1) Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The middle-aged couple next to me (discuss) their plans for Christmas – who to invite out.
2. The police who (investigate) the crime at the moment, (can) find no clues at all.
3. On that special day Grandma was in her best clothes, she (wear) net gloves and a hat.
4. When we (meet) for the first time, he (sell) newspapers on the streets.
5. At exactly this time yesterday they (have) a briefing.
6. The child’s eyes (shine) with excitement as he stared at the rows and rows of toys in this fantastic shop.
7. We (have) a very lazy holiday. We (play) tennis, (visit) friends, the children (swim) and (sunbathe).
8. Gwenny still (leaf) through the magazines when I re turned to the parlour.
9. The scientists (work) around the clock, they (try) to raise funds for further research.
10. She looked out of the window and saw that the children (return) slowly from school.
11. I know that you thought that I (be stubborn) the other day.
12. What you (do) when I (call) you? You (sleep) or what?
13. The train (speed) past hills full of cows and sheep.
2) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous Tense.
1. As she (climb) the ladder it slipped sideways and she fell off it.
2. When I first met him he (work) in a restaurant.
3. My wife and I (talk) about you the other day.
4. When I first met him he (study) painting. 140 141
5. There was a strong smell and the sound of frying. Obviously Mrs. Jones (cook) fish.
6. He watched the children for a moment. Some of them (bathe) in the sea, others (look) for shells, others (play) in the sand.
7. Where he (live) when you saw him last?
8. She (stand) at the bus stop. I asked her what bus she (wait) for.
9. There had been an accident and men (carry) the injured people to an ambulance.
10. Tom ate nothing for lunch because he (diet). He said that he (try) to lose 10 kilos.
11. Two men (fight) at a street comer and a policeman (try) to stop them. - What they (fight) about? – Nobody seemed to know.
12. From the sounds it was clear that Mary (practice) the piano.
13. Who you (talk) to on the telephone as I came in? I (talk) to Mr. Pitt.