IV. Put the verbs in brackets, depending on the meaning, into Past Indefinite, Past Continuous. 1. He not (to see) me as he (to read) when I (to come) into the room. 2. It (to rain) hard last night when I (to leave) the office. 3. The train could not stop because it (to travel) too fast at the time. 4. I (to shout) to him to stop, but he (to run) too fast and not (to hear). 5. Large crowds (to wait) at the station when the English delegation (to arrive). 6. When I (to hear) the news, I (to hurry) to see him. 7. We (to walk) to the station when it (to begin) to rain. 8. He (to sit) in the garden when the storm (to break) out. 9. When I (to wake up) this morning, the sun (to shine) high in the sky. 10. Before he (to enter) the Institute, he (to work) at a plant.
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1. He did not see me as he was reading when I came into the room. (Past Continuous)
2. It was raining hard last night when I left the office. (Past Continuous)
3. The train could not stop because it was traveling too fast at the time. (Past Continuous)
4. I shouted to him to stop, but he was running too fast and did not hear. (Past Continuous)
5. Large crowds were waiting at the station when the English delegation arrived. (Past Continuous)
6. When I heard the news, I hurried to see him. (Past Simple)
7. We were walking to the station when it began to rain. (Past Continuous)
8. He was sitting in the garden when the storm broke out. (Past Continuous)
9. When I woke up this morning, the sun was shining high in the sky. (Past Continuous)
10. Before he entered the Institute, he was working at a plant. (Past Continuous)