Question

Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.

Example: She _______ a book when we _______. (read, come)

Answer: She was reading a book when we came.

1) We _TV when dad _home. (watch, come).
2) Mike _dinner when his friend_ (eat, call)
3) You _to your friend when I _you in town. (talk, meet)
4) She _when the doorbell (sleep, ring)
5) The children _football when they _the window. (play, break)

Answer 1

1) We were watching TV when dad came home.

2) Mike was eating dinner when his friend called.

3) You were talking to your friend when I met you in town.

4) She was sleeping when the doorbell rang.

5) The children were playing football when they broke the window

Past Simple - просто глагол во второй форме (если предложение утвердительное)

Past Continuous - глагол to be в одной из форм (am, is, are) и смысловой глагол с окончанием ing (тоже для утвердительного предложения)

Answer 2

1)We were watching TV when dad came home.

2)Mike was eating dinner,when his friend called.

3)You were talking to your friend,when I met you in town.

4)She slept,when the doorbell was ringing.

5)The children were playing football,when they broke the window.