Question

Past Tense – Simple or Progressive:
Fill in the correct form.
1. George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall,
paint)
2. Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream.
(read, hear)
3. ________________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone)
4. Ann ________________ for me when I ________________ . (wait, arrive)
5. Maisie ________________ up the kitchen when John ________________ her to marry
him. (clean, ask)
6. The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
7. The fire _______________________ at six in the morning. (still burn)
8. My brother ________________ a new job a week ago (get).
9. Columbus ________________ America over 500 years ago (discover)
10. She ________________ not interested in the book because she ________________ it
(be ,not understand)
11. ________________ at school yesterday? (you be)
12. We ________________ in a house near the sea last summer (live)
13. She ________________ the piano very well when she ________________ young (can
play, be) 14. She ________________ the office very early last night (leave).
15. I ________________ a friend while I ________________ the shopping (meet, do)
16. I ________________ for my things when I ________________ someone call my name
(pay, hear)
17. I ________________ around and ________________ Judy. (turn, see)
18. She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last
(wear, see) 19. We ________________ to have a cup of tea. (decide)
20. While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his
finger (pick, cut)
21. Then we ________________ the cafe and ________________ good bye (leave, say)
22. I ________________ the fire at six and it ________________ brightly when Tom came
in at seven. (light, still burn)
23. My dog ________________ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese ________________
him. (walk, attack)
24. When I ________________ she ________________ lunch. She said she always
________________ lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have)
25. What ________________ of his last book? –I ________________ it a lot (you think,
like)
26. He suddenly ________________ that he ________________ in the wrong direction.
(realize, travel)
27. He ________________ guitar when someone ________________ the window and
________________ out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)
28. He ________________ us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind
________________ (not allow, blow)
29. The next day, as they ________________ that the police ________________ for
them, they ________________ the coats in the woods and ________________ off in
different directions. (know, look, hide, go)
30. When I ________________ home they ________________ around a fire. Jack
________________ a crossword puzzle, Judy ________________ and the others
________________ . Mother ________________ at me and said : “ Come and sit down”
(come, sit, do, knit, read, smile)

Answer 1

1. George fell Off the ladder While he was painting the ceiling.
2. Last night I was reading in my bed and suddenly heard a scream.
3. Were you watching TV when I phoned you?
4. Ann was waiting for me when I arrived.
5. Maisie was cleaning up the kitchen when John asked her to marry him.
6. The house costed £150,000 in 2003.
7. The fire was still burning at six in the morning.
8. My brother got a new job a week ago.
9. Columbus discovered America over 500 years ago.
10. She is not interested in the book because she isn’t (is not) understanding it.
11. Were you at school yesterday?
12. We lived in a house near the sea last summer.
13. She can play the piano very well and she is young.
14. She left the office very early last night.
15. I met a friend while I was doing the shopping.
16. I payed for my things when I heard someone call my name.
17. I turned around and saw Judy.
18. She was wearing a bright yellow dress when I saw her last.
19. We decided to have a cup of tea.
20. While the waiter was picking up the pieces of glass he cut his finger.
21. Then we left the cafe and said goodbye.
22. I lighted the fire at six and it was still burning brightly when Tom came in at seven.
23. My dog walked along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese attacked him.
24. When I arrived she was having lunch. She said she always has lunch at 12.30.
25. What did you think of his last book? I liked it a lot I think.
26. He suddenly realised that he traveled in the wrong direction.
27. He played the guitar when someone opened the window and throw out a bucket of water.
28. He didn’t allow us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind was blowing.
29. The next day, as they knew that the police was looking for them, they hide the coast in the woods and went off in different directions.
30. When I came home they were sitting around the fire. Jack did a crossword puzzle, Judy knitted and the others were reading. Mother smiled at me and said: “Come sit down”.

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