Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she ....................................... (SEE) his father.
2. I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.
3. What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.
4. First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.
5. The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.
6. At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.
7. I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).
8. Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.
9. While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.
10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.
11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.
12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.
13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).
14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ................................... (LOSE) my watch.
15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).
16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.
17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.
18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.
19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).
20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.
21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE
1. Mr.Smith (invite)....invited.........Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit)...was visiting......the USA
2. How fast( the girl/ ride).......was the girl riding.......her bike when tha accident(happen)...happened.......?
3. Yesterday morning To(draw)......was drawing.....something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)..was explaining.........the lesson.
4. Jonh(take)...took......a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)...was not looking...........
5. What(you/ do)...was you doing.............at this time yesterday?~ I (listen).was listening...........to music
6. When Bill(be)....was......small, he(want)..wanted..........to be a pilot.
7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall).......fell.........asleep while she(read)..was reading.......a novel
8. Yesterday Tuan( ask)...asked..........me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)...didn't want...........to leave the house because I(wait)..was waiting.......for a phone call.
9. I(go)...went......to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out)......was filling out.......the form an old friend of mine(slap)....slapped.............me on my shoulder. I(be)...was.........so happy to meet him.
10. I (see)..saw......Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see)....didn't see.............me. She(look)..was looking..........the other way
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