Question

Complete the sentences with the words using the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS

1. While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco …………………….
(keep) a diary.
2. Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) in main Street when she
……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.
3. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot ……………..
(see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
4. The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he
………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.
5. She …………………… (fall) down while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.
6. We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity ……………………
(go) off.
7. She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ………………..
(talk) to her.
8. I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out of
the window.
9. While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students …………………..
(look) at an insect on the ceiling
10. It.............. (be) a stormy night. The wind ……………………………………. (blow)

Answer 1

1. While they travel to China, Marco KEPT a diary.

2. Mrs. White DROVE on Main Street when she SAW the ground floor on fire.

3. While he FLEW off the Miami Coast, the pilot SAW sharks approaching the swimmers.

4. The fireman FOUGHT the fire on a balcony below when he HEARD someone's shouts.

5. She FELL down while she RAN after a bus.

6. We HAD dinner when the electricity WENT off.

7. She THOUGHT of something else while you SPOKE to her.

8. I SAW her while I LOOKED out of the window

9. While the teacher SPOKE, the students looked at an insect on the ceiling

10. It WILL BE a stormy night. The wind blew