Question

Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verb (past simple and past continuous).1. Claudia (learn) ............ ............ to be a chef when she (win) ............ anational recipe contest.2. Jake (enjoy) ............ ............ the old car show so much, he (do, not, remember)............ ............ ............ that he had an appointment.3. The band members (play) ............ ............ a concert when Adrienne’s clarinet(squeak) ............ . She (feel) ............ embarrassed.4. The Apollo 13 astronauts (prepare) ............ ............ to land on the moon whenthey (discover) ............ a problem with the spaceship.5. Caroline (try) ............ ............ to find a job in Portland when she (hear)............ about a great opportunity in Orlando.6. You (sail) ............ ............ near Barbados when your ship (strike) ............ asand bar; you (do, not, like) ........... ........... ........... waiting for help to come.

Answer 1

1. Claudia was learning to be a chef when she won a national recipe contest.
2. Jake was enjoying the old car show so much, he didn't remember that he had an appointment.
3. The band members were playing a concert when Adrienne’s clarinet
squeaked. She felt embarrassed.
4. The Apollo 13 astronauts were preparing to land on the moon when
they discovered a problem with the spaceship.
5. Caroline was trying to find a job in Portland when she heart about a great opportunity in Orlando.
6. You were sailing near Barbados when your ship striked a sand bar; you didn't like waiting for help to come.

Answer 2

1. Claudia was learning to be a chef when she won a national recipe contest. 2. Jake enjoyed the old car show so much, he did not remember that he had an appointment. 3. The band members were playing a concert when Adrienne's clarinet squeaked. She felt embarrassed. 4. The Apollo 13 astronauts were preparing to land on the moon when they discovered a problem with the spaceship. 5. Caroline was trying to find a job in Portland when she heard about a great opportunity in Orlando. 6. You were sailing near Barbados when your ship struck a sandbar; you did not like waiting for help to come.

In the given sentences, we need to fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verb in the past simple and past continuous tenses.

1. Claudia was learning (past continuous) to be a chef when she won (past simple) a national recipe contest. 2. Jake enjoyed (past simple) the old car show so much, he did not remember (past simple) that he had an appointment. 3. The band members were playing (past continuous) a concert when Adrienne's clarinet squeaked (past simple). She felt (past simple) embarrassed. 4. The Apollo 13 astronauts were preparing (past continuous) to land on the moon when they discovered (past simple) a problem with the spaceship. 5. Caroline was trying (past continuous) to find a job in Portland when she heard (past simple) about a great opportunity in Orlando. 6. You were sailing (past continuous) near Barbados when your ship struck (past simple) a sandbar; you did not like (past simple) waiting for help to come.