Question

A. Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms: one past simple and one

past continuous.

1. My uncle ……………….. (break) his nose when he ………… (play) baseball.

2. The students …………….. (not hear) the instructions because they ………….. (not

listen) to their teacher.

3. My mum ………………… (dop) her money when she ………….. (run for the bus.

4. You …………………… (not wear) glasses when I ……………… (meet) you at the

party.

5. It …………… (rain) when I ……………….. (leave) the house this morning.

6. My little brother …………… (eat) three biscuits while our mum …………… (not

look).



B. Choose the correct tense (Elegir el tiempo correcto)

Last year, some friends and I WENT / WERE GOING to Brazil for three weeks. While we

STAYED / WERE STAYING in Rio de Janeiro, an unusual thing HAPPENED / WAS

HAPPENING. The sun SHONE / WAS SHINING one morning, so we DECIDED / WERE

DECIDING to go to the beach. Next to us on the beach, a group of boys PLAYED / WERE

PLAYING football. One of them CAME / WAS COMING over to us and SUGGESTED / WAS

SUGGESTING a football match: Brazil versus England. May be it was because one of

my friends WORE / WAS WEARING an England T-shirt. Anyway, we AGREED / WERE

AGREEING. In the end, WE LOST / WERE LOSING the game, but we all ENJOYED / WERE

ENJOYING our international football match against Brazil.​

Answer 1

1. My uncle broke his nose when he was playing baseball.

2. The students didn't hear the instructions because they were not listening to their teacher.

3. My mum dropped her money when she was running for the bus.

4. You were not wearing glasses when I met you at the party.

5. It was raining when i left the house this morning.

6. My little brother ate three biscuits while our mom was not looking.

B.

-WENT, WERE STAYING, HAPPENED, WAS SHINING, DECIDED, WERE PLAYING, CAME, SUGGESTED, WAS WEARING, AGREED, LOST, ENJOYED.