Lesson 14 ☘ I was doing… (past continuous) and I did… (past simple)

Nov 6, 2016

Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. Carol . . .
  broke
  her arm last week.
  - break
  - broke
  - was breaking
  - were breaking
2. It . . .
  happened
  when she . . .
  was painting
  her room.
  - happen … painted
  - was happening … was painting
  - happened … was painted
3. She . . .
  fell
  off the ladder.
  - fall
  - fell
  - was falling
  - fallen
4. The train . . .
  arrived
  at the station and Paula . . .
  got
  off.
  - arrived … was getting
  - was arriving … was getting
  - arrived … got
  - was arrived … got
5. Two friends of hers, John and Jenny, . . .
  were waiting
  to meet her.
  - wait
  - waited
  - was waiting
  - were waiting
6. Yesterday Sue . . .
  was walking
  along the road when she . . .
  met
  Jim.
  - was walking … was met
  - walked … was meeting
  - was walk … met
7. He . . .
  was going
  to the station to catch a train and he . . .
  was carrying
  a bag.
  - was going … was carry
  - went … carried
  - was go … was carrying
8. They . . .
  stopped
  to talk for a few minutes.
  - was stopping
  - were stopping
  - stopped
  - was stopped
Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. What . . .
  were you doing
  when the phone . . .
  rang
  ?
  - was you doing … was rang
  - were you doing … rang
  - did you do … was ring
2. When the phone . . .
  rang
  , I . . .
  was watching
  television.
  - was ringing … was watching
  - rang … was watched
  - was ringing … watched
3. “Was Jane busy when you went to see her?”
  “Yes, she . . .
  was studying
  .”
  - studied
  - was studying
  - study
  - were studying
4. What time . . .
  did the post arrive
  last morning?
  - did the post arrive
  - was the post arriving
  - does the post arrive
  - the post arrived
5. He . . .
  came
  while I . . .
  was having
  breakfast.
  - come … was having
  - was coming … had
  - came … have
6. “Was Margaret at work today?”
  “No, she . . .
  didn’t go
  to work. She was ill.”
  - wasn’t going
  - doesn’t go
  - not went
  - didn’t go
7. How fast . . .
  were you driving
  when the police . . .
  stopped
  you?
  - did you drive … stop
  - were you driving … stopped
  - was you driving … was stopping
8. At this time I . . .
  wasn’t driving
  very fast.
  - don’t drive
  - wasn’t driving
  - didn’t drive
  - not drove
9. . . .
  Did your team win
  the football match yesterday?
  - Did your team win
  - Was your team winning
  - Won your team
  - Does your team win
10. The weather was very bad, so we . . .
  didn’t play
  .
  - don’t play
  - not played
  - weren’t playing
  - didn’t play
11. We played football. I . . .
  kicked
  the ball and it . . .
  hit
  the window.
  - kicked … was hit
  - was kicking … was hitting
  - kick … hit
12. . . .
  Did you see
  Jenny last night?
  - Does you see
  - Did you see
  - Were you seeing
  - Saw you
13. She . . .
  was wearing
  a very nice jacked last night.
  - was wearing
  - wore
  - weared
  - wears
14. “What . . .
  were you doing
  at 2 o’clock this morning?”
  “I was asleep.”
  - did you do
  - are you doing
  - were you doing
  - you were doing
15. I . . .
  lost
  my key last night.
  - lost
  - was losing
  - lose
  - were losing
16. “How . . .
  did you get
  into your room last night?”
  “I . . .
  climbed
  in through a window.”
  - were you getting … was climbing
  - did you get … climb
  - was you getting … climbed

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