I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect
1. It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.
2. After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.
3. I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.
4. I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!
5. When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.
6. By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.
7. I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.
8. As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.
9. When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.
10. It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.
11. Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ................................... in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.
When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson
Complete the story with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
It (be) was a sunny day. Helen (walk) walked to the park. In the park she (phone) phoned her friend Daisy. Helen (wait) waited for 15 minutes and Daisy (arrive) arrived .The girls (walk) walked to the river. There (be)were two boys there. Suddenly the big boy (push) pushed the small boy into the river. Helen (jump) jump into the river to rescue the boy. Daisy (phone) phoned the ambulance and the police. The doctors and police (arrive) arrived . They (interview) interviewed the girls.
It (be).............was.......................... a sunny day. Helen (walk)...............walked...................... to the park. In the park she (phone)................phoned........................... her friend Daisy. Helen (wait).................waited..................... for 15 minutes and Daisy (arrive).................arrived.................. The girls (walk)..........walked......................... to the river. There (be).................were..................... two boys there. Suddenly the big boy (push)...............pushed....................... the small boy into the river. Helen (jump)................jumped....................... into the river to rescue the boy. Daisy (phone)..............phoned...................... the ambulance and the police. The doctors and police (arrive)...............arrived...................... They (interview).................interview...................... the girls.