Question

Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous or simple
past.
Example: When the Black Knight rode (ride) out of his castle, Arthur was
waiting (wait) outside.
1. Arthur … (fight) the Black Knight when his sword … (break).
2. The Black Knight … (win) when Merlin … (appear) and … (save)
Arthur.
3. While the Black Knight … (sleep), Arthur and Merlin … (go) to the fairy
country.
4. The sun … (shine) when they … (arrive) at the lake.
5. Arthur … (stand) near the lake when a hand … (come) up out of the
water.
6. When Arthur and Merlin … (come) back, the Black Knight … (still
sleep) on the ground.
7. When Arthur … (die), he … (ask) a friend to throw Excalibur back into
the lake.

Answer 1

1) was fighting ... broke
2) won ... appeared and saved
3) was sleeping ... went
4) was shining ... arrived
5) was standing ... came
6) came ... was still sleeping
7) died ... asked