I. Open the brackets. Use the verbs either in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1....

Question

I. Open the brackets. Use the verbs either in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

1. Tina (jog) when it (start) to rain.

2. Sue (not / see) me as she (read) when I (come) in.

3. Mr Wilson (watch) TV when he (hear) a knock on the door.

4. I (cook) the dinner while you (sleep).

5. When Martin (enter) the room, the manager (write) a letter.

6. Dorothy (see) a beautiful dress in the shop-window when she (come) home from work.

7. It (be) 9 o’clock when we (leave) the house.

8. Judy (play) computer games when her mother (come) home.

9. Jane (cut) her finger while she (prepare) the salad.

10. Henry (break) his leg while they (play) football.

11. When we (look) out of the window, it (snow) heavily.

12. While Jim (wait) for his girl friend, he (get) very angry.

Answer 1

1 Tina was jogging when it started to rain
2 Sue didn't see me as she was reading when I came in
3 Mr Wilson was watching TV when he heard a knock on the door
4 I was cooking dinner while you were sleeping
5 When Martin entered the room, the manager was writing a letter
6 Dorothy saw a beautiful dress in the shop-window when she was coming home from work
7 It was 9 o'clock when we left a house
8 Judy was playing computer games when her mother came home
9 Jane cut her finger while she was preparing the salad
10 Henry broke his leg while he was playing football
11 When we looked out of the window, it was snowing heavily
12 While Jim was waiting for his girlfriend, he got very angry