Question

Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences.
Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?
Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.
The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.
Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.

Answer 1

Resposta:

Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences.

• Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
• Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
• Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?
• Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
• When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
• We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert's new car.
• The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.
• Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.

Espero ter ajudado, bons estudos e beba água <3

Answer 2

Resposta:

A. Was preparing/ when they came.

B. It was raining every day during his holidays.

C. Were talking to/ I walked

D. Fell/ broke

E. I entered/ was having lunch

F. Drove

G. was shining brightly/ I got up

H. Told

Explicação:

We use the simple past to talk about things that happened before now, emphasizing that the action is finished.  

We use the past continuous to talk about actions in progress (that were happening) around a time in the past, emphasizing that the action continued for a period of time in the past.

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