PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS 2º ESO

Complete the sentences using past simple or past continuous tense.

1. When I ……………………. (drive) to work, I ……………………… (see) Peter.

2. When I …………………… (have a bath), the telephone ……………………. (ring).

3. I …………………… (sleep) when someone ……………………. (knock) on the

door.

4. While she ……………………. (play) games, I …………………….. (work).

5. James …………………… (tidy) his bedroom while she …………………….. (cook)

soup.

6. While they …………………… (play) caroms, somebody …………………. (break)

into the house.

7. When she …………..….….. (have a bath), the child …………………. (begin) to

cry.

8. I …………………………….. (eat) a pizza while my dad ……………………….(read)

the newspaper.

9. While little Ann ……………………..(play), Tom and Mary …………………….

(prepare) lunch.

10. When Sarah …………………………. (come) home I …………………………… (do)

my homework.

11. We …………………………………….. (have) breakfast, while Tom

……………………… (take) a shower.

12. When he ………………………………… (hear) that she was ill, he ……………………

(call) her at once.

13. While Mr and Ms Brown ………………………………. (talk) to Troy´s teacher,

their son ………………………………. (waiting) outside.

14. When I …………………………………. (walk) to the office yesterday, I

………………..………… (meet) John.

15. It ……………………………….. (start) to rain when we ………………………….. (play)

in the garden.