Question

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1.(you / go) out last night? No, I was too tired. 2.How fast (you / drive) when the accident (happen)? 3.Sam (take) a photograph of me while I (not / look). 4.We were in a very difficult position. We (not / know) what to do. 5.I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job. 6.I (walk) along the street when suddenly I (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I was scared and I (start) to run. 7.When I was young, I (want) to be a pilot. 8.Last night I (drop) a plate when I (do) the washing up. Fortunately it (not / break).

Answer 1

Did you go out out last night? No, I was too tired.
How fast were you driving when the accident happened?
Sam took a photograph of me while I was not looking.
We were in a very difficult position. We didn't know what to do.
I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw him, he was trying to find a job.
I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Somebody was following me. I was scared and I started to run.
When I was young, I wanted to be a pilot.
Last night I dropped a plate when I was doing the washing up. Fortunately it didn't break.

Answer 2

1. (you / go) out last night? No, I was too tired. 2. How fast (you / drive) when the accident (happen)? 3. Sam (take) a photograph of me while I (not / look). 4. We were in a very difficult position. We (not / know) what to do. 5. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job. 6. I (walk) along the street when suddenly I (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I was scared and I (start) to run. 7. When I was young, I (want) to be a pilot. 8. Last night I (drop) a plate when I (do) the washing up. Fortunately, it (not / break).

Explanation:

1. The correct form is "went" as it refers to a completed action in the past. 2. The correct form is "were driving" and "happened" as both actions were ongoing in the past. 3. The correct forms are "took" and "was not looking" as "took" refers to a specific point in the past, and "was not looking" describes an ongoing action in the past. 4. The correct form is "did not know" as it refers to a state of not knowing in the past. 5. The correct forms are "saw," "was trying" as "saw" refers to a specific point in the past, and "was trying" describes an ongoing action in the past. 6. The correct forms are "was walking," "heard," "was following," and "started" as all these actions were ongoing in the past. 7. The correct form is "wanted" as it refers to a state of wanting in the past. 8. The correct forms are "dropped," "was doing," and "did not break" as "dropped" and "was doing" describe ongoing actions in the past, and "did not break" refers to a state of not breaking in the past.

Verb Forms:

1. go -> went 2. drive -> were driving, happen -> happened 3. take -> took, look -> was not looking 4. know -> did not know 5. see -> saw, try -> was trying 6. walk -> was walking, hear -> heard, follow -> was following, start -> started 7. want -> wanted 8. drop -> dropped, do -> was doing, break -> did not break

Here is the corrected version of the sentences: 1. Did you go out last night? No, I was too tired. 2. How fast were you driving when the accident happened? 3. Sam took a photograph of me while I was not looking. 4. We were in a very difficult position. We did not know what to do. 5. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw him, he was trying to find a job. 6. I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Somebody was following me. I was scared, and I started to run. 7. When I was young, I wanted to be a pilot. 8. Last night, I dropped a plate when I was doing the washing up. Fortunately, it did not break.