Question

Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous or simple past. Example: When the Black Knight rode (ride) out of his castle, Arthur was waiting (wait) outside. 1. Arthur … (fight) the Black Knight when his sword … (break). 2. The Black Knight … (win) when Merlin … (appear) and … (save) Arthur. 3. While the Black Knight … (sleep), Arthur and Merlin … (go) to the fairy country. 4. The sun … (shine) when they … (arrive) at the lake. 5. Arthur … (stand) near the lake when a hand … (come) up out of the water. 6. When Arthur and Merlin … (come) back, the Black Knight … (still sleep) on the ground. 7. When Arthur … (die), he … (ask) a friend to throw Excalibur back into the lake.

Answer 1

1) was fighting , broke
2) was winning,appeared and saved
3) was sleeping, were going
4) was shining, arrived
5) was standing, came
6) came, was still sleeping 
7) was dying, asked

Answer 2

1. Arthur was fighting the Black Knight when his sword broke. 2. The Black Knight had won when Merlin appeared and saved Arthur. 3. While the Black Knight was sleeping, Arthur and Merlin went to the fairy country. 4. The sun was shining when they arrived at the lake. 5. Arthur was standing near the lake when a hand came up out of the water. 6. When Arthur and Merlin came back, the Black Knight was still sleeping on the ground. 7. When Arthur died, he asked a friend to throw Excalibur back into the lake.

Here is the breakdown of the verb tenses used in each sentence:

1. Past continuous: "was fighting", "was breaking" 2. Past simple: "had won", "appeared", "saved" 3. Past continuous: "was sleeping", "were going" 4. Past continuous: "was shining", "arrived" 5. Past continuous: "was standing", "came" 6. Past continuous: "came", "was still sleeping" 7. Past simple: "died", "asked"

In these sentences, the past continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions in the past, while the simple past tense is used to describe completed actions in the past.