Question

E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..
(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seventhirty. I ……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).
3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we
…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to
my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While
they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin)
to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and ……………………
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. (be)
in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
……………………….. (be) in the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on
their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. Sally was eating dinner last night when someone knocked on the door.

2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred came at seven thirty. I was studying when Fred came.

3. While I was studying last night, Fred dropped by to visit me.

4. My roommate’s parents were calling him last night while we were watching TV.

5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he  came home, I was talking to  my mother on the phone.

6. Yesterday Tom and Janice went to the zoo around one. They  saw many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While

they were walking home, it began to rain, so they stopped at a small café and had a cup of coffee.

7. Yesterday afternoon I went to visit the Parker family. When I  got there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker was in the yard. She was planting flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker  was in the garage. He was working on  their car. He was changing the oil.

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