Ex. 69. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the Simple Past or Past Continuous tenses

1. A: What (you, do) __________ when the accident occurred?

B: I (try) ___________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) _________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) _________to the police and __________ (turn) it in.

3. The doctor (say) __________ that Tom (be) _________ too sick to go to work and that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive) __________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) __________ there. She (study) ___________ at the library for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) _________ television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) __________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) __________ there. Where were you?

B: I (work) __________ out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk) __________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk) __________ on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) at their desks, and two managers (discuss) __________ methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch)__________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) __________ in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) __________.

10. It's strange that you (call) _________ because I (think, just) _________ about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) __________ the Atlantic when it (strike) __________ an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain) __________ and (try) __________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) __________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) _________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) __________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) __________ over to a man who (sell) _________ fruit and (buy) ___________ a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) __________ the old woman who (be) __________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ___________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) __________ me to do them for her.

15. Samantha had lived in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) __________ there when the Berlin Wall came down.

CONTEXT

Ex. 70. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Simple Past / Past Continuous.

Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) __________. She said she (call) __________ me on her cell phone from her biology classroom. I asked her if she (wait) __________ for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk) __________ to me. I couldn't believe she (make) __________ a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.

She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep) __________ in class. Some of the students (talk) __________ about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) __________ a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell) __________ me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) __________ that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest) __________ that she switch to my class.

While we were talking, I (hear) __________ her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) __________ up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) __________ vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) __________ Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

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