Question

[Linh Hương]

Complete the following sentence with the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1.      A: What (you, do) ______ when you heard that noise ?

B: I (try) _______ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2.      After I (find) _______ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) _____ to the police and (turn) ______ it in.

3.      The doctor (say) _______ that Brian (be) _______ too weak to go to work and that he (need) ______ to stay at home for a couple of days.

4.      My best friend (arrive) _______ at my house a little before 9:00 p.m, but I (be, not) _______ there. I (study) _________ at the library for my final examination in Italian.

5.      John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work, also) ________ on his computer. That’s all he ever does!

6.       A: I (call) ______ you last night afetr dinner, but you (be, not) ______ there . Where were you?

B: I  (work) _______ out at the gym.

7.       When I (walk) _______ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk) ________ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work, busily) _________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly) __________ methods to improve customer service.

8.       I (watch) __________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.

9.       Samantha (be) _________ in the room when Bob (tell) __________ me what happened, but she didn’t hear anything because she (be, listen) __________ to music.

10.   It’s strange that you (call) _________ because I (think, just) ________ about you.

Answer 1

[Bảo Nam]

1.      A: What (you, do) ___were you doing___ when you heard that noise ?

B: I (try) ___tried____ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2.      After I (find) ___found____ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) __went immediately___ to the police and (turn) ___turned___ it in.

3.      The doctor (say) ____said___ that Brian (be) ___was____ too weak to go to work and that he (need) ___needed___ to stay at home for a couple of days.

4.      My best friend (arrive) ___arrived____ at my house a little before 9:00 p.m, but I (be, not) ____wasn't___ there. I (study) ____was studying_____ at the library for my final examination in Italian.

5.      John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work, also) ____was also working____ on his computer. That’s all he ever does!

6.       A: I (call) ___called___ you last night afetr dinner, but you (be, not) ___weren't___ there . Where were you?

B: I  (work) ___was working____ out at the gym.

7.       When I (walk) ___walked____ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk) ____were talking____ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work, busily) ____was working busily_____ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly) _____were discussing quietly_____ methods to improve customer service.

8.       I (watch) _____was watching_____ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.

9.       Samantha (be) ____was_____ in the room when Bob (tell) _____told_____ me what happened, but she didn’t hear anything because she (be, listen) _____was listening_____ to music.

10.   It’s strange that you (call) ____called_____ because I (think, just) ____was just thinking____ about you.