Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple
1. It.....(rain) heavily as Lisa.....(drive) to the station.
2. I ......(come) back from work late afternoon. It....(snow) and the streets ....(be) empty.
3. It was terrifyig. The forest fire....(burn) all night. Firefighters....(try) to put it out while farmers....(move) their sheep to a safer place.
4. The hurricane....(get) stronger so people.....(leave) their homes.
5. We....(watch) TV last night. Suddenly,the lights....(go out).

Answer 1

1). raining, driving
2). coming, snowing, ne
3). burning, trying,moving
4).geting, leaving
5). watching,going out

Answer 2

1. It was raining heavily as Lisa was driving to the station.
2. I came back from work late in the afternoon. It was snowing and the streets .were empty.
3. It was terrifyig. The forest fire burned all night. Firefighters were trying to put it out while farmers were moving their sheep to a safer place.
4. The hurricane was getting stronger so people left their homes.
5. We were watching TV last night. Suddenly, the lights went out.