Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Exercise 40. Complete the sentences with Past Continuous or Past Simple.
Example: We ___________ (have) dinner when a friend of ours 
____________ (arrive). We were having dinner when a friend of ours arrived.
1. While Captain Cook ___________(explore) the Eastern Pacific Ocean, he 
___________ (discover) Antarctica.
2. We ___________ (win) the lottery and ___________(share) the prize money.
3. I ___________ (look) out of the window and ___________ (see) that we 
___________ (fly) over the ocean.
4. Betty ___________ (go) to see how her child ___________(be) and found 
he___________ (cry).
5. Arthur ___________ (break) his leg while he ___________(play) football.
6. He ___________ (tell) me he ___________ (have) a bad time with his wife.
7. Roy ___________ (see) Alice and Tina when he ___________ (go) to work 
this morning. They ___________ (shop).
8. He ___________ (still/work) when I ___________ (leave).
9. While I ___________ (read), Jenny ___________ (play) the piano.
10. I ___________ (break) a cup last night. I ___________(do) the washing-up 
when it ___________ (slip) out of my hand.
11. We ___________ (not/go) out because it ___________ (rain).
12. Nick _________ (fall) off the ladder while he __________ (paint) the ceiling.
13. She ___________(take) her degree at York two years ago.
14. Sally always ___________(look) as if she___________(enjoy) herself.
15. It ___________ (be) midnight. She ___________(drive) home.
16. The Industrial Revolution ___________ (begin) in the 18th century.
17. He ___________ (know) what he ___________(want) to do from the age of 14.
18. Thomas ___________ (play) in a little fenced area full of sand while his 
mother ___________ (sit) on the bench and __________ (read) a book.
19. I ___________ (have) a pizza for lunch.
20. We ___________ (leave) the party when the police ___________ (arrive).
21. They ___________ (thank) the man when he ___________ (give) them the 
money.
22. When the manager ___________(come), they ___________ just (say) hello 
and (continue) their work.
23. He ___________ (have) a fiery temper and ___________(like) to get his own 
way.
24. He ___________ (gain) a first class Honours degree in economics.

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25. She ___________ (go) to the kitchen and ___________ (make) herself a cup 
of coffee.
26. Steve ___________(write) to his father from time to time, but it ___________
(be) out of sense of duty rather than love.