Grammar practice III. Past Simple or Past Continuous
Write out the correct
form of the verb:
a) Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
b) Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
c) Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by
the pub?
d) Last weekend Susan fell/was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
e) When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
f) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert's new car.
g) The sun shone /was shining brightly when I got up/was getting up this morning.
h) Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.
i) As Sophie walked / was walking up Regent Street she met /was meeting an old
friend from college.
j) When did / was father arrive / was arriving yesterday?
k) Who did / were you speak / speaking to on the phone when I came / was coming
in?
1) Mary read / was reading in bed when she heard / was hearing a strange noise
downstairs.
m) When Mr. Lawrence left/was leaving home at 8.30 this morning, the sun shone /
was shining brightly. However, it rained /was raining heavily in the afternoon.
n) Sebastian arrived / was arriving at Susan's house a little before 11 a.m., but she
were not/was not there. She studied /was studying at the library.
0) The fireman rescued /was rescuing a 75-year-old woman who were / was trapped
on the second floor of the burning building.
p) Did / Were you do/ were doing any shopping yesterday?
9) Yesterday Jane fell / was falling and hurt/was hurting herself when she rode/ was
riding her bicycle.
r) What did / was Peter do / doing when you knocked /were knocking on his door?
s) Helen wore / was wearing her dress to the party last night.
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