Question

Card 1 Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST
CONTINUOUS:
1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night

Answer 1

1. He was talking with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They studiedtwo hours last night.
3. Jane was sleeping when the telephone rang.
4. As I was walking to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We watched TV last night.
6. The customer was paying his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber cut my hair yesterday.
8. She was dancing when she hurt her ankle.
9. It was raining hard when I got up.
10. It rained hard last night.