va rog rezolvarea am nevoie azi;)
 Fill in the blanks with the past simple or the past continuous:
1. When I ________________ (arrive) the teacher ________________________ (write) the title on the
board.
2. He _____________________________ (cross) the road when I _________________ (see) him.
3. Why ____________________________ (they / shout) at you when I _______________ (wake up)?
4. They ________________________ (fix) the computer when I ______________ (open) the door.
5. __________________________ (Mary / break) her leg while she _______________________ (skate)?
6. I ________________________ (sleep) when she __________________ (knock) on the door.
7. When I _______________ (see) Jim at the disco he ________________________ (talk) to the Dj.
8. I ____________________________ (watch) a film on TV when the electricity ______________ (go)
out.
9. The Titanic ________________________ (not / cross) the Pacific Ocean when it _______________
(strike) an iceberg.
10. Paul ____________________ (not / fall) while he _______________________ (run) away.
11. Carol ________________ (fall) asleep while she _________________________ (read) a book.
12. While my father _________________________ (drive) home, he ____________________ (not /
answer) his mobile phone.
13. While I _________________________ (have) a driving lesson it ___________________ (start) to rain
heavily.
14. When I ______________ (find) the wallet on the street I ___________ (go) to the police and I
_______________ (turn) it in.
15. When Mrs Spencer ___________________ (walk) into the busy office, the secretary
___________________________ (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks
_____________________________ (work) at their desks and two managers _______________________
(discuss) methods to improve customer service.
16. Last night, Sebastian _________________ (go) at Susan’s house about 9:00 pm, but she
__________________ (not / be) there. She _______________________ (study) at a friend’s house.
17. Sam _________________________ (read) the newspaper while he ______________________ (wait)
for the bus.
18. Yesterday I _______________ (see) Paul at the party and he ______________________ (not /
dance) with Rachel.
19. While my parents ___________________________ (drive) me to a great summer camp I
___________________________ (text) my friends about how happy I was about this type of holidays.