1. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. Jane ...was waiting... (wait) for me when I...arrived... (arrive).
2. 'What......................(you/do) this time yesterday?' 'I was asleep.'
'...............................(you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired.'
3. 'Was Carol at the party last night?' 'Yes, she.......................... (wear) a really nice dress.'
4. How fast...................... (you/drive) when the accident........................(happen)?
5. John...........................(take) a photograph of me while I....................................... (not/look)
6. We were in a very difficult position. We......................... (not/know) what to do.
7. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last......................... (see) him, he....................... (try) to find a job in London.
8. I.......................... (walk) along the street when suddenly I..............................(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody............................(follow) me. I was frightened and I.................... (start) to run.
9. When I was young, I.......................... (want) to be a bus driver.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1 ______ skiing in the French Alps every year.
A We go В We 're going
2 ______ one of Agatha Christie's books at the moment.
A I read В I'm reading
3 Some modern cars ______ on unleaded petrol.
A run В are running
4 The St Lawrence River ______ into the North Atlantic.
A flows _______________ В is flowing
5 'Where's the cat?' ______ on the sofa.
'A It lies ____________ В It's lying
6 Drive carefully ______ heavily this morning.
A It snows _____________ В It's snowing
7 Be careful! The ladder ______ down.
A falls В is falling
8 The planet Mercury ______ round the sun every eighty-eight days.
A travels В is traveling