Choose which verb tense (simple past or past continuous) fits better. 1. I was sleeping.

- I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept 2. I came to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came 3. What were you doing? I was watching !. a) did you do b) were you doing ". #obin $ood was a character who was stealing %rom the rich and ga&e to the poor. a) stole b) was stealing '. $ey, did you tal( to her? )es, I tal(ed to her. a) was tal(ing b) tal(ed *. I came home &ery late last night. a) came b) was coming +. $ow long did you have the %lu? a) did you ha&e b) were you ha&ing ,. Did you have a good time in -ra.il? )es, I had a blast/ a) Were you ha&ing b) 0id you ha&e 1. We were having brea(%ast when she wal(ed into the room. a) had b) were ha&ing 12. 3ast month I decided to buy a new car, and today I %inally bought it. a) bought b) was buying Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous). 1. 45 What 6you, do) were you doing when you heard that noise? -5 I 6try) was trying tried to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 2. 4%ter I 6%ind) found the wallet %ull o% money, I went immediately 6go, immediately) to the police and 6turn) turned it in. 3. he doctor 6say) said that -rian 6be) was too wea( to go to wor( and that he 6need) needed to stay at home %or a couple o% days.

". 7y best %riend 6arri&e) arri&ed at my house a little be%ore 1522 pm, but I wasn8t 6be, not) there. I 6study) was studying studied at the library %or my %inal e9amination in Italian. '. :ohn is in the li&ing room wor(ing on his computer. 4t this time yesterday, he 6wor(, also) was wor(ing worked also on his computer. hat's all he e&er does/ *. I 6call) called you last night a%ter dinner, but you 6be, not) were not there. Where were you? -5 I 6wor() was wor(ing worked out at the gym. +. When I 6wal() walked into the busy o%%ice, the secretaries 6tal() was tal(ing talked on the phone with customers, a cler( was wor(ing wor(ed busily6wor(, busily) at his des(, and two managers 6discuss, ;uietly) were discussing discussed ;uietly methods to impro&e customer ser&ice. ,. I 6watch) was watching a thriller on .!. when the electricity went out. <ow I am ne&er going to %ind out how the %ilm ends. 1. =amantha 6be) was in the room when -ob 6tell) told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she 6be, listen) was listening to music. 12. It's strange that you 6call) called because I 6thin(, >ust) was just thinking about you. rite the correct form of the verb! using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tense. 45 I saw 6see) ?eter and :ohn in the par( on =unday. -5 ere they playing 6they@play) %ootball? hey always play %ootball on =undays. 45 <o, they were not 6not@be). hey were talking 6tal() with some girls. -5 Did you say 6you@say) hello to them? 4. 4lthough I called 6call) their names, they did not hear 6not@hear) me. -5 7aybe they did not noticed 6not@notice) you was 6be) there. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous or the Past Simple. 1) Aran( finished 6%inish) his lunch and rang 6ring) his %riend :ason. 2) :ason was watching 6watch) ! when Aran( was phoning phoned 6phone) him. - actiune intrerupta 3) $e turned off 6turn o%%) the ! when he heard 6hear) the phone ringing. ") hey were deciding 6decide) what to do when :ason suggested 6suggest) going to the club. ') Aran( picked up :ason 6pic( up) and drove 6dri&e) to the club.

*) wo other people were using 6use) their tennis court when they arrived 6arri&e). +) hey were drin(ing drank 6drin() a soda and were eating ate 6eat) a sandwich while they were waiting 6wait) to play. ,) While they were playing 6play), it started 6start) to rain so they had 6ha&e) to stop playing. 4cti&ity * Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). 1. When I phoned my %riends, they 6play) were playing 7onopoly. 2. )esterday at si9 I 6prepare) was preparing prepared dinner. 3. he (ids 6play) were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. ". I 6practice) was practicing the guitar when he came home. '. We 6not @ cycle) didn"t cycle all day. *. While 4aron 6wor() was wor(ing worked in his room, his %riends 6swim) were swiming in the pool. +. I tried to tell them the truth but they 6listen @ not) didn8t listen. ,. What 6you @ do) did you do yesterday? 1. 7ost o% the time we 6sit) sat in the par(.