Question

Complete each sentence with the past simple and the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1) James.......(wait) for the bus when he..........(see) his girlfriend with another boy. 2) Marcus...... (break) his arm while he .......... (play) ice hockey. 3) We ........ (stop) playing tennis because it ........ (get) dark. 4) We ........... (have) dinner when my dad ............ (get) home.

Answer 1

1.was waiting... saw
2.broke...was playing
3.stopped...was getting
4.were having...got

Answer 2

1) James was waiting for the bus when he saw his girlfriend with another boy.

2) Marcus broke his arm while he was playing ice hockey.

3) We stopped playing tennis because it was getting dark.

4) We were having dinner when my dad got home.