Question

Open the brackets with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Choose the correct answer. 1) She _______ (sit) on the chair and watching TV from 5 to 7 p.m. was sitting sat was siting sited 2) Mr. Brown _______ (have) a shower when I knocked on his door. did have were having had was having 3) I got up at 7 and then I _______ (have) a big breakfast. had was having was hading have 4) Her parents ________ (dance) at the ball when the burglar broke into their house. danced was dancing were dancing have been dancing 5) I ________ (see) Lucy last Sunday. was seeing saw seed were seeing 6) I ________ (watch) TV when the phone rang. watched was watching did watch were watching 7) The weather _________ (be) bad yesterday, so we did not go out. was being were being were was

Answer 1

1. was sitting
2. was having
3. had
4. were dancing
5. saw
6. was watching
7. was

Answer 2

1) She was sitting on the chair and watching TV from 5 to 7 p.m.

2) Mr. Brown was having a shower when I knocked on his door.

3) I got up at 7 and then I had a big breakfast.

4) Her parents were dancing at the ball when the burglar broke into their house.

5) I saw Lucy last Sunday.

6) I was watching TV when the phone rang.

7) The weather was bad yesterday, so we did not go out.