Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. She ......................................... (BURST) into tears when she ....................................... (SEE) his father.
2. I .......................................... (CUT) up vegetables in the kitchen when I ............................ (HEAR) the terrible news on the radio.
3. What a terrible accident!. Steve ......................................... (DRIVE) his car when a bird ...................................... (FLY) into his windscreen.
4. First she ...................................... (READ) the advertisement and then she ................................... (CALL) the company.
5. The sun ......................................... (SHINE) brightly when the old man ............................. (SET) off from his cottage.
6. At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ......................................... (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.
7. I .................................... (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he .............................. (NOT COME).
8. Last weekend while Julie ........................................ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ................................... (FIND) some of the toys she ........................................ (HAVE) when she .................................... (BE) a child.
9. While my mother ..................................... (COOK) dinner, we ...................................... (PLAY) in the garden.
10.We all ........................................ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise .................................... (WAKE) us up.
11.Poor Cinderella ....................................... (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ........................................ (HAVE) fun at the ball.
12.The children ...................................... (TAKE) the cake when nobody ................................. (LOOK) and .................................... (EAT) it silently.
13.As she ................................... (CROSS) the street, she ................................ (SLIP) and ..................................... (FALL).
14.Yesterday when I ....................................... (WALK) in the park, I ................................... (LOSE) my watch.
15.The fishing boat ........................................... (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ................................... (BEGIN).
16.I ............................................ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ...................................... (PLAY) really loudly.
17.The aeroplane .................................... (CATCH) fire just when it ................................... (TAKE) off.
18.The lights ....................................... (GO) out when we ...................................... (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.
19.Professor Ward ........................................... (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots .................................... (BEGIN).
20.One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ................................ (RUN) out of petrol while I ................................. (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.
21.Last night Sally ................................... (WATCH) TV in her bedroom when suddenly she ................................... (HEAR) a scream outside.
10 When I arrived she (have)was having lunch.
12 What did you (think)think of his last book? ~ I (like) liked it very much.
14 He suddenly (realize)realized that he (travel)travelled in the wrong direction.
15 He (play) was playing the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw)threw out a bucket of water.
16 I had just (open)opened the letter when the wind (blow)blew it out of my hand.
18 When I (look) was looking for my passport I (find) found this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (see)saw you last night. What were you (do)doing?
20 The boys (play)were playing cards when they (hear)heard their father's step. They immediately (hide)hided the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
10 When I arrived she (was having) lunch.
12 What did you (think) of his last book? ~ I (liked) it very much.
14 He suddenly (realized) that he (was traveling) in the wrong direction.
15 He (was playing) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throwed) out a bucket of water.
16 I were just (opening) the letter when the wind (blew) it out of my hand.
18 When I (were lookinnnng) for my passport I (found) this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (saw) you last night. What were you (doing)?
20 The boys (were playing) cards when they (heard) their father's step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (was cleaning) his gun when it accidentally (wemt) off and (killed) him.