Past Simple or Past Continuous Exercise 2 Choose the past simple or past continuous:
1.
He
(sleep) when the doorbell(ring)
2.
We
(eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).
3
Yesterday I (go) to the post office,(buy)
some fruit at the supermarket and
(read) a book in the park in
the afternoon.
4.
We
(watch) TV when we
(hear)a loud noise.
5.
Julie
(be) in the garden when Laurence
(arrive).
6
A: What
(you/do) at 3pm yesterday?
B: I
(clean) my house .
7
Last year I
(visit) Paris and Rome.
8.
They
(have) dinner when the police
(come) to the door.
9.
He
(work) in the garden when he
(find)the money
10. Laura(study)at 11pm last night даю
1. was sleeping,rang2.were eating 3.went,bought 4.were watching,heared 5.was,arrived 6.were you doing?,was cleaning 7.visited 8.were having,came 9.was working,found 10.Was studying
Объяснение:
In this sentence, we use the past continuous tense "was sleeping" to describe an ongoing action in the past, and the past simple tense "rang" to describe a single completed action in the past.
2. We were eating dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).
Here, we use the past continuous tense "were eating" to describe an ongoing action in the past, and the past simple tense "last night" to specify the time when the action occurred.
3. Yesterday I went to the post office, bought some fruit at the supermarket and read a book in the park in the afternoon.
In this sentence, the actions are listed individually, so we use the past simple tense for each action. "Yesterday" also indicates that the actions are completed and past.
4. We were watching TV when we heard a loud noise.
The past continuous tense "were watching" is used to describe the ongoing action of watching TV, and the past simple tense "heard" is used to describe the single completed action of hearing a loud noise.
5. Julie was in the garden when Laurence arrived.
The past continuous tense "was" is used to describe the ongoing state of Julie being in the garden, and the past simple tense "arrived" is used to describe the single completed action of Laurence arriving.
6. A: What were you doing at 3pm yesterday?
B: I was cleaning my house.
In this dialogue, the past continuous tense "were doing" is used to ask about an ongoing action in the past, and the past continuous tense "was cleaning" is used to describe the ongoing action of cleaning the house.
7. Last year I visited Paris and Rome.
Since the actions "visited" are completed and past, we use the past simple tense for them. "Last year" specifies the time when the actions occurred.
8. They were having dinner when the police came to the door.
The past continuous tense "were having" is used to describe the ongoing action of having dinner, and the past simple tense "came" is used to describe the single completed action of the police arriving.
9. He was working in the garden when he found the money.
Here, the past continuous tense "was working" is used to describe the ongoing action of working in the garden, and the past simple tense "found" is used to describe the single completed action of finding the money.
10. Laura was studying at 11pm last night.
Since the action of studying was ongoing in the past, we use the past continuous tense "was studying". "Last night" provides the specific time when the action occurred.