Question

Past simple or past continuous? 1. Children (to ski) all day last Sunday. 2. Rita and Kate...(to be) late for classes yesterday. 3. Last year they often...(to visit) us. 4. The doctor...(to examine) a patient when the ambulance...(to arrive). 5. You...( to plant) where floors from 9 to 11 o'clock on Friday morning. 6. They...(to meet)? Kate at the concert the day before yesterday. 7. Susan...(to look) through a magazine when she...(to find) an article about her favorite pop singer. 8. Mike...(to talk) to his friend when he (to see) Alison coming up to him. 9. His uncle...(to go) to London last week. 10. The girls...(to train) in the gym at that time yesterday.

Answer 1

1. Children were skiing all day last Sunday.

2. Rita and Kate were late for classes yesterday.

3. Last year they often visited us.

4. The doctor was examining a patient when the ambulance arrived.

5. You were planting where floors from 9 to 11 o'clock on Friday morning.

6. They met Kate at the concert the day before yesterday.

7. Susan was looking through a magazine when she found an article about her favorite pop singer.

8. Mike was talking to his friend when he saw Alison coming up to him.

9. His uncle went to London last week.

10. The girls are training in the gym at that time yesterday.

Answer 2

1. Children skied all day last Sunday. (Past simple) 2. Rita and Kate were late for classes yesterday. (Past simple) 3. Last year they often visited us. (Past simple) 4. The doctor was examining a patient when the ambulance arrived. (Past continuous) 5. You were planting flowers from 9 to 11 o'clock on Friday morning. (Past continuous) 6. Were they meeting Kate at the concert the day before yesterday? (Past continuous) 7. Susan was looking through a magazine when she found an article about her favorite pop singer. (Past continuous) 8. Mike was talking to his friend when he saw Alison coming up to him. (Past continuous) 9. His uncle went to London last week. (Past simple) 10. The girls were training in the gym at that time yesterday. (Past continuous)