Question

Exercise 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. I_____ (work) in Oxford when I _____(meet) Tony for the first time.
2. It _____ (rain) when Sara _____ (arrive) home.
3. We _____ (have) lunch when you _____ (ring).
4. You ____ (chat) when I _____ (come) in.
5. Joe _____ (cook) when he _____ (cut) his finger.
6. Dave and Becky _____ (watch) TV when the baby _____ (wake) up.
7. Ben ____ (play) chess when you ____ (enter) the room.
8. She ____ (take) a music lesson when your friend ____ (call) on me.

Answer 1

1 was working, met
2 was raining, arrived
3 were having, rang
4 were chatting, came
5 was cooking, cut
6 were watching, woke
7 was playing, entered
8 was taking, called