Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: simple past or past continuous. 1. He (sit) on the bank fishing when he (see) a man's hat floating down the river. It (seem) strangely familiar. 2. It (snow) heavily when he (wake) up. He (remember) that Jack (come) for lunch and (decide) to go down to the station to meet him in case he (lose) his way in the snowy lanes. 3. When I (reach) the street I (realize) that I (not know) the number of Tom's house. I (wonder) what to do about it when Tom himself (tap) me on the shoulder. 4. As the goalkeeper (run) forward to seize the ball a bottle (strike) him on the shoulder. 5. I (look) through the classroom window. A geometry lesson (go) on. The teacher (draw) diagrams on the blackboard. 6. Most of the boys (listen) to the teacher but a few (whisper) to each other, and Tom (read) a history book. Tom (hate) mathematics; he always (read) history during his mathematics lesson. 7. Everyone (read) quietly when suddenly the door (burst) open and a complete stranger (rush) in. 8. I (go) to Jack's house but (not find) him in. His mother (say) that she (not know) what he (do) but (think) he probably (play) football. 9. This used to be a station and all the London trains (stop) here. But two years ago they (close) the station and (give) us a bus service instead. 10. She (promise) not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I (see) her talking with a policeman and from the expression on his face I am sure she (tell) him all about it.
1. He was sitting on the bank fishing when he saw a man's hat floating down the river. It seemed strangely familiar.
2. It was snowing heavily when he woke up. He remembered that Jack would come for lunch and decided to go down to the station to meet him in case he lost his way in the snowy lanes.
3. When I reached the street I realized that I didn't know the number of Tom's house. I was wondering what to do about it when Tom himself tapped me on the shoulder.
4. As the goalkeeper was running forward to seize the ball a bottle struck him on the shoulder.
5. I was looking through the classroom window. A geometry lesson was going on. The teacher was drawing diagrams on the blackboard.
6. Most of the boys were listening to the teacher but a few was whispering to each other, and Tom was reading a history book. Tom hated mathematics; he always read history during his mathematics lesson.
7. Everyone was reading quietly when suddenly the door burst open and a complete stranger rushed in.
8. I went to Jack's house but didn't find him in. His mother said that she didn't know what he was doing but thought he was probably playing football.
9. This used to be a station and all the London trains stopped here. But two years ago they closed the station and gave us a bus service instead.
10. She promised not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I saw her talking with a policeman and from the expression on his face I am sure she told him all about it.
1. He was sitting on the bank fishing when he saw a man's hat floating down the river. It seemed strangely familiar.
2. It was snowing heavily when he woke up. He remembered that Jack would come for lunch and decided to go down to the station to meet him in case he lost his way in the snowy lanes.
3. When I reached the street I realized that I didn't know the number of Tom's house. I was wondering what to do about it when Tom himself tapped me on the shoulder.
4. As the goalkeeper was running forward to seize the ball a bottle struck him on the shoulder.
5. I was looking through the classroom window. A geometry lesson was going on. The teacher was drawing diagrams on the blackboard.
6. Most of the boys were listening to the teacher but a few was whispering to each other, and Tom was reading a history book. Tom hated mathematics; he always read history during his mathematics lesson.
7. Everyone was reading quietly when suddenly the door burst open and a complete stranger rushed in.
8. I went to Jack's house but didn't find him in. His mother said that she didn't know what he was doing but thought he was probably playing football.
9. This used to be a station and all the London trains stopped here. But two years ago they closed the station and gave us a bus service instead.
10. She promised not to report me to the police but ten minutes later I saw her talking with a policeman and from the expression on his face I am sure she told him all about it.