Question

1 Some people (play) Were.playing.. games and others (swim) 2 Harriet (watch) (notice) the game when Scott her. 3 They (talk) when Jilly (shout) at Scott. 4 He (say) goodbye and (leave) 5 Jilly (tell) a story when she (see) Harriet. Harriet 6 While Jilly and Scott (talk) (stand) near them.

Answer 1

1. Some people were playing games and others were swimming.  (Past Continuous; Past Continuous)
2. Harriet was watching the game when Scott noticed her.  (Past Continuous; Past Simple)
3. They were talking when Jilly shouted at Scott.  (Past Continuous; Past Simple)
4. He said goodbye and left.  (Past Simple; Past Simple)
5. Jilly was telling a story when she saw Harriet.  (Past Continuous; Past Simple)
6. While Jilly and Scott were talking, Harriet was standing near them.  (Past Continuous; Past Continuous)

Answer 2

Here are the corrected sentences with the appropriate verb forms:

1. Some people were playing games, and others were swimming.

2. Harriet was watching the game when Scott noticed her.

3. They were talking when Jilly shouted at Scott.

4. He said goodbye and left.

5. Jilly was telling a story when she saw Harriet. Harriet was standing near them.

6. While Jilly and Scott were talking, they were standing near them.