Question

Put the verbs in the past simple or past continuous and justify their use. 1 We ................ (drive) down the motorway when we ......... ........... (get) a flat tyre. 2 The chef .................. (whisk) the dressing and then ............... (pour) it on the salad. 3 She .................... (watch) a DVD when he ............ (come) home. 4 ............. (run) late when the headmaster .............. (call) from my son's school. 5 Sheila ............... (not/attend) the concert because she ............ ..... (work). 6 James .................. (lose) his wallet while he ............. (walk) his dog in the park. 7 The children ................ (sleep) while their ........... (eat) breakfast parents

Answer 1

1)Were driving/ got
2)whisked , poured
3) was watching/came
4) ? I was running / called
5)didn’t attend/ was working
6)lost/ was walking
7)were sleeping/were eating

Answer 2

1 We (were driving) процесс down the motorway when we (got) событие a flat tyre.

2 The chef (whisked)  событие the dressing and then (poured) событие it on the salad.

3 She (was watching)  процесс a DVD when he (came) событие home.

4 ...опечатка..... (run) late when the headmaster (called) событие from my son's school.

5 Sheila (did not attend) событие the concert because she  (was working) процесс .

6 James (lost) событие his wallet while he (was walking)  процесс his dog in the park.

7 The children (were sleeping)  процесс while their parents (were eating)  процесс breakfast.

Answer 3

1. We were driving down the motorway when we got a flat tyre.

   • In this sentence, "were driving" is in the past continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that was happening at a specific moment in the past. "Got" is in the past simple tense because it describes a completed action that happened after the ongoing action of driving.

2. The chef whisked the dressing and then poured it on the salad.

   • "Whisked" is in the past simple tense because it describes a completed action of the chef whisking the dressing. "Poured" is also in the past simple tense because it describes another completed action that happened after whisking.

3. She was watching a DVD when he came home.

   • "Was watching" is in the past continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action of her watching a DVD at a specific moment in the past. "Came" is in the past simple tense because it describes a completed action of him arriving home.

4. I was running late when the headmaster called from my son's school.

   • "Was running" is in the past continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action of being late at a specific moment in the past. "Called" is in the past simple tense because it describes a completed action of the headmaster making a phone call.

5. Sheila didn't attend the concert because she was working.

   • "Didn't attend" is in the past simple tense because it describes a completed action of Sheila not going to the concert. "Was working" is in the past continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action of her working at a specific moment in the past.

6. James lost his wallet while he was walking his dog in the park.

   • "Lost" is in the past simple tense because it describes a completed action of James losing his wallet. "Was walking" is in the past continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action of him walking his dog at a specific moment in the past.

7. The children were sleeping while their parents were eating breakfast.

   • "Were sleeping" and "were eating" are both in the past continuous tense because they describe ongoing actions of the children sleeping and the parents eating breakfast at a specific moment in the past.