UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE CAMPECHE

Student’s name: Jhosmar Alexis Mosso Valencia

III. Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST
CONTINUOUS. Underline the words when and while.
1. He _______was talking _________ (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They _____studied___________ (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane _____was sleeping________________ (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I _____ was walking___ (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ______ watched_______________ (watch) TV last night.

IV. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE
PAST or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. While they __were traveling__ (travel) to China, Marco __was keepping__ (keep) a
diary.
2. Mrs. White _____was driving____ (drive) in Main Street when she ___saw___ (see)
the ground floor on fire.
3. While he____was flying__________ (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot __was
seeing__ (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
4. The fireman ___was fighting_____ (fight) the fire on a balcony below when
he _____heard________ (hear) someone's shouts.
5. She __was died___ (die) while she____was running_____ (run) after a bus.
6. We ____were having_____ (have) dinner when the electricity __went_ (go) off.
7. She __was thinking__ (think) of something else while you __were talking__ (talk) to
her.

L.L.M. SANDYBELL ISLAS PALOMO