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 3: Put the verbs in the correct form, past progress or simple past.
b. I was in the countryside with my grandparents some weeks ago. One night I (walk) .....was walking.........along a coutry road when suddenly I (hear).heard.. footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) ……was following………...me. Then I (start).....started..................to run.
c. Mrs. Smith (invite) …invited………….Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit).was visiting.................the USA.
d. Mrs. Quyen (do) ……was doing……….shopping while Mr.Thanh(attend)……was attending…... a business meeting.
e. How fast (the girl / ride)……was the girl riding……..when the accident………happened…………...(happen)?
f. I (go) ............went..............to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill out)……was filling out………....the form one of my old friends (slap)......slapped.............. me on my shoulder. I (be)……was………...so happy to meet him.
g. 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
.h. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be)……was……….....hard for us to concentrate because the students next door(make)…………made……..so much noise.