Question

Complete the sentences 1. A: What (you, do) ________________ when the accident occurred? B: I (try) ________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 2. After I (find) _______________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) _______________ to the police and (turn) ________________ it in. 3. The doctor (say) _______________ that Tom (be) _______________ too sick to go to work and that he (need) ________________ to stay at home for a couple of days. 4. Sebastian (arrive) _______________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) _______________ there. She (study, at the library) ________________ for her final examination in French. 5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) ________________ television. That's all she ever does! 6. A: I (call) _______________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) _______________ there. Where were you? B: I (work) ________________ out at the fitness center. 7. When I (walk) _______________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk) _______________ on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) _______________ at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) _______________ methods to improve customer service. 8. I (watch) ________________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends. 9. Sharon (be) _______________ in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) _______________. 10. It's strange that you (call) _______________ because I (think, just) _______________ about you. 11. The Titanic (cross) _______________ the Atlantic when it (strike) _______________ an iceberg. 12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) _______________ and (try) _______________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) _______________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) _______________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) _______________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) _______________ over to a man who (sell) _______________ fruit and (buy) _______________ a banana. 13. The firemen (rescue) _______________ the old woman who (be) _______________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building. 14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) _______________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) _______________ me to do them for her. 15. Samantha (live) _______________ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) _______________ there when the Berlin Wall came down.

Answer 1

1. did you do/tried
2. found/immidiately went/turned
3. said/had been/needed
4. arrived/wasn't/was studying at the library
5. also watched
6. called/wasn't/was working/
7. walked/was talking/were working busily
8.was watched
9. was/didn't listen
10. called/I've just thought
11. was crossing/striked
12. were bargaining busily/trying/has hunted/led
13.rescued/was
14. always leaves/actually expects
15.has lived/was living

Answer 2

1. A: What (were you doing) when the accident occurred? B: I (was trying) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (found) the wallet full of money, I (went, immediately) to the police and (turned) it in.

3. The doctor (said) that Tom (was) too sick to go to work and that he (needed) to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrived) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (was not) there. She (was studying, at the library) for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (was also watching) television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (called) you last night after dinner, but you (were not) there. Where were you? B: I (was working) out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walked) into the busy office, the secretary (was talking) on the phone with a customer, several clerks (were working, busily) at their desks, and two managers (were discussing, quietly) methods to improve customer service.

8. I (was watching) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (was) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (was not listening).

10. It's strange that you (called) because I (was just thinking) about you.

11. The Titanic (was crossing) the Atlantic when it (struck) an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (were bargaining, busily) and (trying) to sell their goods to naive tourists who (were hunting) for souvenirs. Some young boys (were leading) their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (were arguing) over the price of a leather belt. I (walked) over to a man who (was selling) fruit and (bought) a banana.

13. The firemen (rescued) the old woman who (was) trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (always left) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (actually expected) me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (has been living) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (was living) there when the Berlin Wall came down.