Johana Toto Gallardo
Johana Toto Gallardo
LEVEL 7
Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST
CONTINUOUS:
1. He was talking (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They studied (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane was sleeping (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I was walking (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We watched (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer was paying (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber cut (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She was dancing (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It was raining (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It rained (rain) hard last night.
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Sally was eating (eat) dinner last night when someone knocked (knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred came (come) at seven-thirty. I was
studying (study) when Fred came (come).
3. While I was studying (study) last night, Fred dropped by (drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents were calling (call) him last night while was watching
(watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When
he
came (come) home, I was talking (talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice went (go) to the zoo around one. They saw (see) many
kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they was walking
(walk) home, it began (begin) to rain, so they stopped (stop) at a small café and had
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I went (go) to visit the Parker family. When I got (get) there
around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker was (be) in the yard. She was planting(plant)
flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker was (be) in the garage. He was working (work) on
their car. He was changing (change) the oil.