Ex. Put Past Simple or Past Continuous

MEETINGS
I had been learning English for several years already when I got to speak to a foreigner for the first time in my life. It occurred when I was a pupil. We were having some English speaking classes after lessons to make our spoken English much better. Our teacher had a foreign friend who was about to come. And she decided to provide us with some real English speaking practice. His name was Phil and he was amazingly positive. Actually, I had never meet such a smiley person before. At first I was absolutely scared to pronounce a word out loud. As many pupils, I had a fear that I would make some mistakes, or my pronunciation would be a disaster and he would be horrified by my knowledge. But despite all these fears I did pronounce a word. And since then my spoken English was not a big problem for me anymore. The reality is that foreigners respect you for studying their language and you understand that there is only some practice necessary to improve it. We had a very nice conversation with Phil. We discussed his family, his job and he also shared some advice with us on how to make our English much better. Some of his advice was to practice, practice and practice every possible minute. After that meeting I was trying my best to study and practice more. And I had a chance to meet a foreigner again very soon. There was a sport event that was held in my city. The city was overcrowded with foreigners. Everyone was asking to help and I had no objections to practice my English. I got acquainted with great variety of people from different countries. We got along surprisingly well and still are good friends. Every summer on my holidays I visit some of them. I met their families, got to know their lives and am looking forward to some new meetings. So whenever or wherever you meet a foreigner, just be sure of your knowledge and just be ready to new opportunities. Sometime it can grow into a very good acquaintance.
EX. 1. Put Past Simple or Past Continuous.
I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.
I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.
They (to go) to the cinema when they met me.
She (to learn) words the whole evening yesterday.
She (to learn) words when mother came home.
He (to work) in the garden from five till eight yesterday.
He (to work) in the garden yesterday.
My sister is fond of read­ing. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday.
The children (to do) their lessons at six o’clock yesterday.
I (not to play) the pi­ano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend.
I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yester­day. I (to read) a book.
He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.
When I (to go) to school the day before yester­day, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to eat) an ice-cream.
The baby (to sleep) the whole evening yesterday. She (feel) bad.
What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?
Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?
1. I went to the cinema yesterday.
2. I was going to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.
3. They were going to the cinema when they met me.
4. She was learning words the whole evening yesterday.
5. She was learning words when mother came home.
6. He worked in the garden yesterday.
7. He was working in the garden from five till eight yesterday.
8. My sister is fond of reading. She was reading the whole evening yesterday.
9. The children were doing their lessons at six o’clock yesterday.
10. I didn't play the piano yesterday. I was writing a letter to my friend.
11. I wasn't playing the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I was reading a book.
12. He wasn't t sleeping when father came home. He (to do) his homework.
13. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They were talking and eating an ice-cream.
14. The baby was sleeping the whole evening yesterday. She felt bad.
15. What your father was doing from eight till nine yesterday?
16. Why she was crying when I saw her yesterday?

EX.2
Were you waiting (to wait) for me at 5 p.m.? Yes, I was.

They finished (to finish) their work at 11 o’clock and then came (to come) home.
It was growing to get) dark, so we decided to decide) to return.
While Jack was setting (to translate) the text, we were working (to work) on the project.
A young man run (to run) out into the street. He was carrying (to carry) a cat in his hands.
What were you doing (to do) when I phoned (to phone) you yesterday?
John was listening (to listen) to the radio when the batteries ran out (to run) out.
The robbers stole (to steal) the car and they drove (to drive) away.
She was going (to go) to buy a dress, but a thief stole (to steal) all her money.
She slipped (to slip) fell (to fall) over and broke (to break) her leg.
I was a light in your window as I going (to go) by.
Yesterday while I was walking (to walk) down Cherry Lane, I met (to meet) my friend Thomas.