Question

2a. Complete the conversation. Write the Past Simple or Past Continuous forms of the verbs.
A: Guess what ........ (happen) last night.
B: What?
A: We ......... (have) a power cut!
B: Really? What ......... (you/do) at the time?
A: I ........... (have) a shower, my sister .......... (play) on her computer, and my mum and dad ................ (watch) TV.
B: I remember last year at school all the light .......... (go out) while we ............ (do) a Maths test. It was great!

3b. Join the sentences with when and while.

1. I / shop in the market // somebody / steal my wallet
2. we / have dinner // the police / knock at the door
3. Colleen / buy a magazine // see her teacher
4. Hugo / clear the table // break a glass

Answer 1

2a. Complete the conversation. Write the Past Simple or Past Continuous forms of the verbs.
A: Guess what happened (happen) last night.
B: What?
A: We had (have) a power cut!
B: Really? What were you doing (you/do) at the time?
A: I was having (have) a shower, my sister was playing (play) on her computer, and my mum and dad were watching (watch) TV.
B: I remember last year at school all the light went out(go out) while we were doing (do) a Maths test. It was great!

3b. Join the sentences with when and while.

1. I / shop in the market // somebody / steal my wallet

I was shopping in the market when somebody stole my wallet.
2. we / have dinner // the police / knock at the door

We were having dinner when the police knocked at the door.
3. Colleen / buy a magazine // see her teacher

When Colleen was buying a magazine, she saw her teacher.
4. Hugo / clear the table // break a glass

Hugo was clearing the table when he broke a glass.