The document contains a series of sentences describing different people and actions. Many of the sentences include examples of simple past tense verbs to describe actions that were occurring or had occurred in the past. Some sentences also use past progressive tense verbs to describe ongoing or interrupted actions in the past. The sentences provide examples for practicing simple past and past progressive verb tenses in English.
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The document contains a series of sentences describing different people and actions. Many of the sentences include examples of simple past tense verbs to describe actions that were occurring or had occurred in the past. Some sentences also use past progressive tense verbs to describe ongoing or interrupted actions in the past. The sentences provide examples for practicing simple past and past progressive verb tenses in English.
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When Martin …….(arrive) home, Ann……….
(talk) to someone on the phone
It ………(be) cold when we………(leave) the house that day, and a light snow (fall)…… I ………..(call) Roger at 9 o’clock last night but he (not/be)………..at home. He (study)………at the library I (see)………..Sue in town yesterday but she (not/see)……………..me. She (look) ……………the other way. When I (open)………….the cupboard door, a pile of books (fall)……out I (meet)……..Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They (go)…….to Berlin and I (go)………..to Madrid. We (have)……… a chat while we (wait)…..for our flight 1. Peter ___________ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, ___________ (enter) the room. 2. I ___________ (study) for my English test when my mother ___________ (come) home from work. 3. Emma ___________ (wash) the dishes when the telephone ___________ (ring). 4. I ___________ (ate) a sandwich while my parents ___________ (drink) coffee. 5. I ___________ (watch) a DVD when my cat ___________ (jump) on me. 6. I ___________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I ___________ (sleep) 7. It (be) ___________ beautiful yesterday when we ___________ (go) for a walk in the park. The sun ___________ (shine). The birds ___________ (sing). 8. My brother and sister ___________ (talk) anout something when I ___________ (walk) into the room. 9. Tom ___________(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys ___________ (not be) there. They ___________ (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street. 10. The little boy ___________ (fall) asleep while his mother ___________ (read) him a story. 11. I really ___________ (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it ___________ (snow) in Iowa, the sun ___________ (shine) in Floria. 12. It ___________ (snow) when I ___________ (leave) home this morning. 13. It was a sunny afternoon and people ___________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it ___________ (start) to rain. 14. My brother ___________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he ___________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ___________ (listen) to his conversation. 15. We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us. 16. Susan ___________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing) 17. ___________ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise? 18. Linda ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ___________ (ring).
1. The Smiths aren’t painting/ weren’t painting their house last weekend
2. Tom cleaned/ was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived 3. Did/ Were the students writing an essay in class this morning? 4. Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when his mobile rang 5. Mark didn’t wear/ wasn’t wearing a coat when it started to rain. 6. He is/ was driving to work this morning when Anna called. 7. While my parents were working/ was working, I was studying at home 8. I walked/ was walking home when I tripped/ was tripping and fell 9. At 8 o’clock last night, we were having/ had dinner at a Chinese restaurant.