I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect
1. It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.
2. After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.
3. I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.
4. I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!
5. When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.
6. By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.
7. I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.
8. As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.
9. When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.
10. It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.
11. Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ................................... in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.
When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson
A.Complete the sentence with the correct form of the Past Simple or Past Countinous.
1.I ______was texting___(text) while the teacher was talking.
2.Martha ____heard___(hear) a noise outside the tent, so she__shouted___(shout) for help.
3.What book _____was John reading______(Jonh/read) when you __met___(meet) him.
4.She hurt her self while she ____was decorating____(decorate) the house.
5.I ___poured__(pour) the milk into the glass when I heard a strange noise outside.
6. A large white light ___was floating___(float) above the trees.
A.Complete the sentence with the correct form of the Past Simple or Past Countinous.
1) was texting
2) heard; shouted
3) did John was reading; met
4) was decorating
5) was pouring
6) floated