Question

Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tense. 1. I... a book when lights ... out. (read, go) 2. I wasn't there at this time yesterday. I ... tennis with my friend. 3. When she ... into the classroom the headmaster ... to the students. (walk, talk) 4. She always... her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she... me to do them for her. (leave, expect) 5. I... TV when my sister ... into the room and cried: "Have you heard the news? They are getting married!” 6. I ... my homework when Alice.. She ... she ... me because she had lost her keys. (do, call, say, call)

Answer 1

1. I WAS READING a book when lights .WENT.. out.

2. I wasn't there at this time yesterday. I .WAS PLAYING.. tennis with my friend.

3. When she WALKED... into the classroom the headmaster WAS TALKING... to the students.

4. She always.LEFT. her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she..EXPECTED. me to do them for her.

5. I..WAS WATCHING. TV when my sister .CAME.. into the room and cried: "Have you heard the news? They are getting married!”

6. I ..WAS DOING. my homework when Alice CALLED.. She SAID... she CALLED ... me because she had lost her keys. (do, call, say, call)

Answer 2

1. I was reading a book when lights went out.
2. I wasn't there at this time yesterday. I was playing tennis with my friend.
3. When she walked into the classroom, the headmaster was talking to the students.
4. She always leaves her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she expected me to do them for her.
5. I was watching TV when my sister walked into the room and cried: "Have you heard the news? They are getting married!"
6. I was doing my homework when Alice called. She said she had called me because she had lost her keys.