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Exercise 39. Complete the conversations. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous of

Exercise 38. Complete the dialogues. Put the verb in the Past Continuous or Past Simple.

1. A: What _______________ (you/do) when your master _____________ (come)?

B: We _____________________________ (rehearse).

2. A: Was Mary busy when you went to see her?

B: Yes, she ________________________ (write) a treatment.

3. A: What time ______________________ (your cousin / arrive) this afternoon?

B: He ______________ (come) while we _____________ (have) lunch.

4. A: Was Charlie at the University today?

B: No, he _________________________ (not/go) there. He was at the film studio.

5. A: How fast ________________ (you/drive) when the police _________(stop) you?

B: I don't know exactly but I __________________________ (not/drive) very fast.

6. A: ___________________________ (you / shoot) location scenes yesterday?

B: No, the weather was very bad, so we ________________________ (not/ do).

7. A: How ________________________________ (you/break) the tripod?

B: It _________________ (happen) when we _____________________ (rehearse).

8. A: ___________________________________ (you/see) Tracy at the Cinema House

last Sunday?

B: Yes, she ________________________ (wear) a very nice evening dress.

9. A: What _______________________________ (you/do) at 8 o'clock in the evening

yesterday?

B: I ___________________________ (do) the storyboard with the art director.

10. A: I __________________________ (lose) my sketches last night.

B: Oh, no! How ________________________ (it/happen)?

1. Nina: I ______________________ (phone) you at 8 o'clock last night but you

were not available.

Mark: 8 o'clock? I ___________________ (study) in the library.

Nina: _______________________ (be) Mary with you?

Mark: No, she __________________ (visit) her relatives in the country.

Nina: Where _______________________ (you / go) after the library?

Mark: I ____________________ (go) to the hostel to see my friends.

2. Sue: Oh no! My beautiful new blouse. It's ruined! What happened?

Jenny: I'm really sorry, Sue. I ________________________(destroy) it when I

___________________________ (paint).

Sue: How?

Jenny: The producer _____________ (telephone) me but my hands ___________ ( be)

dirty and I ________________ (wipe) them on your blouse by mistake.

3. Nancy: That maths test ____________ (be) difficult, _____________ it?

Jim: No, not really, but I ______________________ (not / do) very much.

Nancy: Why not?

Jim: Because I ___________________________ (dream) about my first audition.

4. Philip: There ___________________ (be) an accident at this junction yesterday morning.

Julia: What _______________________ (happen)?

Philip: No idea. It ____________________________ (snow) but the drivers

______________________________ (not / go) fast.

Julia: Was anyone hurt?

Philip: One woman ____________________ (break) her leg and the other woman

_______________________ (cut) her hands.

5. Polly: Sorry? I didn't hear you. Can you say that again, please?

Sonia: Actually, I ________________________ (not / talk) to you.

Polly: Who ________________________(you / talk) to, then?

Sonia: Jane.

Polly: I thought she _____________________ (sleep).