Past Simple vs Past Continuous

1

100

Lena___________(to sweep) the floor on Sunday.

SWEPT

200

Mother (to cook) dinner at three o'clock yesterday.

 WAS COOKING

300

You (to go) to the cinema yesterday?

DID_____GO

400

When I (to read) the newspaper yesterday, I (to find) an interesting article on UFOs.

WAS READING\FOUND

2

100

Lena (to sweep) the floor from eleven till twelve on Sun­day.

WAS SWEEPING

200

She (to finish) cooking at four o'clock yesterday.

FINISHED

300

I (not to see) Mike last week.

DIDN'T SEE

400

You (to watch) TV yesterday? — Yes, we (to watch) TV the whole evening yesterday.

DID____WATCH\WERE WATCHING

3

100

They (to go) to the wood last Sunday?

Did_______go

200

At half past four yesterday we (to have) dinner.

WERE HAVING

300

When I (to open) the door, my friends (to sit) around the table.

OPENNED\WERE SITTING

400

When I (to come) home from school yesterday, my little brother (to sit) on the floor with all his toys around him. He (to play) with them. I (to tell) him to put his toys into the box as he (to make) too much noise.

CAME\WAS SITTING\WAS PLAYING\TOLD\WAS MAKING

4

100

When they (to sail) down the river they (to see) a little island.

WERE SAILING\SAW

200

They (to translate) a difficult text yesterday.

TRANSLATED

300

When you (to begin) doing your homework yesterday?

DID____BEGIN

400

I (to go) to bed at ten o'clock yesterday.

WENT

5

100

We (to work) the whole morning yesterday.

WERE WORKING

200

I (to open) the window at six o'clock yesterday.

OPENNED

300

We (to discuss) the latest news from three till four yesterday. 

WERE DISCUSSING

400

At half past ten yester­day I (to sleep).

WAS SLEEPING