Question

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 up
7. was playing, entered
8. was taking, called