Fill in the blanks with a past simple or past progressive tense form.
1. I .................... asleep while I ............................... TV.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. I ....................... dinner at 9 o'clock yesterday evening.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the past progressive tense to say that an action or situation was in progress at a particular point of time in the past.
3. Someone ......................... while I ........................... a shower.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the past simple for the short action that interrupts the longer background action indicated by the past continuous tense.
4. The radio was on but nobody .............................. to it.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I said Hi when I ......................... Susie at the party.
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Wrong!
6. She ......................... even look at me.
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Wrong!
7. I ......................... James at the airport a few days ago. He ............................ to Vienna.
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Wrong!
8. I .......................... a chat with Susie while we ............................ for the train.
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Wrong!
9. I .......................... for the bus when I ........................... Rahul driving down the road.
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Wrong!
10. I was in great difficulty. I ............................... what to do.
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Wrong!
11. I .............................. down the street when I noticed that somebody ............................... me.
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Wrong!
12. He ........................... the plate but luckily it ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I fell asleep while I was watching TV.
- I was having dinner at 9 o’clock yesterday evening.
- Someone called while I was having a shower.
- The radio was on but nobody was listening to it.
- She didn’t even look at me.
- I met James at the airport a few days ago. He was going to Vienna.
- I had a chat with Susie while we were waiting for the train.
- I was waiting for the bus when I saw Rahul driving down the road.
- I was in great difficulty. I didn’t know what to do.
- I was walking down the street when I noticed that somebody was following me.
- He dropped the plate but luckily it didn’t break.
