Urammar practice Past Simple or Past Continuous
Write out the correct form of the verb:
a) Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
b) Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.
c) Who was that nice girl you talked /were talking to when I walked / was walking by
the pub?
d) Last weekend Susan fell/was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
e) When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.
f) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert's new car.
g) The sun shone /was shining brightly when I got up/ was getting up this morning.
h) Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.
i) As Sophie walked / was walking up Regent Street she met / was meeting an old
friend from college.
j) When did / was father arrive / was arriving yesterday?
k) Who did / were you speak/speaking to on the phone when I came / was coming
in?
1) Mary read /was reading in bed when she heard / was hearing a strange noise
downstairs.
m) When Mr. Lawrence left/was leaving home at 8.30 this morning, the sun shone /
was shining brightly. However, it rained / was raining heavily in the afternoon.
n) Sebastian arrived / was arriving at Susan's house a little before 11 a.m., but she
were not/was not there. She studied / was studying at the library.
o) The fireman rescued / was rescuing a 75-year-old woman who were / was trapped
on the second floor of the burning building.
p) Did / Were you do/ were doing any shopping yesterday?
9) Yesterday Jane fell / was falling and hurt/was hurting herself when she rode/ was
riding her bicycle.
r) What did / was Peter do / doing when you knocked / were knocking on his door?
s) Helen wore / was wearing her dress to the party last night.​

1.You were sleeping when I came home.

2.He was readung on the sofa when I entered the room.

3. I was walking along the street with my friend when a tram passed.

4. She was looking out the window when I saw her.

5.We were answering the teacher's questions when the head teacher entered the classroom.

6.They were drinking tea when I returned home.

7. He was walking along the river when it started raining.

8. The old man was thinking adout his plan when the phone rang.

9.We listened to an interesting lecture yesterday.

10.When I entered the classroom, the teacher was writing some words on the board and the pupils were copying them into their exercise books.

A person's life is pretty short and shouldn't be wasted on useless things like alcohol or drugs. Everyone can take care of their health, and this concern consists not only in healthy eating, but also in playing sports.

There are many sports that will keep an adult in shape and a child to develop and shape an athletic physique. It all starts from childhood, the love of sports should appear precisely in these years. When a teenager is passionate about sports, it is much less likely that he will fall under the bad influence of the street. Doing any sport, besides being in good physical shape, also fosters discipline. For example, having given a child to go in for sports, it will immediately become noticeable that he acquires a certain discipline and is always ready to answer for his actions and deeds.

Sport can change the life of adolescents, as well as adults, but it is more logical to talk about children, because they are the country's hope and support and I would not want the younger generation to lead an unhealthy lifestyle. First of all, from childhood, parents should push the child to sports, and it is important to understand that playing sports should be enjoyed. After all, the factor that the child is forcibly driven to the sports section will be very bad. You need to understand and understand what the child likes. You should not torture him, for example, with boxing, maybe the child wants to do team sports. And it doesn't matter at all whether a person will like chess or billiards. And this is also good, because the child will not disappear on the street and is unlikely to get into some kind of trouble.