Question

Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple or Past
Continuous).
1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise?
B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)
___________________ to the police and (turn) ___________________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) ___________________ too
weak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home for a
couple of days.
4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00 pm,
but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study) ___________________ at the
library for my final examination in Italian.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work,
also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!
6. A: I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
___________________ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.
7. When I (walk) ___________________ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk)
___________________ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work, busily)
___________________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly)
___________________ methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went
out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.
9. Samantha (be) ___________________ in the room when Bob (tell)
___________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she
(listen, not) ___________________.
10. It's strange that you (call) ___________________ because I (think, just)
___________________ about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) ___________________ the Atlantic when it (strike)
___________________ an iceberg.
12. When I entered the store, a couple of merchants (bargain, noisily)
__________________ and (try) ___________________ to sell their goods to naive
tourists who (hunt) ___________________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)
___________________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A
couple of men (argue) ___________________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
___________________ over to a man who (sell) ___________________ fruit and (buy)
___________________ a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) ___________________ the old woman who (be)
___________________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
14. I was very upset! He (leave, always) ___________________ his dirty dishes
in the sink. I think he (expect) ___________________ me to do them up for him.
15. Samantha (live) __________________ in Cambridge for more than two years. In fact,
she (live) ___________________ there when I was a stude

Answer 1

Respuesta:

Complete las siguientes oraciones con la forma correcta (Pasado simple o Pasado

Continuo).

1. R: ¿Qué (tú, haces) ___________________ cuando escuchaste ese ruido?

B: Yo (intento) ___________________ para cambiar un bombilla que se había fundido.

2. Después de (encontrar) ___________________ la billetera llena de dinero, (voy, inmediatamente)

___________________ a la policía y (gírelo) ___________________ en

3. El médico (dice) ___________________ que Brian (sea) ___________________ también

débil para ir a trabajar y que él (necesita) ___________________ para quedarse en casa por un

par de días

4. Mi mejor amigo (llega) ___________________ a mi casa un poco antes de las 9:00 pm,

pero yo (estar, no) ___________________ allí Yo (estudio) ___________________ en el

biblioteca para mi examen final en italiano.

5. John está en la sala de estar trabajando en su computadora. A esta hora de ayer, él (trabajo,

también en ¡Eso es todo lo que hace!

6. R: Yo (llamé) ___________________ anoche después de la cena, pero usted (sea, no)

___________________ allí. ¿Dónde estabas?

B: Yo (trabajo) ___________________ en el gimnasio

.7. Cuando (camino) ___________________ a la oficina ocupada, las secretarias (hablan)

___________________ al teléfono con los clientes, un empleado (trabajo, ocupado)

___________________ en su escritorio, y dos gerentes