Question

14.2 Put the verb into the past continuous or past simple.
1 A: What were you doing... (you/do) when the phone rang (ring)?
B: I was watching (watch) television.
2 A: Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
B: Yes, she
(study).
3 A: What time
(the post / arrive) this morning?
B: It
(come) while I
(have) breakfast.
4 A: Was Tracey at work today?
B: No, she
(not/go) to work. She was ill.
5 A: How fast
(you/drive) when the police
(stop) you?
B: I'm not sure, but I
(not/drive) very fast.
6 A:
(your team / win) the football match yesterday?
B: The weather was very bad, so we
(not/play).
7 A: How
(you/break) the window?
B: We
(play) football. I
(kick) the ball
and it
(hit) the window.
8 A:
(you/see) Jenny last night?
B: Yes, she
(wear) a very nice jacket.
9 A: What
(you/do) at 2 o'clock this morning?
B: I was asleep
10 A: I
(lose) my key last night.
B: How
(you/get) into your room?
A: 1
(climb) in through a window.

Answer 1

1. ‘What were you doing when the phone rang?’ - ‘I was watching television.’

2. ‘Was Jane busy when you came to see her?’ ‘Yes, she was studying.’

3. ‘What time did Tom come yesterday?’-‘He came while I was having breakfast.’

4. ‘Was Mary at school last week?’- ‘No, she did not go to school. She was ill.’

5. ‘How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?’-‘I don’t know exactly but I was not driving very fast.’

6. ‘Did your team win the football match yesterday?’-‘No, the weather was very bad, so we did not play.’

7. ‘How did you break the window?’ ‘We were playing football and the ball hit the window.’

8. ‘Did you see Jenny last night?’-‘Yes, she was wearing a very nice jacket.’

9. ‘What were you doing at 10 o’clock on Sunday?’-‘I was still sleeping.’

10. ‘I lost my key last night.’-‘How did you get into your room then?’ -

'I climbed in through a window'.