Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the past continuous.
1) A: A terrible earthquake ….. (hit) Japan yesterday.
B: I know. I (read) about it in the paper when you (come) in.
2) A: When (you/sprain) your ankle?
B: Last week, when I (fall off) my bike.
3) A: What (you/do) when you heard the tsunami warning?
B: I (grab) my family and we (drive) to higher ground.
4) A: I hope you (not/sleep) when I (call) last night.
B: No, we (watch) CSI.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
form of the past simple or the past continuous
Hey Carlos,
I 1) ……. (listen) to the news as I 2) (drive) to work and I 3) (hear) that the mine in your town 4) (collapse) earlier today. What 5) (happen)? Why 6) (the mine/ collapse)? 7) (you/work) at the time? I hope people 8) (not/get) trapped down there.
Anyway, please email me as soon as you can so I’ll know that you’re safe and sound. I 9) (try) to call you earlier, but your line 10) (be) constantly busy.
Alex
1 He wanted to set up his own business in 2015.
2 They opened their books and began reading yesterday.
3 My sister washed her hair and went to the party last Sunday.
4 He worked as a manager in his father's company two years ago.
5 He carried heavy bags to his mother's house.
6 His granny cooked a delicious lunch for the family.
7 She cleaned the flat and went out.
8 The children watched TV last night.
9 My cousin played baseball when he was younger.
10 We visited the Pyramids when we were in Egypt in 2017.
11 Mark travelled around Europe in 2018.
12 He listened to rock music when he was a teenager.