Match Column A with Column B.
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| Column A | Column B |
| 1. While I was driving home | a. as he was chopping wood. |
| 2. We were watching the children | b. he was sleeping in his bed. |
| 3. He cut his finger | c. while they were playing. |
| 4. At eight o'clock yesterday morning | d. she slipped and fell. |
| 5. As she was crossing the street, | e. I ran out of petrol. |
| 6. While they were talking, | f. the doorbell rang. |
38. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. Which is the longer action in each sentence?
1. As I …was doing… (do) the washing-up, I …broke… (break) a glass. “Doing the washing-up is the longer action.”
2. We ………………. (walk) in the woods when the storm ……………….. (begin).
3. John ………………. (repair) his motor bike when his mother …………… (arrive).
4. I …………………… (eat) my lunch when the phone ……………………. (ring).
5. He ………………… (ride) his bicycle to school when he ……………….. (drop) his bag.
6. We …………………(see) a bad accident as we ……………….. (drive) to the airport.
7. Tom ………………….. (watch) the match when the TV ………………. (break down).
8. We …………………(talk) when she ……………. (come) into the room.
39. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or past simple.
1. I (to play) computer games yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games at 5 o 'clock yesterday. 3. He (to play) computer games from 2 till 3 yesterday. 4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday. 5. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place? 6. What you (to do) when I rang you up? 7. I (not to sleep) at 9 o'clock yesterday. 8. What he (to do) yesterday? He (to read) a book. 9. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? - He (to read) a book. 10. She (to sleep) when you came home? 11. My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday. 12. My sister (not to play) the piano at 4 o'clock yesterday. She (to play) the piano the whole evening. 13. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook). 14. She (to cook) the whole day yesterday. 15. We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday. 16. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from 3 till 4 yesterday. 17. You (to do) your homework yesterday? 18. You (to do) your homework from 8 till 10 yesterday? 19. Why she (to sleep) at 7 o'clock yesterday? 20. He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday.
40. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
That morning Joanne 1) ………………….. (wake up) very early. She 2) ………… dress and 3) ………… (leave) for work at 8.30 am. As she 4) ……………….. (drive) down Main Street, she 5) ………………… (notice) something strange. No one 6) ………………. (stand) at the bus stop and there 7) ………………… (be) very few cars in the streets. A few minutes later she 8) ……………….. (stop) at the local newsagent's to buy a newspaper. “Mrs Turner, what are you doing here so early on a Sunday morning?' 9) …………..(ask) Mr Dilon. “Sunday?” 10) ……………….. (repeat) Joanne. She 11) ……………….. (stare) at Mr Dilon and 12) …………………. (start) laughing.
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