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PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past or the Past Continuous. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: remember Non-continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous form. If you are confused, go to the Simple Past Page or the Past Continuous Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Sally (make) was making
dinner when I arrived.
B) Angered by the comment, John (jump)
jumped up and (storm) stormed out of the room.
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, still)____________________ 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, quietly) _____________________ methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch) _______________________ a mystery movie on T.V. 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 (tell) ________________________ 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, busily) ________________________ 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 (live) ________________________
in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)_________________________
there when the Berlin wall came down.