Simple past/ Past Continous 9. Sharon (be) _______________________in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not)_______________________. 10. It's strange that you (call) _____________________because I (think, just) ____________________about you. 11. The Titanic (cross) ___________________the Atlantic when it (strike) ___________________an iceberg. 12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) ___________________and (try) _____________________to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) _____________________for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) ______________________their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) _______________________over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) _____________________over to a man who (sell) _____________________fruit and (buy) _____________________a banana. 13. The firemen (rescue) ________________an old woman who (be) _________________trapped on the third floor of the burning building. 14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) _________________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) ___________________me to do them for her. 15. Samantha (live) ________________in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) _________________ there when the Berlin wall came down.
9. was
wasn't listening
10.
called
just thought
11.
was crossing
struck
12.
were busily bargaing
tried
hunted
were leading
were arguing
walked
was selling
bought
13.
rescued
was being
14.
always left
acutally expected
15.
lived
was living