PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Yesterday I [blank_start]was reading[blank_end] a book when Peter [blank_start]phoned[blank_end] me. He had lost his agenda and he [blank_start]didn't remember[blank_end] the homemork.

The students [blank_start]were writing[blank_end] on their notebooks while the teacher [blank_start]was talking[blank_end]. Nobody [blank_start]was speaking[blank_end].

I [blank_start]was walking[blank_end] on the street when I [blank_start]met[blank_end] Mary. She was very upset with her friends because they [blank_start]were sending[blank_end] her nasty messages.

My sister [blank_start]was preparing[blank_end] a salad while I [blank_start]was baking[blank_end] a pizza. Then, we [blank_start]ate[blank_end] everything together.

Last year, my parents [blank_start]bought[blank_end] a new car. My father [blank_start]was driving[blank_end] it when he [blank_start]got[blank_end] a flat tyre really far from home-

- [blank_start]Were you sleeping[blank_end] (sleep) when I [blank_start]phoned[blank_end] (phone) ? No, I wasn't. I [blank_start]was watching[blank_end] (watch) a film -[blank_start]Did the dog bark[blank_end] ( the dog bark) when you [blank_start]arrived[blank_end] (arrive) home? -Alice [blank_start]wasn't paying[blank_end] (pay) attention, so the teacher [blank_start]became[blank_end] (become) angry -What [blank_start]were you doing[blank_end] (you do ) when the storm [blank_start]began[blank_end] (begin)? -We [blank_start]weren't having[blank_end] (have) dinner when John [blank_start]arrived[blank_end] (arrive) . We were still cooking it.