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I. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past Simple or Past
Continuous.
1. It .. (snow) when I .. (leave) home this
morning.
2. It was a sunny afternoon and people .. (sit) on the grass in the park. Then
suddenly it .. (start) to rain.
3. A: I tried to explain my problem to her.
B: .. (she/listen)?
4. My brother .. (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he
.. (see) me, he .. (finish) the call Perhaps he
thought that I .. (listen) to his conversation.
5. I nearly had an accident today. A car .. (come) towards me, but I moved
quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing .. (happen).
6. A: Which hotel .. (you/stay) in when you lost your passport?
B: I dont remember. I .. (visit) many places during my European tour and
I .. stay) in many different hotels.
7. I .. (move) to Hastings in 1999. I .. (live)
there when I .. (meet) them.
8. .. many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night?
9. I .. (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our
favourite song
10. I .. (study) grammar when I .. (fall) asleep.
11. The scientists .. (work) in their laboratory when
they.. (discover) the new drug.
12. We .. (climb) the wall when the gardener ..
(see) us.
13. Vicky .. (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock
.. (ring)
14. While he .. (run) for the bus he suddenly .. (fall).
15. When he .. (carry) a suitcase, he .. (drop) it
on his foot.
16. .. (you / do) your homework on the bus while you
.. (come) to school?
17. The students .. (read) the article when the last class
..(finish).
18. When I .. (arrive) at the cinema, my friends
.. (wait) for me.
19. .. (you / listen) to the teacher when she ..
(explain) this exercise?
20. Susan .. (play) the piano while Mary ..
(sing).
II. Complete text with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
We .. (talk) about the questions on the test when the teacher
.. (walk)into the classroom. While she .. (give)
out the tests, we .. (sit) in silence. It was 9:15. We started the test. While
we .. (take)the test, the teacher .. (watch) us.
While Esteban .. (take) the test, he .. (talk) to
himself. He (talk).........................................to himself when the teacher .. (tell)

him, Be quiet, Esteban. When the teacher.. (say) Stop! Pens down, many
students .. (write). I .. (finish) my last
answer when the teacher .. (say) STOP. I ..
(smile) when I .. (leave) the classroom. While
I.. (walk) home, I .. (say) to myself, I
.. (do) a great job on that test.
III. Complete the sentences using Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect:
1. By the time we (get) to the theatre, the play .. (already/
start).
2. Last night I (dream) about going to the Moon.
3. When Ginny (see) me yesterday, I (cross) the street.
4. My dad (paint) the living room when my brother (come) to help
him.
5. Nora ( lie) in a hammock while Phil (weed) the garden.
6. Before the Smiths (buy) their new house, they (look) for a
suitable one.
7. Laura (send) us a postcard from her holiday in Italy.
8. As Claire (dust) the furniture, she (break) her mums vase.
9. My sister (never/be) to the circus before last week.
10. Pam and I (study) for the history exam when the lights (go)
off.
11. The alarm clock (not/ring) yesterday morning and I (be) late
for work.
12. Mr. Roberts (work) in the company when I (come) in.
13. You (not/ sleep) when I (return) last night.
14. When (they/visit) you last time?
15. Yesterday at this time, Karen (write) a letter of application to the manager of
LOral.
16. I . (not/pay) attention to the teacher and my friends . (not/pay)
attention, either.
17. When we (go) out for a walk last Sunday morning, the sun .
(shine) and it . (be) quite warm.
18. We .. (never/see) the Pyramids before our trip to Egypt in 2005.
19. . (Simon and Alice / get) married last summer?
20. They .. (wait) for more than an hour before Lady Gaga ..
(appear) on the stage.
21. Michael and Robert (rollerblade) in the backyard when Sally .
(phone).
22. I (meet) Harry at Brendas birthday party last month.
23. Where . (you/ spend) your last winter holidays?
24. My cousin and I .. (sit) at a park bench when we
(hear) a thunder.
25. By six oclock Ted (pack) all his staff in his backpack.