Question

Exercise 1

Open the brackets using Past Simple or Past Continuous. Write full sentences.

1. They _______ (to translate) a difficult text yesterday.
2. When my father _______ (to come) home yesterday, my mother _______ (to make) supper.
3. We _______ (not to go) on a trip last summer.
4. When I _______ (to come) home from school yesterday, my little brother _______ (to sit) on the floor with all his toys around him.
5, He _______ (to play) with them. I _______ (to tell) him to put his toys into the box as he _______ (to make) too much noise.
6. What you _______ (to do) at four o'clock yesterday? — I _______ (to feed) my cat.
7. He _______ (to begin) repairing his bicycle in the morning yesterday.
8. I _______ (not to play) the piano yesterday. I _______ (to write) a letter to my friend.
9. When I _______ (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete.
10. What Nick _______ (to do) when you came to his place?

Answer 1

1) They translated a difficult text yesterday

2) When my father came home yesterday, my mother was making supper

3) We didn’t go on a trip last summer

4) When I came home from school yesterday, my little brother was sitting on the floor with all his toys around him

5) He was playing with them. I told him to put his toys into the box as he made too much noise

6) What WERE you doing at four o’clock yesterday? — I was feeding my car

7) He began repairing his bicycle in the morning yesterday.

8) I didn’t play the piano yesterday. I was writing a letter to my friend

9) When I was going to school the day before yesterday, i met Mike and Pete

10) What WAS Nick doing when you came to his place?