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BT1. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS
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He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit
card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.
BT2. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. Sally……………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone ……………(knock) on
the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred ………(come) at seven-thirty.
I…………………… (study) when Fred ……………(come).
3. While I ………………………(study) last night, Fred……………………… (drop by) to visit
me.
4. My roommate‟s parents……………(call) him last night while we……………………
(watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When
he…………… (come) home, I ……………………… (talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice………… (go) to the zoo around one. They………… (see)
many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they………
(walk) home, it ………………(begin) to rain, so they ………………(stop) at a small cafe
and (have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I …………(go) to visit the Parker family. When I ………(get)
there around two o‟clock, Mrs. Parker ………(be) in the yard. She ……………………
(plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker ……(be) in the garage. He ……………………
(work) on their car. He ……………………(change) the oil.