Question

[ 4] Task 3. Choose the past simple or past continuous: 1. We (watch) TV when we (hear) a loud noise. 2. Julie (be) in the garden when Laurence (arrive). . A: What (you/ do) at 3pm yesterday? B: I (clean) my house. Last year I (visit) Paris and Rome. They (have) dinner when the police (come) to the door. He (work) in the garden when he (find) the money. My phone (ring) when I (take) a shower. The students (write) a test when the bell (ring). ​

Answer 1

1. We were watching TV when we heard a loud noise. 2. Julie was in the garden when Laurence arrived. A: What were you doing at 3pm yesterday? B: I was cleaning my house. Last year I visited Paris and Rome. They were having dinner when the police came to the door. He was working in the garden when he found the money. My phone rang when I was taking a shower. The students were writing a test when the bell rang.​

Answer 2

1. We was watching TV when we heard a loud noise. 2. Julie was in the garden when Laurence arrived.

A: What were you doing at 3pm yesterday?

B: I was cleaning my house.

Last year I visited Paris and Rome. They were having dinner when the police came to the door. He was working in the garden when he found the money. My phone was ringing when I took a shower. The students were writing a test when the bell rang. ​

Answer 3

Sure, here are the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses filled in:

1. We were watching TV when we heard a loud noise.
2. Julie was in the garden when Laurence arrived.

A: What were you doing at 3 pm yesterday? B: I was cleaning my house. Last year, I visited Paris and Rome. They were having dinner when the police came to the door. He was working in the garden when he found the money. My phone rang when I was taking a shower. The students were writing a test when the bell rang.