Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 1. While Tom (read) 2. Marvin (come) his emails. 3. The thief (sneak) without a trace. 4. Nobody (listen) 5. While we (do) 6. He (wake) 7. We (wait) 8. I (cycle) 9. He (pass) 10. I (fall) while the teacher (explain) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) up and (look) at his watch. around the corner. a strange noise. . over the paint TV last night. for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) through the park, when I (hear) asleep while I (watch) her a message when the teacher (look / not) the walls, their dog (knock) frisbee. on the toilet. the tenses. on the beach. , Amely (watch) home, (switch) into the house, (steal) a documentary on TV. on the computer and (check) the jewels and (leave)

11. When Mike and Jane (paint) pot. 12. Tom (break) 13. The phone (ring) when I (sit)

his leg when he (play)

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 1. Two days ago, a murder (happen) 2. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) 3. He (ask) 4. What (do / you) 5. I (watch) 6. (be) 7. Yes, I (be) 8. (hear / you) (be) in Market Street at about seven pm. at the crime scene to investigate.

one of the tenants in the house. yesterday at seven? a football match on TV. you alone? . anything suspicious? in the hallway. But the football match up the telly and then (hear / not) so interesting. So I just (turn) anything anymore.

9. Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue)

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive). 1. When I (do) 3. He (drink)
w as doing

the washing-up, I (break) some juice and then he (eat)

broke

a plate. the washing-up. a few chips.

2. While Tom (play)

the piano, his mother (do)

4. I (have) 6. She (go) learn. 7. When it (start) 8. When Jane (do) 9. When I (be) 10. I (not / understand)

dinner when I suddenly (hear) to school, (take) to rain, our dog (want) on my way home, I (see) what they (talk)

a loud bang. by to see him. to out her textbook and (begin) to come inside. Blarney Castle. an accident. about.

5. When my father (work)

in the garden, an old friend (pass)

a language course in Ireland, she (visit)

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 1. When I (get) 2. It (is) 3. So I (decide) 4. I (go) 5. While I (cycle) 6. One man (mow) (start) 9. While it (rain) 11. I (thank) to rain. me and (tell) outside, I (sit) out again. on. me to come in. in the farmer's house. up yesterday, the sun (shine) a beautiful morning. to cycle around a little. to the shed and (take) out my bike. some people in their gardens. strawberries. and it past some villages, I (see) the grass while his wife (pick) .

7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) 8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) 10. After a while, the sun (come)

the farmer for his hospitality and (move)