Question

3. Put the verbs in the past simple or the past continuous. 1. Kate …….. (cook) breakfast when she………..(hear) a noise in the garden.2. Jim………….. (read) a newspaper when the fire …………(start).3. My parents………… (watch) TV while I ………… (sleep).4. When Joe ………… (see) the lion, he ………..(run) away.​

Answer 1

1. Was cooking; heard
2. Was reading; started
3. Watched; was sleeping
4. Saw; ran

Answer 2

1. Kate was cooking breakfast when she heard a noise in the garden. 2. Jim was reading a newspaper when the fire started. 3. My parents were watching TV while I was sleeping. 4. When Joe saw the lion, he ran away.