EXERCISE 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous:
1. When he (enter) ……………….. the room, the children (play) ……………….. with their toys. 2. He (write) ……………….. his essay when somebody (knock) ……………….. at the door. 3. The players (train) ……………….. the whole day yesterday. 4. While she (listen) ……………….. to the concert, her brother (play) ……………….. with a noisy toy car. 5. He (stand) ……………….. a long time in the darkest corner of the room. 6. When the doorbell (ring) ……………….. she (sleep) ……………….. . 7. The young man (jump) ……………….. on to the bus while it (run) ……………… 8. The little boy (help) ……………….. himself to another slice of cake when his mother (not look) ……………… 9. When the train (arrive) ……………….. many travellers (wait) ……………….. on the platform. 10. The electric power (go off) ……………….. while they (listen) ……………….. to the radio programme. 11. The fire (burn) ……………….. brightly when the hikers (reach) ……………….. the chalet. 12. They (realize) ……………….. they (travel) ……………….. in the wrong direction. 13. She (clean) ……………….. the mirror when it (break) ……………… 14. While he (drive) ……………….. the lorry, a tyre (burst) ……………….. . 15. The guests (enjoy) ……………….. themselves when the landlady (tell) ……………….. them they (have) ……………….. to leave the house.
EXERCISE 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous:
1. The track (lead) ……………….. us through the thick jungle where the trees (hang) ……………….. over us forming a dark roof. Although the sun (shine) ……………….. its rays (fail) ……………….. to penetrate the heavy green foliage. 2. While I (pump) ……………….. up my bicycle tyres, a man (look) ……………….. in over the wall and (ask) ……………….. me the way to the police-station. 3. While we (stay) ……………….. in London the dome of St. Paul's (be repaired) ……………….. . It (be repaired) ……………….. still when I (return) ……………….. to London a year later. 4. Towards dusk we (come) ……………….. to a little inn which (stand) ……………….. on the outskirts of the village. Some church bells (ring) ……………….. and smoke (rise) ……………….. from numerous cottage chimneys. The inn itself (be) ……………….. most pleasant. The landlord (show) ……………….. us into a large room where a cheerful fire (burn) ……………….. . 5. Napoleon III (live) ……………….. in England when he (die) ……………….. . 6. I (see) ……………….. your aunt yesterday. She (wear) ……………….. a white hat and (carry) ……………….. a blue bag. 7. It (rain) ……………….. . I (put) ……………….. on my mackintosh, (go) ……………….. out of the front door and (cross) ……………….. the road to catch the bus which (wait) ……………….. there. The driver (smoke) ……………….. a cigarette and (talk) ……………….. to the conductor. 8. By the time they (arrive) ……………….. it (rain) ……………….. hard. 9. The bricklayers (go) ……………….. on strike on Tuesday morning. When I (look) ……………….. out of the window, they all (stand) ……………….. about in the street with their hands in their pockets. They (wait) ……………….. for the mass meeting that was to take place that afternoon. 10. He (put) ……………….. the kettle on and while he (wait) ……………….. for it to boil he (ring) ……………….. up the Regal Cinema to find out what film they (show) ……………….. .
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EXERCISE 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous:
1. When he (enter) entered the room, the children (play) were playing with their toys.
2. He (write)was writing his essay when somebody (knock) knocked at the door.
3. The players (train) trained the whole day yesterday.
4. While she (listen) was listening to the concert, her brother (play) was playing with a noisy toy car.
5. He (stand) stood a long time in the darkest corner of the room.
6. When the doorbell (ring) rang she (sleep)was sleeping.
7. The young man (jump) jumped on to the bus while it (run) was running. 8. The little boy (help) helped himself to another slice of cake when his mother (not look) was not looking.
9. When the train (arrive) arrived many travellers (wait) were waiting on the platform.
10. The electric power (go off) went off while they (listen) were listening to the radio programme.
11. The fire (burn) was burning brightly when the hikers (reach) reached the chalet.
12. They (realize) realized they (travel) were travelling in the wrong direction.
13. She (clean) was clening the mirror when it (break) broke.
14. While he (drive) was driving the lorry, a tyre (burst) burst. 1
5. The guests (enjoy) were enjoying themselves when the landlady (tell) told them they (have) had to leave the house.
EXERCISE 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous:
1. The track (lead) was leading us through the thick jungle where the trees (hang) hung over us forming a dark roof. Although the sun (shine) was shining its rays (fail) failed to penetrate the heavy green foliage.
2. While I (pump) was pumping up my bicycle tyres, a man (look) looked in over the wall and (ask) asked me the way to the police-station.
3. While we (stay) were staying in London the dome of St. Paul's (be repaired) was repaired. It (be repaired) was being repaired still when I (return) returned to London a year later.
4. Towards dusk we (come) came to a little inn which (stand) stood on the outskirts of the village. Some church bells (ring) were ringing and smoke (rise) was rising from numerous cottage chimneys. The inn itself (be) was most pleasant. The landlord (show) showed us into a large room where a cheerful fire (burn) was burning.
5. Napoleon III (live) was living in England when he (die) died.
6. I (see) saw your aunt yesterday. She (wear) was wearing a white hat and (carry) was carrying a blue bag.
7. It (rain) was raining . I (put) put on my mackintosh, (go) went out of the front door and (cross) crossed the road to catch the bus which (wait) was waiting there. The driver (smoke) was smoking a cigarette and (talk) was talking to the conductor.
8. By the time they (arrive) arrived it (rain) was raining hard.
9. The bricklayers (go) went on strike on Tuesday morning. When I (look) looked out of the window, they all (stand) were standing about in the street with their hands in their pockets. They (wait) were waiting for the mass meeting that was to take place that afternoon. 10. He (put) put the kettle on and while he (wait) was waiting for it to boil he (ring) rang up the Regal Cinema to find out what film they (show) were showing.