Question

Complete as frases com o passado simples ou continuous dos verbos em parenteses.

1)While I___________ (shop), I __________ (come) with an old friend of line.

2) After I ________ (finish) studying, I _______ (watch) TV.

3) Did you cry when you ________ (hear) the bad news?

4) The thief em ________(rob) the house while the house owners___________(sleep).

5) Last night, the little girl _________(be) scared because she _________ (have) a nightmare.

6) Sumerians _________ (invent) writing.

7) Last year, Susan and her family _________(move) to a new city. Then she _________(start) her new school.

8) When the power _________ (go) off , Tori _________ (study) English.

9) When Sevgi _________ (be) a child, her favourite subject_________ (be) Maths.

10) The engineers _________ (decide) to reconstruct this building in 2010.

11) As soon as we _________(pick) up all the apples on the tree, it _________ (start) to rain.

12) My brother _________(graduate) two months ago.

Answer 1

1-was shopping-came
2-had finished-watched
3-heard
4-robbed-were sleeping
5-was´had
6-invented
7-moved-started
8-went off was studying
9-was-was
10-decided
11-picked,-started
12-graduated

Answer 2

Olá!
Primeiramente, utiliza-se o passado simples em frases cuja ação acabou no passado. Já o continuous, refere-se a ações também terminadas no passado. Contudo, essas frases expressam a ideia de continuidade. É por isso que utiliza-se o verbo to be no passado e o gerúndio. Sendo assim, fica fácil completar com os verbos. Observe:
1)While I was shopping(shop), I came (come) with an old friend of line. 

2) After I had finished(finish) studying, I watched (watch) TV. 

3) Did you cry when you heard (hear) the bad news? 

4) The thief em robbed (rob) the house while the house owners were sleeping. (sleep).

5) Last night, the little girl was (be) scared because she had (have) a nightmare. 

6) Sumerians invented(invent) writing. 

7) Last year, Susan and her family moved (move) to a new city. Then she started(start) her new school. 

8) When the power went (go) off , Tori was studying (study) English. 

9) When Sevgi was (be) a child, her favourite subject was (be) Maths. 

10) The engineers decided (decide) to reconstruct this building in 2010.

11) As soon as we picked(pick) up all the apples on the tree, it started (start) to rain.

12) My brother graduated (graduate) two months ago.