8. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple
or the Past Continuous tense form.
1. Sally (eat) dinner last night when someone (knock) on the door. 2. At
6:00 p.m., Bob sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6:05 Bob (eat)
dinner. While Bob (eat) dinner, Ann (come) through the door. Bob went to
bed at 10:30. At 11:00 Bob (sleep). While Bob (sleep), the phone (ring).
3. My roommate's parents (call) him last night while we (watch) TV. 4. I (call)
Paul at 7:00 but it wasn't necessary because he already (get up). 5. I began
to study at seven last night. Fred (come) at seven-thirty. I (study) when Fred
(come). 6. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little
after that. When he (come) home, I (talk) to my mother on the phone. 7. While
I (study) last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me. 8. As I (cross) the road I (step)
on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.
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or the Past Continuous tense form.
1. Sally (eat) dinner last night when someone (knock) on the door. 2. At
6:00 p.m., Bob sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6:05 Bob (eat)
dinner. While Bob (eat) dinner, Ann (come) through the door. Bob went to
bed at 10:30. At 11:00 Bob (sleep). While Bob (sleep), the phone (ring).
3. My roommate's parents (call) him last night while we (watch) TV. 4. I (call)
Paul at 7:00 but it wasn't necessary because he already (get up). 5. I began
to study at seven last night. Fred (come) at seven-thirty. I (study) when Fred
(come). 6. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little
after that. When he (come) home, I (talk) to my mother on the phone. 7. While
I (study) last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me. 8. As I (cross) the road I (step)
on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.
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Answers & Comments
1. Sally was eating dinner last night when someone knocked on the door.
2. At 6:00 p.m., Bob sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6:05 Bob was eating dinner. While Bob was eating dinner, Ann came through the door. Bob went to bed at 10:30. At 11:00 Bob was sleeping. While Bob was sleeping, the phone rang.
3. My roommate's parents called him last night while we were watching TV. 4. I called Paul at 7:00 but it wasn't necessary because he already got up.
5. I began to study at seven last night. Fred came at seven-thirty. I was study when Fred came.
6. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after that. When he came home, I was talking to my mother on the phone.
7. While I was studying last night, Fred dropped by to visit me. 8. As I was crossing the road I stepped on a banana skin and fell heavily.