Question

Read these sentences and open the brackets using the past simple or the past continuous. Write only the verb forms.

Example 0. She
(read) a book when he
(come).

Answer 0. was reading, came.


1. I
(drink) tea, when my wife
(call).

2. When I
(type) my report, Mark
(leave) the office.

3. Peter
(read) while I
(have) lunch.

Answer 1

1. I (was drinking) tea, when my wife (called).

2. When I (was typing) my report, Mark (left) the office.

3. Peter (was reading) while I (was having) lunch.

Answer 2

1. I was drinking tea, when my wife called.

2. When I was typing my report, Mark left the office.

3. Peter was reading while I was having lunch.