Question

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. Mary …………………. (drive) to London when I phoned her. 2. Jane …………………. (do) her homework while Mary was watching TV. 3. Steve got dressed, ………………….. (do) the washing up and then went to work. 4. The detective asked, “What ………………… (you/do) at the time of the robbery?” 5. We ……………….. (go) on holiday in July.

Answer 1

1was driving
2was doing
3did
4 were you doing
5went

Answer 2

1. Mary was driving to London when I phoned her.
2. Jane was doing her homework while Mary was watching TV.
3. Steve got dressed, did the washing up, and then went to work.
4. The detective asked, "What were you doing at the time of the robbery?"
5. We went on holiday in July.