Ex.6 Use Past Simple or Past Continuous. 23. At this time yesterday I (talk) to my
friend.
24. When I (meet) Tom, he (eat) an ice-cream.
25. I (clean) the floor while my brother (cut) the grass.
26. When I (come) home, my little sister
little sister (sleep).
27. When I (get up), my mother and father (drink) tea.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense (was + verb-ing) to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. In this case, the action of talking to the friend was happening at this time yesterday.
24. When I met Tom, he was eating an ice-cream.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense to describe two actions that were happening simultaneously in the past. In this case, the actions of meeting Tom and him eating an ice-cream were happening at the same time.
25. I was cleaning the floor while my brother was cutting the grass.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense to describe two actions that were happening simultaneously in the past. In this case, the actions of cleaning the floor and cutting the grass were happening at the same time.
26. When I came home, my little sister was sleeping.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense to describe an action that was in progress in the past. In this case, the action of sleeping was happening when I came home.
27. When I got up, my mother and father were drinking tea.
Explanation: We use the past continuous tense to describe an action that was in progress in the past. In this case, the action of drinking tea was happening when I got up.