Question

Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous.
1. She heard him sigh while he __ (to read)
(Collins) 2. While the water __, Ma Parker began sweeping the floor, (to heat)
(Mansfield) 3. While he __ the tea she __ him. (to make, to watch)
(Abrahams) 4. Mrs. Presty __ at him with some anxiety on her daughter's account, while he __ the
message on Randal's card, (to look, to read)
(Collins) 5. It was quite late at night, and the brother __ aloud while the sister __, her needle, when
they were interrupted by a knocking at the door, (to read, to ply)
(Dickens) 6. While Mrs. Calligan __ the table Mamie went to her room and Aileen followed her. (to
set)
(Dreiser) 7. While the doctor __, Mrs. Presty __ her own conclusions from a close scrutiny of Mr.
Sarrazin's face, (to speak, to draw)
(Collins) 8. While he __ he __ the doorbell, then voices, (to wash, to hear)
(Abrahams) 9. While the gendarmes __ the room, Arthur __ waiting on the edge of the bed. (to
ransack, to sit)
(Voynich)

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. was reading

2. was heating

3. was making... was watching

4. looked... was reading

5. was reading... was plying

6. was setting

7. was speaking... drew

8. was washing... heard

9. were ransacking... sat

Explicație:

past continuous or past simple