Question

Compele the sentences with the verbs in the past simple or past continuous. 1.________( you / have) dinner when I ______(phone) you? 2.When you_____(leave) school,_____(it / rain)? 3.Tom____(find) a good website about Hamlet while he_____(look) for information about William Shakespeare 4.When I _____(see) Hannah she _____(not play) basketball.She was in the gym.

Answer 1

1 Were you having dinner when I phoned you?
2 when you left school was it raining?
3 found, was looking
4 saw, wasn`t playing

Answer 2

To complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple or past continuous, we can follow these guidelines:

1. When (did you have) / (phone) you? - When did you have dinner when I phoned you?

2. When (did you leave), (was it raining)? - When did you leave school, was it raining?

3. Tom (found) a good website about Hamlet while he (was looking) for information about William Shakespeare. - Tom found a good website about Hamlet while he was looking for information about William Shakespeare.

4. When I (saw) Hannah, she (was not playing) basketball. She was in the gym. - When I saw Hannah, she was not playing basketball. She was in the gym.

These sentences are completed with the appropriate verbs in the past simple or past continuous tense.