Question

Choose the correct past continuous or past simple forms for the gaps below. Выберите верную форму прошедшего или прошедшего длительного времени. 1. Tom (have) long hair and a beard when he was at university.2. I saw a car crash when I (wait) for the taxi.3. I (not/call) you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.4. When I left the house, it (snow).5. When I (walk) into the room, everyone (work).6. After the conference, I _____ that a man _____ the walls of the building.a) was seeing / was paintingb) saw / was paintingc) was seeing / painted7. He was so angry that he _____ and _____.a) was getting up / leftb) got up / was leavingc) got up / left8. I _____ the vase while I _____ the bookshelf.a) broke / was cleaningb) broke / cleanedc) was breaking / was cleaning

Answer 1

1. Tom had long hair and a beard when he was at university.

2. I saw a car crash when I was waiting for the taxi.

3. I was not calling you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.

4. When I left the house, it was snowing.

5. When I walked into the room, everyone was working.

6. After the conference, I _saw____ that a man _was painting____ the walls of the building.

7. He was so angry that he _got up____ and ___left__.

c) got up / left

8. I _broke____ the vase while I _was cleaning____ the bookshelf.

a) broke / was cleaning

Answer 2

Here are the correct past continuous or past simple forms for the given gaps:

1. Tom (had) long hair and a beard when he was at university.
2. I saw a car crash when I (was waiting) for the taxi.
3. I (did not call) you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.
4. When I left the house, it (was snowing).
5. When I (walked) into the room, everyone (was working).
6. After the conference, I (saw) that a man (was painting) the walls of the building. (b)
7. He was so angry that he (got up) and (left). (c)
8. I (broke) the vase while I (was cleaning) the bookshelf. (a)