Exercise 2. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past progressive.
Quiz
He…………his arm when he…………football, (break, play)
- broke/played
- was breaking/was playing
- broke/was playing
- was breaking/played
Julia………her first novel when she…….19 years old. (write, be)
- wrote/was
- was writing/was being
- wrote/was being
- was writing/was
I………..on the computer when the fire……….out. (work, break)
- worked/broke
- was working/was breaking
- worked/was breaking
- was working/broke
When it……..to rain, they………through the forest, (start, walk)
- started/walked
- was starting/were walking
- started//were walking
- was starting/walked
He…………us about his marriage when we……afternoon tea. (tell, have)
- told/had
- was telling/were having
- told/were having
- was telling/had
Sorry, I……….to you. I…….. about something else, (not listen, think)
- didn't listen/thought
- wasn't listening/was thinking
- didn't listen/was thinking
- wasn't listening/thought
I…….you last night, but you…………I What……..you (phone, not answer, do)
- phoned/didn't answer/did
- was phoning/wasn't answering/were doing
- phoned/wasn't answering/were doing
- phoned/didn't answer/were doing
Mary……her glasses at the time, so she…….what kind of car the man……(not wear, not notice, drive)
- didn't wear/didn't notice/drove
- wasn't wearing/wasn't noticing/was driving
- didn't wear/wasn't noticing/was driving
- wasn't wearing/didn't notice/was driving