Question

[thùy linh]

exercise 9 put the verbs in brackets in past simple or past continuous.

1.While Tom (read)............................,mai ly (watch)............................a documentary on TV.

2.Mark (come)..........................home, (switch)...............................on the computer and (check)............................his emails.

3.The thief (sneak).....................into the house,(steal)..........................the jewels and (leave)..................................without a trace.

4.Nobody(listen)......................while the teacher(explain)....................the tenses.

5.while we(do).....................a sight-seeing tour,our friends(lie)....................on the beach.

6.He(wake)........................up and(look)............................at his watch.

7.The receptionist(welcome).........................the guests and(ask)....................them to fill in the form.

8.The car(break).........................down and we(have)......................to walk home.

9.The boys(swim)...........................while the girls(sunbathe).............................

10.My father(come)...........................in,(look).........................around and(tell).....................me to tidy up my room.

11.what(Joey and lyly/do)...........................while their parents were working on the farm?

12.While the parents(have)...................breakfast,their children(run)...................away.

13.Matha(turn).......................off the lights and (go)...................to bed.

14.When I(do)...............................the washing-up,I(break).........................a plate.

15.while Tom(play)........................the piano,his mother(do)......................the washing-up.

Answer 1

[Ngô Phương]

1. was reading, was watching

2. came, switched, checked

3. sneaked, stole, left

4. was listening, was explaining

5. were doing, were lying

6. woke, looked

7. welcomed, asked

8. broke, had

9. were swimming, were sunbathing

10. came, looked, told

11. were Joey and Lyly doing

12. were having, were running

13. turned, went

14. was doing, broke

15. was playing, was doing