Question

PAST SIMPLE - PAST CONTINUOUS 27. The singer .... /sing/ his best hits while the fans .... ... /try/ to climb the stage.
28. He .. ...... /dig/ in the garden and .. /whistle/ to himself all day yesterday.
29. While the woman .. /get/into the bus, the driver .... ../move/ suddenly.
30. When .... ........... you... ../realise that the train ... /go/ the opposite direction?
31. That's terrible! A four-year-old boy... /fall/ 50 feet from a bridge while he ..... .... /run/ after his puppy-dog.
32. This morning while I ............... /walk/ past the supermarket, I... Inotice) something strange hanging from the roof.
33. One evening while I .......... ... /sit/ under a mango tree with the wind in my face and a juicy fruit to eat, I almost . ./decide to stay in India for the rest of my life.
34. When Betty .... ./arrivel, Ann and Jane /have/ a cup of tea. /Betty made the tea for them/
35. When Fiona ......... ./phone/, her brother ....../drive/ to the airport to pick her up. /Fiona's mother said her brother was already on his way to pick her up./
36. The weather was dreadful as I. .../stand/ in a queue for the cinema - it ...... ...... /rain/ heavily and a cold wind ........ ...... /blowl.
37. Yesterday when we ... /window-shop/ in the downtown, a small group of musicians suddenly .. ........ /appear/ on the pavement. They ./wear/ brightly-coloured clothes and . /play/jazz.
38. Last night while I ..... .... /work/ with the computer, some dogs ../bark/ all the time in the yard.
39. Beatrice ..... /play/ tennis when she . /sprain/ her wrist. ​

Answer 1

1.? 2. Tried 3.was digging 4. Whistled5.got 6.moved7.did you realise 8 is going 9.fell10.was running 11. Walked 12.noticed 13.sat 14. Decided 15.arrived 16. Had 17.called 18 drove 19.I was standing 20.was raining 21.? 22.window-shopped 23.appeared 24.wore 25.played jazz 26.worked 27. Barked 28.played 29.sprained