Question

Put the verbs in brackets imto the past simple or the past continuous . Then , say which uses of these tenses are shown in each extract.
A. Charlie Chaplin 1 ... Become one of the best-known personalities in America within two years of hist first apperance in motion pictures . He .... Be so famous that no studio could afford to pay him , so he ... Appear only in films which he 4. .... Produce himself
B. It 1. .... Happen at ten o clock last nigjt . John 2. ... Sit in his cosy living room with his wife and children . They 3. ... Watch the evening news on tv when suddenly , the lights 4. .... ( go out) and everything in the house 5. .... (Become) quiet
C.
The boys 1. ... Play football on the river bank while the girls 2. ... Talk . Everyone 3. ... Enjoy the picnic when suddenly they 4. ... Hear a loud cry from further up the river . They all 5. ... Rush to see what was wrong .
D
In prehistoric times , people 1. ... Live in caves . They 2. ... Hunt animals which they then 3. ... Use for food and clothing . They 4. ... make everything by themselves and they 5. ... Have very simple lives .

Answer 1

A 1.became
2.was
3.appeared
4.produced

B 1.happened
2.was sitting
3.were watching
4.went out
5.became

C 1.were playing
2.were talking
3.was enjoying
4.heard
5.rushed

D 1.were living
2.were hunting
3.used
4.were making
5.had