Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. Which is the longer action in each sentence?
Пример:
1) As I ...was doing... (do) the washing-up. I ...broke... (break) a glass. "Doing the washing-up is the longer action".

2) We ..... (walk) in the woods when the storm .... (begin).
3) John .... (repair) his motor bike when his mother ... (arrive).
4) I ... (eat) my lunch when the phone .... (ring).
5) He ... (ride) hic bicycle to school when he ... (drop) his bag.
6) We .... (see) a bad accident as we ... (drive) to the airport.
7) Tom .... (watch) the match when the TV ... (break down).
8) We ... (talk) when she .... (come) into the room.

Answer 1

2)we WERE WALKING in the woods when the storm BEGUN
3)WAS REPAIRING ... ARRIVED
4)WAS EATING ... RANG
5)WAS RIDING ... DROPPED
6)SAW ... WERE DRIVING
7)WAS WATCHING ... BROKE DOWN
8)WERE TALKING ... CAME