RR.HH III CUAT/1ERO SISTEMAS/4TO B/2DO B

A) Complete the sentences the Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.


1. I used my time well while I............... (wait) for my plane - I wrote some emails.
2. I.................... (not/work) when my boss .............(walk) in my office.
3. While I ..................(wait) for the taxi, I ............(see)two car crashes.
4. Tom....................... (have) long hair and a beard when he was at university.
5. I ..................(listen to)the cassette you gave me while I.................. (drive) to work.
6. What .......................(you/do) this time last year?
7. I .......................(not/call) you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.
8. What............................ (you/do) this time last year?
9. Why did you bring your umbrella?......................... (it/rain) when you left home?

B) Complete the text with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets


It............ (rain) very hard when the bus .............(leave) the school. When we............. (get) home, my Aunt Carol and Uncle Arthur............ (wait) for us. They.............. (tell) us to run into their basement. When I ...............(look) up the road, I .................(see) that a tornado................... (come) towards our house. We all................... (run) towards the shelter. But it was too late. The tornado.............. (pass) over us while we ............(try) to get down the stairs. We................. (close) the door when the wind suddenly ..................(pull) it off. The noise was as loud as a train, and it was very dark. My uncle (hold) me down when suddenly the tornado................ (lift) him and threw him against a wall. Everybody ..................(scream) for help while the tornado................. (throw) things on top of us. Suddenly the wind.............. (stop) . It ...............(become) very quiet. My uncle and sister were hurt, but we all............... (survive) .

C)Join the sentences by using while and when.


1) 1) I hurt my knee. I was playing football.
———————————————–-----------------. (when)
———————————————------------------. (while)
2) They were talking about the exam results. The manager came in.
______________________________________________________. (when)
______________________________________________________. (while)
3) 3) Gaye lost her wallet. She was walking in a crowded street.
______________________________________________________.(when)
______________________________________________________. (while)
4) 4) Somebody stole my i-pod. I was speaking to a friend on the phone.
_______________________________________________________. (when)
_______________________________________________________. (while)
5) 5) We were getting ready for the picnic. It started to rain.
_______________________________________________________.(when)
_______________________________________________________. (while)

D) REGULAR VERB PRONUNCIATION: Place the verbs into the correct columns below. There are ten answers for each column.

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