PAST SIMPLE Или Past continuous

 

1. He [slept / *was sleeping] when the doorbell [rang / was ringing].

2. We [were eating / ate] dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).

3. Yesterday I [went / was going] to the post office, [bought / was buying] some fruit at the supermarket and [read / was reading] a book in the park in the afternoon.

4. We [watched / *were watching] TV when we [heard / were hearing] a loud noise.

5. Julie [was / was being] in the garden when Laurence [arrived / was arriving].

6. A: What [did you do / *were you doing] at 3pm yesterday??

   B: I [cleaned / *was cleaning] my house.

7. Last year I [visited / was visiting] Paris and Rome.

8. They [had / *were having] dinner when the police [came / was coming] to the door.

9. He [worked / *was working] in the garden when he [found / was finding] the money.

10. Laura [studied / *was studying] at 11pm last night.

11. I [walked / *was walking] along the road when I [met / was meeting] an old friend.

12. It [was / was being] a day in December. Snow [fell / *was falling], children [sang / *were singing] carols and people [did / *were doing] their Christmas shopping.

13. My ex-boyfriend [was / was being] so annoying! He [was always missing / always missed] the bus and [arriving / arrived] late.

14. When I [called / was calling] Julie, she [worked / *was working].

15. Why [were you crying / did you cry] when I [arrived / was arriving]?

16. When he [got / was getting] home, we started to eat dinner.

17. At 10am yesterday I [sat / *was sitting] on a bus.

18. I [enjoyed / *was enjoying] my book so much that I [did not notice / was not noticing] the train had stopped.

19. David [was not sleeping / did not sleep] when I [arrived / was arriving], he [studied / *was studying]!

20. Mr Black [did not work / *was not working] in the garden at 10pm last night.