Question

1. Put the verbs in parantheses into Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
1.The ship (approach) Cape Town when the tornado (begin)
2. The bomb (go) off when the president (give)a speech.
3. He (not hear) the bell because the radio (play)
4. When I (get) home everybody (dance).
5. The plane (catch) fire when it (take) off
6. Whenever I (come) to see them they always (quarrel).
7. Tim (crash) into a street light because he (drive) too fast.
8. Cindy (lay) the table while the kids (trim) the Christmas tree.
9. She (make ) pastry when the telephone (ring).
10. He (peep) through the keyhole when the door suddeny (open)
11. Father (shave) and (sing) a silly song at the same time.
12. What you (do) last night between 11 o'clock and midnight?
13. The teacher (write) something on the blackboard while the children (throw) paper balls at one another.
14. She (break) down when she (heard) the news.
15.I (think) about their proposal all night but I (not make) any decisions.
16. I (see) Lisa Minelli in the theatre last night. She (sit) in the first row.
17. We (fly) over the desert when the engine (stall)
18. They (work) very hard when the inspector (enter)
19. They tyre (blow) up when she (drive) on deserted country road.
20. She (take) a shower when the snake ( creep ) into the bathroom

Multumesc!!!!

Answer 1

1. Was approaching; began
2.gone; was giving
3.didn't hear; was playing
4.got; was dancing
5.catched; was taking
6.come; quarrel
7.crashed; was driving
8.was laying; were trimming
9.was making; rang
10.was peeping; opened
11.was shaving; was singing
12.were you doing
13.was writing; were throwing
14.broken; heard
15.was thinking; couldn't make
16.saw, was sitting
17.were flying; stalled
18.were working; entered
19.blown, was driving
20.was taking; creeped