Complete the sentences with the past simple or past
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Where ...................................... (be) you yesterday morning?
2 Rosie......................................(not study) at 8 p.m. last night. She was at a party.
3 What time.......................... the train
......................................(leave) the station?
4 I got up,............................... (have) breakfast and went out.
5 you............................(sleep) when I called?
6 People........................................ (not write) emails in the past. They sent letters instead.
7 It was the first day of August and the sun....................................(shine).
8 We were going to school when it ......................................(start) to snow.
Answers & Comments
2) wasn't studying ...
3) what time did the train leave the station?
4) had breakfast ...
5) Were you sleeping when I called?
6) People didn't write emails in the past....
7) the sun was shining
8) it was starting to snow