Past Simple
They _____ (speak) French to the waitress.
They spoke French to
the waitress.
Which is correct?
a) They drove when the accident happened
b) They were driving when the accident happened
b) They were driving when the accident happened
What ____ (you/do)
when I _____ (call)
you last night?
What were you doing
when I called last
night?
buy
bought
Susie _____ (watch)
a film when she ____
(hear) the noise.
Susie was watching a
film when she heard
the noise.
At the age of 23, she_____ (become) a doctor.
At the age of 23, she became a doctor.
Which is correct?
It was a beautiful morning...
a) The birds sang and the sun shined
b) The birds were singing and the sun was shining
b) The birds were singing and the sun was shining
I ____ (sit) in a café
when you ____
(call).
I was sitting in a
café when you
called.
fall
fell
What ____ (they/do)
at 10 pm last night?
What were they doing
at 10 pm last night?
She _____ (stand) under a tree to shelter from the rain.
She stood under a
tree to shelter from
the rain.
Which is correct?
a) I was taking a shower when you came
b) I took a shower when you were coming
a) I was taking a shower when you came
We ____ (play)
tennis when John
____ (hurt) his ankle.
We were playing
tennis when John
hurt his ankle.
eat
ate
When her train ____
(get) to the station, we
____ (wait) on the
platform.
When her train got to
the station, we were
waiting on the
platform.
They _____ (drive) to Beijing.
They drove to Beijing.
Which is correct?
a) I was cooking when my mum decided to help me.
b) I cooked when my mum was deciding to help me.
a) I was cooking when my mum decided to help me.
When I _____ (walk)
into the room,
everyone ______
(work).
When I walked into
the room, everyone
was working.
pay
paid
When I _____ (leave)
the house, it _____
(snow).
When I left the house,
it was snowing.
She _____ (bring)
some chocolates to
the party.
She brought some
chocolates to the
party.
Which is correct?
a) Yesterday at 9:00 I booked airplane tickets to go to Costa Rica on a website!
b) Yesterday at 9:00 I was booking airplane tickets to go to Costa Rica on a website!
b) Yesterday at 9:00 I was booking airplane tickets to go to Costa Rica on a website!
It ___ (be) a day last
September. The sun
____ (shine) and the
birds ____ (sing). I
_____(walk) along the
street when I ___
(meet) an old friend.
It was a day last
September. The sun was shining and the
birds were singing. I
was walking along the
street when I met an
old friend
feel
felt
Why _____ (stand)
on a chair when I
_____ (come) into
the room?
Why were you
standing on a chair
when I came into the
room?