Question

Choose the correct past continuous or past simple forms for the gaps below. Выберите верную форму прошедшего или прошедшего длительного времени.

1. Tom (have) long hair and a beard when he was at university.

2. I saw a car crash when I (wait) for the taxi.

3. I (not/call) you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.

4. When I left the house, it (snow).

5. When I (walk) into the room, everyone (work).

6. After the conference, I _____ that a man _____ the walls of the building.

a) was seeing / was painting

b) saw / was painting

c) was seeing / painted

7. He was so angry that he _____ and _____.

a) was getting up / left

b) got up / was leaving

c) got up / left

8. I _____ the vase while I _____ the bookshelf.

a) broke / was cleaning

b) broke / cleaned

c) was breaking / was cleaning

Answer 1

1. Tom had long hair and a beard when he was at university.

2. I saw a car crash when I was waiting for the taxi.

3. I was not calling you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.

4. When I left the house, it was snowing.

5. When I walked into the room, everyone was working.

6. After the conference, I _saw____ that a man _was painting____ the walls of the building.

7. He was so angry that he _got up____ and ___left__.

c) got up / left

8. I _broke____ the vase while I _was cleaning____ the bookshelf.

a) broke / was cleaning