Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.Then say which uses of these tense are shown in each extract.
A.Hearth Ledger was a very talende Australian actor who 1)..........(try) different kinds of roles. One of the last films he 2)........(take) part in was The Dark Knight, where he 3)..........(play) the evil Joker, Sadly, he .4)............(die) on January 22nd , 2008 at the age of 28.
B.It 1)...........(happen) at 8 o clok last night .John and his wife ,Jane ,2).............(sit) in their living room.They 3)...........(watch) TV while their daughter 4)..................(play) with her toys.Suddenly , the room 5)............(started) to shake and two vases 6)..............(fall) to the ground.

Answer 1

A.Hearth Ledger was a very talented Australian actor who tried different kinds of roles. One of the last films he took part in was The Dark Knight, where he was playing the evil Joker. Sadly, he died on January 22nd , 2008 at the age of 28.
B.It happened at 8 o clock last night .John and his wife, Jane, were sitting in their living room.They were watching TV while their daughter was playing with her toys.Suddenly , the room started to shake and two vases fell to the ground.