Question

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
1.- My uncle ...(save) a lot of money to buy a new sports car two years ago.
2.- Bernardo (walk) his dogs when he ......... (see) your girlfriend with Sergio.
3.- Margaret ... (reply) all the letters she .......(receive) last week.
4.- While Julian
... (repair) his motorbike, his grandfather.......... (read) a magazine.
5.- Andrew ..(give) some money to his sister and she (tell) him thank you'.
6.-When Caroline ............. (get) off the bus it .. (snow) a little.
7.-I think some prices.............. (increase) a lot during the last two months.
8.- They....(talk) on the phone when the boss _...(arrive) at the office.
9.-My cousin Lilia.............. (tell) me good jokes yesterday evening at the pub.
10.-It was very cold so I............. (shiver) and........ (feel) tired.
11.-Leonard .. (do) some research at the laboratory when I called him.
12.- The girl (whisper) something in my ear but I couldn't understand it.
13.-At 5,00 Mrs Simpson ..........(have) a cup of coffee with some friends.
14.-Helen and Hector.....(spend) a lot of money last Easter holidays.
15.-Alexander (begin) to cry when I .......(tell) him the bad news.
16.- The Williams family
(move) house when my mother had the baby.
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Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. Saved

2. Walked ; saw

3. Replied ; received

4. Repaired ; readed(?)

5. Gave ; told

6. Got ; snowed(?)

7. Increased

8. Talked ; arrived

9. Told

10. Shivered ; felt

11. Did

12. Whispered

13. Had

14. Spent

15. Began ; told

16. Moved

Answer 2

1. saved
2. was walking; saw
3. was replying; received
4. was repairing; was reading
5. gave; told
6. got; snowed
7. increased
8. were talking; arrived
9.told
10. shivered ; felt
11. was doing
12. whispered
13. was having
14. spent
15. began ; told
16. moved