Past Continuous & Past Simple
Open the brackets. 1. When I (to ring) up my friend, he (to sleep). 2. When grandfather (to watch) TV, he (to fall) asleep. 3. When I (to go) to the stadium, I (to meet) Ann and Kate. 4. When Nick (to ring) me up yesterday, I (to help) mother. 5. When the children (to walk) through the wood, they (to see) a fox. 6. When I (to come) home, my sister (to wash) the floor. rangwas sleeping was watchingfell was goingmet rang was helping were walking saw camewas washing
7. When Mike (to play) in the yard, he (to find) a ball. 8. When I (to draw) yesterday, I (to break) two pencils. 9. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to go) to the shop. 10. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) hide-and-seek. 11. I (to go) to the theatre yesterday. 12. At 7 oclock yesterday I (to go) to the theatre. 13. What you (to do) at 5 oclock yesterday? – I (to play) the piano. 14. We (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday. was playingfound was drawingbroke met was going looked were playing went was going were you doing was playing were playing
15. When I (to prepare) breakfast in the morning, I (to cut) my finger. 16. Last year I (to go) to the USA. 17. You (to go) to Great Britain last year? – No, I (to go) to France. 18. What you (to do) yesterday? – I (to translate) a long article. 19. When I (to come) to school, the children (to stand) near the classroom. 20. At this time yesterday I (to sit) at the theatre. 21. He (to play) computer games from 2 till 5 yesterday. was preparing cut went Did you go went did you dotranslated came were standing was sitting was playing
Last night I (to be) alone at home. I (to lie) on my bed and (to watch) TV when I (to hear) a strange noise. The noise (to come) from the kitchen. I (to go) downstairs, (to pick up) a heavy vase from the table and (to head for) the kitchen. I (to open) the door very slowly. Then I (to see) someone. He (to look for) something in the fridge. I (to be) so frightened that I (to drop) the vase I (to carry) and it (to crash) onto the floor. The man (to turn) towards he door and I (to see) his face. It (to be) my husband. was was lying was watchingheard came wentpicked up headed for opened sawwas looking for was dropped was carryingcrashed turnedsaw was