40 There was an accident in our town yesterday. It happened at about 7 p.m. Jimmy Smith, 18 years old, (1)__Was going _ (go) to the town centre on a motorbike. Julia Carter, a 34-year-old woman, mother of two children, (2) (drive) home in her car. As night (3) crashed into the motorbike. An ambulance took (fall), the car both drivers to hospital. Thankfully, no one was (Ms Carter / go) too fast? She told the police the seriously injured. (4) following: ‘| (5) (not drive) too fast and I (6) _ (not talk) ‘on my mobile phone. But the weather was awful! it (7) (rain) a lot and the road was wet and slippery. It was so bad that I didn’t even see the motorbike!’ @ complete the sentences using the Past Continuous. 1. 1_was sleeping (sleep) when the accident happened. 2. He (not play) football at six o'clock yesterday. (you / watch) TV last night? att (not rain) yesterday morning. It (snow)! 5. My brother fell asleep while he (do) his homework. 6. Karen (not study) for her test on Sunday. She (surf) the Internet! 7. What (she / do) last week? (she / travel)? 8. Someone stole Mum's purse while she (shop) 9. He (not go) ‘0 town at ten o'clock last night. He (read) a book at home, 10. She the doorbell rang. (have) a bath when ! © write one or two paragraphs about an accident during your holidays. Use the Past Continuous and the Past Simple. Example: Last summer my friends and | went on a } camping holiday by bus. The sun was shining while = we were setting up our tent. We were joking and having a good time when suddenly the weather became windy. Soon there was heavy rain. Then something terrible happened. Our tent blew away! We decided to walk into the forest and find a place for the night. We got lucky! A kind, old ‘man lived nearby and he let us spend the night in his house. He even made us some hot chocolate! As we were sitting by the fire, he told us some very exciting stories. | never thought that an accident could make a holiday more interesting!