Fill in the blanks.
1. She ....................... college last year.
Use the simple past to talk about finished events.
2. Team England ......................... Team Australia yesterday.
3. Every morning, he ......................... for a walk.
Use the simple past to talk about past habits.
4. During those days, I ........................... up at 4 am and ........................ the whole day.
Use simple past to talk about finished events.
5. The lights ......................... out while I ............................ my homework.
Use the past continuous for the longer background action and the simple past for the shorter action that interrupted it.
6. When they ........................... him, he ............................. unconscious in a pit.
Use the past continuous for the longer background action and the simple past for the shorter action that interrupted it.
7. While I .......................... ready to go out, my friend ........................... in to see me.
Use the past continuous for the longer background action and the simple past for the shorter action that interrupted it.
8. He ............................ home late when a snake ........................... him.
9. He ......................... the job in an hour.
10. I .......................... him, but he .........................
11. What ........................... at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?
Use the past continuous to talk about an action or situation that was going on a particular point of time in the past.
12. I ............................. the newspaper at that time.
Answers
1. She left college last year.
2. Team England defeated Team Australia yesterday.
3. Every morning, he went for a walk.
4. During those days, I woke up at 4 am and worked the whole day.
5. The lights went out while I was doing my homework.
6. When they saw him, he was lying unconscious in a pit.
7. While I was getting ready to go out, my friend dropped in to see me.
8. He was returning home late when a snake bit him.
9. He finished the job in an hour.
10. I invited him, but he didn’t come.
11. What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?
12. I was reading the newspaper at that time.
