Past Simple and Continuous 1

1.

2.

WAS
PHONING
Betty
her friends,
Her boyfriend
WAS DOING
the cleaning.
While Betty
_____ her
friends,
‘s phoning
was phoning
phoned
her boyfriend
___ the
cleaning.
‘s doing
did
was doing

3.

While Tommy
WAS
STUDYING,
WAS
PLAYING the
Betty
guitar.
While Tommy
_____,
studyed
was
studying
studied
Betty ___
the guitar.
‘s playing
played
was playing

4.

While the girls
WERE
DRINKING at
a bar,
WAS
DANCING.
Betty
While the
girls _____
at a bar,
was dancing
drank
‘re drinking
were
drinking
Betty ___ .
danced
was
danceding

5.

When the postman
RANG,
WAS
HAVING a
Betty
bath.
When the
postman
_____,
was ringing
rang
rung
Betty ___ a
bath.
was
hading
had
was having

6.

was
SMOKING
While Betty
in the living-room,
The children
WERE
SLEEPING
in
their bedroom.
While Betty
_____ in the
living-room,
is smoking
was smoking
smoked
The children
___ in their
bedroom.
was
sleeping
were
sleeping
slept