Question

Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets

1A:How...(the piligrims/survive)their first winter?
  B:The natives...(teach)them how to hunt and grow crops.
2A:Who...(kill)Alexander the Great?
  B:Nobody.He...(die)of a fever.
3 A:...(the children/watch)TV when you called?
  B:No.They...(have)lanch.
4A:Einstein...(not/start) to speak until he was three years old.
  B:Really?I...(not/know)that
5A:how...(you/burn) the chips?
  B: The phone ...(ring)when I...(cook) them.

Answer 1

1 A: How did the pilgrims survive their first winter?
  B: The natives were teaching them how to hunt and grow crops.
2 A: Who killed Alexander the Great?
  B: Nobody. He died of a fever.
3 A: Were the children watching TV when you called?
  B: No. They were having lunch.
4 A: Einstein did not start to speak until he was three years old.
  B: Really? I did not know that.
5 A: How did you burn the chips?
  B: The phone rang when I was cooking them.