Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1.The letter............(lie)on the table when she got home.
2.They..................(watch)a film when the pizza arrived.
3. " I don't know where she is," he ..........(reply)
4.Dr Lewis..........(sit) down and took her shoes off.
5. Melinda..........(gasp) in amazement when she saw the beautiful diamond ring.
6. The bride was wearing a white lace dress and she .............(hold) a bouquet of roses.
7. She was reading the letter when she........(hear) a noise behind her.
8. The firman ...................(climb) the tree to rescue the cat when it jumped down on its own.
9.She..............(shake) her haed and walked away.
10. It was twelye o'clock and Mrs Stone .......... (wait) for her daughter to come home.
11.Mr Smith .................(paint) thje hall when his wife walked through the front door.
12.The waiter was carrying a plate and two glasses when he................(faal)
13. She.......(go)to Ankara two years ago.
14.As I ..............(get) on thr bus yesterday,I fell and hurt my foot.
15. Mary............(decide) to buy her mother the necklace for her birthday.

Answer 1

1. was lying
2. were watching
3. replied
4. sat
5. gasped
6. was holding
7. heard
8. was climbing
9. shook
10. was waiting
11. was painting
12. fell
13. went
14. was getting
15. decided