Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets.

Notes

Use continuous tenses to talk about the ongoing background action. Use simple sentences to talk about the short action that happens in the middle of the longer action.

1. I ……………………… (cook) lunch when guests …………………….. (arrive)

2. She ……………………….. (wait) for the bus when someone ………………………. (snatch) her purse.

3. It ……………………… (rain) when I ………………….. (reach) home.

4. You ……………………….. (play) while I …………………………… (work)

5. She ………………………. (cry) when I …………………………… her. (see)

6. The children ………………………….. (play) in the garden when it ………………………….. (start) raining.

7. I …………………………… (water) the plants when it ………………………… (start) raining.

8. When I ………………………… (open) the door, the cat ……………………….. (jump) in.

9. The man ……………………….. (work) in the farm when a snake ………………………. (byte) him.

10. They ……………………….. (have) dinner when the doorbell …………………… (ring)

Answers

1. was cooking, arrived

2. was waiting, snatched

3. was raining, reached

4. were playing, was working

5. was crying, saw

6. were playing, started

7. was watering, started

8. opened, jumped

9. was working, bit

10. were having, rang