Question

1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous forms of the verbs in
brackets.

Were you watching (watch) the football match on TV when I phoned (phone)?

b. The teachers
(speak) when you (arrive) to school.

(not like the movie. It was boring.

d. I (not listen) to music last night. I
(study) Chemistry.

e. She (have) a shower when you
(knock) at the door.

f. They (not go) to the theatre last month. The tickets were all sold.

g. While Chris and Jane
(travel) on Saturday, we
(prepare) the party for their arrival.

h. The children
(sing) some songs last week, at the Christmas Festival.

i. Yesterday, I
(hear) a strange noise while I
(put on) my pyjamas.

j. We (write) notes in class, when the Headmaster (come) in.

k. What you (do) last Tuesday at 11 p.m.?​

Answer 1

b. The teachers were speaking when you arrived to school.

c. I wasn't liking the movie. It was boring.

d. I wasn't listening to music last night. I was studying Chemistry.

e. She was having a shower when you knocked at the door.

f. They didn't go to the theatre last month. The tickets were all sold.

g. While Chris and Jane travelled on Saturday, we were preparing the party for their arrival.

h. The children sang some songs last week, at the Christmas Festival.

i. Yesterday, I heard a strange noise while I was putting on my pyjamas.

j. We were writing notes in class, when the Headmaster came in.

k. What did you do last Tuesday at 11 p.m.?