Exercise 3

Exercise 3

Choose the ‘Past Simple’ or ‘Past Continuous’ of the verbs in brackets

1. Yesterday afternoon, Sarah __________________ (go) to the station to meet Paul. When she __________________ (get) there, Paul _____________________ (already / wait) for her. His train had arrived early.

2. When I got home, Bill _______________________ (lie) on the sofa. The television ________________________ (be) on, but he _______________________ (not / watch) it. He had fallen asleep and ________________________ (snore) loudly. I _______________________ (turn) the television off and just then he ___________________ (wake) up.

3. Last night, I had just gone to bed and I ______________________ (read) a book when suddenly I _____________________ (hear) a noise. I _______ _________________ (get) up to see what it was, but I _________________ (not / see) anything, so I ______________________ (go) back to bed.

4. Lisa ____________________ (have) to go to New York last week, but she ________________________ (almost / miss) the plane. She ___________ _____________________ (stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she ______________________________ (suddenly / realise) that she had left her passport at home. Fortunately, she lives near the airport, so she _________ _____________________ (have) time to take a taxi home to get it. She ______________________ (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.

5. I _______________________ (meet) Peter and Lucy yesterday as I _______ _________________________ (walk) through the park. They had been to the Sports Centre where they had been playing tennis. They _________________ _________________ (go) to a café and ____________________ (invite) me to join them, but I had arranged to meet another friend so I ______________ _______________ (not / have) time.

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