Question

10. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous
of the verbs in brackets.
1) When we came home, our friends were waiting for us.
2) Aijan
(watch) TV when she
(hear) this
beautiful song.
3) As I
(speak) on the phone, someone
(knock)
at the door.
4) While it
(rain) heavily, they
(watch) a film.
5) When I
(break) my leg, I was
(roller skate).
6) Syrga
(brush) her hair, when she
(see)
a snake.
7) Bolot
(play) a computer game when his friend
(phone) him.
8) Why
you
(chat) to Karim while
I
(explain) how to work with a computer to you?
9) Asan
(saddle) his horse when Uson
(arrive)
home from school.
10) While the sheep
(graze) at the pasture, a couple
of wolves
(attack) them.​

Answer 1

1) When we came home, our friends were waiting for us.

2) Aijan WAS WATCHING TV when she

HEARD this beautiful song.

3) As I WAS SPEAKING on the phone, someone KNOCKED at the door.

4) While it WAS RAINING heavily, they

WERE WATCHING a film.

5) When I BROKE my leg, I was ROLLER SKATING.

6) Syrga WAS BRUSHING her hair, when she SAW a snake.

7) Bolot WAS PLAYING a computer game when his friend PHONED him.

8) Why WERE you CHATTING to Karim while I WAS EXPLAINING how to work with a computer to you?

9) Asan WAS SADDLING his horse when Uson ARRIVED home from school.

10) While the sheep WERE GRAZING at the pasture, a couple of wolves ATTACKED them.