Worksheet 9
Worksheet 9
Worksheet 9
D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. He was talking (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They studied (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane was sleeping (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I was walking (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We watched (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer was paying (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber cut (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She was dancing (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It was raining (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It rained (rain) hard last night.
E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Sally …was eating……… (eat) dinner last night when someone knocked
(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred came (come) at seven-
thirty. I was studying (study) when Fred …came.. (come).
3. While I was studying (study) last night, Fred dropped by
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents …called (call) him last night while we were watching (watch)
TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
came (come) home, I …was talking to (talk) to
my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice went (go) to the zoo around one. They
……saw… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they
were walking… (walk) home, it begun (begin)
to rain, so they …stopped.. (stop) at a small café and …had……
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I …went… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
got….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker …was.. (be)
in the yard. She was planting………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
was.. (be) in the garage. He …was working…….. (work) on
their car. He was changing (change) the oil.