Question

B. Complete the sentences with the past simple or continuous.
1. I ______________ (watch) the football match on TV when the electricity
______________ (go) out.
2. It’s strange that you ______________ (call) because I ______________ (just, think)
about you.
3. What ____________________ (you/do) when the fire ______________ (begin)?
4. John ____________________ (not wait) for me when I ____________ (arrive).
5. I ______________ (not know) what to say when she ______________ (ask) me about
you.
6. Anne ______________ (write) a letter while Steve ______________ (read) The Times.
7. The postman ______________ (come) when I ______________ (clean) my mother’s
car.
8. While they ______________ (run) in the park, they ______________ (see) Jessica.

Answer 1

1-was;went
2-called ; was just thinking
3-were you doing;began
4-wasn’t waiting; arrived
5-didn’t know; asked
6-was writing; was reading
7-came; was cleaning
8-were running;saw