Question

Complete the conversation. Use was/were or use the past simple (I did, etc.) or the past continuous (was doing, etc.) of the verb in brackets ().

1.POLICEMAN: What were you doing (you/do) when the accident happened(happen)?

COLIN: I was at the bus-stop. I was waiting (wait) for a bus.

POLICEMAN: (you/see) the accident?

COLIN: No, because I (read) the newspaper.

2. NICOLA: I (telephone) you at 9 o'clock last night but you were not at home.

MARTIN: 9'o clock? I (sit) in cafe, (drink) hot chocolate.

NICOLA: Jane with you?

MARTIN: No, she (work) in the library.

NICOLA: Where (you/go) after the cafe?

MARTIN: I (go) home.

3. MUM: Oh no! My beautiful new plate. What happened?

ANGELA: I'm really sorry,Mum. I (break) it when I (wash) it.

MUM: How?

ANGELA: My hands wet and I (drop) it on the floor.

4. SOPHIE: (you/think) yesterday's exam difficult?

EDWARD: No, not really, but I (not/write) very much.

SOPHIE: Why not?

EDWARD: Because I (dream) about my holidays.

5. ANDREW: There a crash outside my house yesterday.

PIPA: What (happen)?

ANDREW: I don't know. It (rain) but the drivers (not/go) fast.

PIPA: Were they hurt?

ANDREW: One man (break) his arm and the other man (cut) his head.

6. TRACY: Pardon? I didn't hear you. Could you repeat that, please?

NEIL: I (not/talk) to you.

TRACY: Who (you/talk) to?

NEIL: Sarah.

TRACY: Oh, sorry.

Answer 1

2. NICOLA: I     telephoned              (telephone) you at 9 o'clock last night but you were not at home.

    MARTIN: 9'o clock? I       was sitting            (sit) in cafe,         drinking             (drink) hot chocolate.

    NICOLA:         Was                    Jane with you?

    MARTIN: No, she           was working             (work) in the library.

    NICOLA: Where          did you go                  (you/go) after the cafe?

    MARTIN: I    went                      (go) home.

   

3. MUM: Oh no! My beautiful new plate. What happened?

    ANGELA: I'm really sorry,Mum. I        broke            (break) it when I      was washing        (wash) it.

    MUM: How?

    ANGELA: My hands          were        wet and I             dropped             (drop) it on the floor.

 

4. SOPHIE:             Did you think              (you/think) yesterday's exam          was            difficult?

    EDWARD: No, not really, but I       didn't write        (not/write) very much.

    SOPHIE: Why not?

    EDWARD: Because I          was dreaming     (dream) about my holidays.

 

5. ANDREW: There        was             a crash outside my house yesterday. 

    PIPA: What    happened           (happen)?

    ANDREW: I don't know. It      was raining        (rain) but the drivers    weren't going         (not/go) fast.

    PIPA: Were they hurt?

    ANDREW: One man       broke          (break) his arm and the other man    cut        (cut) his                    head.

 

6. TRACY: Pardon? I didn't hear you. Could you repeat that, please? 

     NEIL: I          wasn't talking         (not/talk) to you.

     TRACY: Who       were you talking          (you/talk) to?

     NEIL: Sarah.

     TRACY: Oh, sorry.