Question

Use past simple or past continuous; 1.What_____(do) yesterday at 8 oclock in the morning?- I ____(have break fast).2) The disaster___(happen)when most of the passengers___(sleep).3)We___(have supper) when somebody___(knock) at the door very loudly.4)It was a lovely day.The sun___(shine),the birds___(sing) in the trees and many people___(stay) outside in the parks and on the river.5.While we___(watch) television,somebody___(steal) our car from the garage.6.When I___(hear) the news I___(decide) to call her immediately and offer her my help.7.While we___(work) hard she___(do) nothing at all.8.When they___(arrive) we___(wash)___the dishes after dinner.

Answer 1

1.What were you doing yesterday at 8 oclock in the morning?- I was having breakfast.2) The disaster happened when most of the passengers were sleeping 3)We were having supper when somebody knocked at the door very loudly. 4)It was a lovely day.The sun was shining,the birds were singing in the trees and many people were staying outside in the parks and on the river.5.While we were watching television,somebody stole our car from the garage.6.When I heard the news I decided to call her immediately and offer her my help.7.While we were working hard she was doing nothing at all. 8.When they arrived we were washing the dishes after dinner.

Answer 2

1. What did (do) yesterday at 8 o'clock in the morning? - I had (have) breakfast. 2. The disaster happened (happen) when most of the passengers were sleeping (sleep). 3. We were having (have) supper when somebody knocked (knock) at the door very loudly. 4. It was a lovely day. The sun was shining (shine), the birds were singing (sing) in the trees, and many people were staying (stay) outside in the parks and on the river. 5. While we were watching (watch) television, somebody stole (steal) our car from the garage. 6. When I heard (hear) the news, I decided (decide) to call her immediately and offer her my help. 7. While we were working (work) hard, she was doing (do) nothing at all. 8. When they arrived (arrive), we were washing (wash) the dishes after dinner.

In these sentences, the past simple tense is used to describe actions that happened at a specific point in the past, while the past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific point in the past or actions that were happening simultaneously.