

4 The St Lawrence River ______ into the North Atlantic.

A flows _______________ В is flowing

5 'Where's the cat?' ______ on the sofa.

'A It lies ____________ В It's lying

6 Drive carefully ______ heavily this morning.

A It snows _____________ В It's snowing

7 Be careful! The ladder ______ down.

A falls В is falling

8 The planet Mercury ______ round the sun every eighty-eight days.

A travels В is traveling