4ESO past simple or past continuous- repàs segona avaluació

Fill in the gaps with the past simple or the past continuous

1. The car _________________(break) down and we ______________(have) to walk home.
2. When Mike and Jane __________________(paint) the walls, their dog _____________ (knock) over the paint pot.
3. The boys___________________(swim) while the girls ________________(sunbathe)
4. We _________________(wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis ______________(come) around the corner.
5. He _____________(pass) her a message when the teacher ______________(look / not)
6. Two days ago, a murder ____________(happen) in Market Street at about seven pm.
Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes ____________(arrive) at the crime scene to investigate.
He______________ (ask) on of the tenants in the house.
»What ___________________(do / you) yesterday at seven?«
»I _____________________(watch) a football match on TV.«
» _________________(be/you) alone?«
»Yes, I____________ (be) .«
» _________________(hear / you) anything suspicious?«
»Yes, about seven o'clock, two people ______________(argue) in the hallway. But the football match ______________(be) so interesting. So I just __________(turn) up the telly(TV) and then ________________(hear / not) anything anymore.



Answers
1. broke, had
2. were painting, knocked
3. were swimming, were sunbathing
4. were waiting, came
5. passed, wasn’t looking
6. happened, arrived, asked, were you doing, was watching, were you, was, were arguing, was, turned, didn’t hear.