Question

Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other. 
arrive/get ; go/get ; met/work ; look/slip ; wait/order ; ski/break 

a) Just as I ...into the bath the fire alarm ...off. 
b) Helen ...her leg while she ...in Switzerland. 
c) We ...when I ...in a music shop. 
d) When his mother ...in the other direction Steve ...away quietly. 
e) I ...a drink while I ...for Pam to arrive. 
f) Our guests were early. They ...as I ...changed

Answer 1

a) Just as I was getting into the bath, the fire alarm went off.
b) Helen broke her leg while she was skiing in Switzerland.
c) We met when I was working in a music shop.
d) When his mother was looking in the other direction, Steve slipped away quietly.
e) I ordered a drink while I was waiting for Pam to arrive.
f) Our guests were early. They arrived as I was getting changed.