A. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense.
We ___________________ (expect) many guests that day. Mother ___________________ (cook) delicious dishes in the kitchen. Father ___________________ (tidy) the living room while my elder brother ___________________ (lay) the table. I ___________________ (help) my brother by bringing the plates and the spoons. My elder sister ___________________ (feed) her little baby, so she couldn’t help us, but she ___________________(try) to clear the room while the baby ate. All of us ___________________(do) our best to make it a special day.
B. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1. The train ___________________ (travel) at full speed when somebody ___________________ (pull) the chain.
2. The singers ___________________ (sing) the last song when the stage collapsed
(collapse).
3. The teacher ___________________ (teach) us mathematics when the Principal called
(call) her to the office.
4. The cats ___________________ (play) with the ball when they saw (see) the dog.
5. I ___________________ (sleep) when you ___________________ (ring) the bell.
D. Choose the appropriate tense to complete the sentences given below.
1. When I phoned my friends, they ___________________ football.
a) played b) were playing c) play
2. We ___________________ the poem when the Principal entered the class.
a) were reciting b) have recited c) recited
3. I ___________________ in the pool when Hugo jumped into it with a great splash.
a) swam b) am swimming c) was swimming
4. Yamini ___________________ the whole day yesterday.
a) was cycling b) will cycle c) cycles
5. I ___________________ to the radio while you ___________________ television.
a) was listening, were watching b) listening, watching
c) listen, watch
We ___________________ (expect) many guests that day. Mother ___________________ (cook) delicious dishes in the kitchen. Father ___________________ (tidy) the living room while my elder brother ___________________ (lay) the table. I ___________________ (help) my brother by bringing the plates and the spoons. My elder sister ___________________ (feed) her little baby, so she couldn’t help us, but she ___________________(try) to clear the room while the baby ate. All of us ___________________(do) our best to make it a special day.
B. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1. The train ___________________ (travel) at full speed when somebody ___________________ (pull) the chain.
2. The singers ___________________ (sing) the last song when the stage collapsed
(collapse).
3. The teacher ___________________ (teach) us mathematics when the Principal called
(call) her to the office.
4. The cats ___________________ (play) with the ball when they saw (see) the dog.
5. I ___________________ (sleep) when you ___________________ (ring) the bell.
D. Choose the appropriate tense to complete the sentences given below.
1. When I phoned my friends, they ___________________ football.
a) played b) were playing c) play
2. We ___________________ the poem when the Principal entered the class.
a) were reciting b) have recited c) recited
3. I ___________________ in the pool when Hugo jumped into it with a great splash.
a) swam b) am swimming c) was swimming
4. Yamini ___________________ the whole day yesterday.
a) was cycling b) will cycle c) cycles
5. I ___________________ to the radio while you ___________________ television.
a) was listening, were watching b) listening, watching
c) listen, watch
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