6.1 Complete the sentences. Choose from:

(was looking, was wearing, wasn’t listening, weren’t looking, was snowing, was working, were sitting, were you going)

1. Today Helen is wearing a skirt. Yesterday she was wearing trousers.

2. ‘What did he say?’ ‘I don’t know. I …’

3. We … at the back of the theatre. We couldn’t hear very well.

4. This time last year Steve … on a farm.

5. They didn’t see me. They … in my direction.

6. The weather was bad. It was very cold and it … .

7. I saw you in your car. Where … ?

8. I saw Kate a few minutes ago. She … for you.

6.2 Which goes with which?

1. When I got to the cafe —> (f) my friends were waiting for me.

2. We fell asleep —> (…)

3. Amy learnt Italian —> (…)

4. Tom didn’t come out with us —> (…)

5. The car began to make a strange noise —> (…)

6. The TV was on —> (…)

7. When I first met Jessica —> (…)

Options:

a. when she was living in Rome.

b. she was working in a clothes shop.

c. when I was driving home.

d. but nobody was watching it.

e. while we were watching a film.

f. my friends were waiting for me.

g. because he wasn’t feeling well.

6.3 Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1. I saw (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she … (not/see) me. She … (look) the other way.

2. I … (cycle) home yesterday when a man … (step) out into the road in front of me. I … (go) quite fast, but luckily I … (manage) to stop in time, and I … (not/hit) him.

6.4 Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1. Jenny was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).

2. ‘What … (you / do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’

3. ‘… (you / go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’

4. How fast … (you / drive) when the accident … (happen)?

5. Sam … (take) a picture of me while I … (not / look).

6. We were in a very difficult position. We … (not / know) what to do, so we … (do) nothing.

7. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last … (see) him, he … (try) to find a job.

8. I … (walk) along the street when suddenly I … (hear) something behind me. Somebody … (follow) me. I was scared and I … (start) to run.

9. When I was young, I … (want) to be a pilot. Later I … (change) my mind.

10. Last night I … (drop) a plate when I … (do) the washing up. Fortunately it … (not / break).