I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple or past continuous
1. It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.
2. I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.
3. I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!
4. When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (study) ………………………at university.
5. I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.
6. After I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.
7. When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me.
8. It was 9pm last night. My parents (watch) …………………………..TV, I (do) ………………………..my homework and my brother (read)…………………………..his comic.
9. Last night, I (listen)............................ to music and (do) ..................................... my homework when Kim (stop) .............................. by.
10. While Paul (carry)................................ brushes and paint and (climb) .....................................a ladder, a bird (fly).............................down and (sit) .....................................on his head. Paul (drop)..................................the paint and (spill) ..................................... it all over the ground.
1 began - were walking
2 was washing - dropped - broke
3 hit - was using
4 met - were studying
5 was walking - fell - hit
6 had turned - left - went - wanted
7 arrived - were waiting
8 were watching - was doing - was reading
9 was listening - doing - stopped
10 was carrying - climbing - flew - sat - dropped - spilled
1 began - were walking
2 was washing - dropped - broke
3 hit - was using
4 met - were studying
5 was walking - fell - hit
6 had turned - left - went - wanted
7 arrived - were waiting
8 were watching - was doing - was reading
9 was listening - doing - stopped
10 was carrying - climbing - flew - sat - dropped - spilled
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