New Headway Pre- Intermediate Discussing Grammar slide 26, ex-es 1,2
1. Choose the correct verb form.
1)I saw/was seeing a very good programme on TV last night.
2)While I shopped/was shopping this morning, I lost/was losing my money. I don’t know how.
3)Last week the police stopped/were stopping Alan in his car because he drove/was driving at over eighty miles an hour.
4)How did you cut/were you cutting your finger?
5)I cooked/ was cooking and I dropped/was dropping the knife.
6)When I arrived/was arriving at the party, everyone had/was having a good time.
7)Did you have/Were you having a good time last night?
2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple
or Past Continuous.
1)While I was going (go) to work this morning, I met (meet) an old friend.
2)I didn’t want (not want) to get up this morning. It was raining (rain) and it was cold, and my bed was so warm.
3)I was listening (listen) to the news on the radio when the phone rang (ring).
4)But when I picked (pick) up the phone, there was no one there.
5)I said (say) hello to the children, but they didn’t say anything because they were watching (watch) television.
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