Complete with past simple or past continuous.
1. I___________________(drive) my new car when I _______________(have) the accident.
2. She _________________(walk) down the street when she _______________(trip) on the
pavement.
3. They _______________me (not see) me because they ______________(talk) to each other.
4. I __________________(have) a shower so I __________________(not hear) the phone.
5. We _______________(walk) in the mountains when we _______________(hear) a scream.
6. They _____________(have) so much fun at the party, they _____________(decide) to stay.
7. When the teacher ________________(arrive), they _________________(play) in the back
of the classroom.
8. While I ___________(have) a drink in the cafe, I _____________(see) an accident outside.
9. What __________________(you/ do) when the telephone _______________(ring)?
10. Why __________________(you /run) when I ________________you (see) the other day?
Complete the sentences with the past simple / past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 This time last week I __________________(lie) on the beach.
2 I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm __________________ (go) off.
3 When the teacher ___________________(arrive) all the students stood up.
4 He _________________(see) the accident while he _________________(walk) to work.
5 The phone _________________(ring) while we _____________________(have) dinner.
6 When the phone _________________(ring), I _________________ (get) up to answer it.
Complete with past simple or past continuous
While I _____________ (talk) to my friends at the disco last Saturday a boy I ____________
(know) called John _______________ (come) up to me and _______________ (ask) me to
dance. While we _______________ (dance), he accidentally ________________ (stand) on
my foot. I _______________ (scream) in pain. We _______________ (stop) dancing and
______________ (walk) over to the bar. While we _______________(walk), I ____________
(notice) some other friends of mine. They ______________(start) to argue. I _____________
(ignore) them and while John ______________(order) the drinks, I ________________
(hope) for a better evening.