Question

Underline the correct form.
a. Dave arrived/was arriving at Sue's house at 19.30, but she wasn't there. She did/was doing some shopping at the supermarket.
b. At this time last week, we lay/were lying on a beach in the sun.
c. A: I phoned/was phoning you yesterday after school. Where were you?
B: Oh. My mobile was off because I rehearsed/was rehearsing for the concert on Saturday.
d. When I walked/was walking into the class, the teacher talk/was talking about the new course.
e. A: What did you do/were you doing when the alarm went off?
B: I did/was doing an experiment in the science laboratory.
f. I watched/was watching the epsoide on TV when the electricity went off. Can you tell me what happened/was happening?
g. Derek told me/was telling me about the match, but I did/was doing something on the computer at the time so I can't tell you what he said/was saying.
h. What a coincidence! When you called/were calling I thought/was thinking about you.
i. The Titanic crossed/was crossing the Atlantic when it hit/was hitting an iceberg.
j. My uncle lived/was living in Berlin for ten years. In fact he lived/was living there in 1999 when the Berlin wall came down.

Answer 1

A.arrived, was doing
b.were lying
c.I phoned
B.was rehearsing
d. walked, was talking
e. were  you doing
B. was doing
f.was watching, happened
g. told me, was doing
h.called, was thinking
i.was crossing, hit
j.was living, lived