Read the six sentences. Each sentence consists of two parts: a part in which something went on for a while and a part in which a shorter event happened.Answer the questions by selecting the correct options.1. While you were sleeping, I read two articles.2. When dad came in, I was watching a film.3. Were you reading a book when the phone rang?4. I wasn’t looking when the bad guy in the TV series died.5. My mum stole my book while I was taking a walk!6. Was John Green still living in Indianapolis when he wrote Paper Towns?Questions:a. Which tense is used for things that went on for a while? past simplepast continuousb. Which tense is used for shorter events in the past? past simplepast continuousFeedback

My mother _________ a book while I __________ TV.Read/ WatchedWere reading/ Was watchingWas read/ Was watchingWas reading/ Was watching

Choose the revised version of the sentence below that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb tense. While John was taking the exam, the professor will watch videos on his laptop computer.Multiple choice question.While John is taking the exam, the professor had watched videos on his laptop computer.While John was taking the exam, the professor watches videos on his laptop computer.While John was taking the exam, the professor watched videos on his laptop computer.

Select the correct answer.Which sentence provides the best evidence that the father probably enjoyed learning? A. "I hardly remember the time when I was not in school, Sunday School and church." (paragraph 10) B. "My parents were always anxious to have their children in school and made many sacrifices to this end." (paragraph 11) C. "...as soon as I got hold of it I ran with it to the barn loft and sat down on the hay and read all that was in it before I got up." (paragraph 5) D. "My text-book was Smith's. I would start at the first of the book, and get about half through at the end of the term." (paragraph 5)

Question 4 : She (learn) English at school at 7:45 yesterday morning.Question 5 : - What (do) at this time last night? - I was asleep.Question 6 : Matt burned his hand while he (cook) lunch.Question 7 : I saw you in the park yesterday. You (sit) on the grass and (read) a book.Question 8 : When I came home, my mother (prepare) the meal.Question 9 : Jane (wait) for me when I arrived.Question 10 : Yesterday evening, while my mother (cook) in the kitchen, my father (watch) the news on TV.Question 11 : Just as I (leave) the house, I heard an explosion from the inside the lab.Question 12 : When Beth arrived, we (have) dinner.Question 13 : Why didn’t you listen to me while I (talk) with you?Question 14 : Michiko couldn’t come to the phone when the director called her because she (work) in the factory.Question 15 : I (enjoy) the party, but Chris wanted to go home.

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets and the following tenses: simple past, past progressive, past perfect simple, past perfect progressive.A plumber (come) came to our house yesterday.He (want) wanted to repair our washing machine that (break) had broken a few days before.Before he (ring) had runed at my door, he (look) was look for a parking space for about ten minutes.While the plumber (repair)was repair the washing machine, I (watch)  the news.Suddenly, I (realise)  that they (show)  our street on TV.The reporter (say)  that a car (crash)  into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.While I (listen)  carefully to what (happen) , someone (knock)  at my door.I (open)  the door and (see)  a police officer standing there.He (ask)  for the plumber.It (be)  our plumber’s car that (roll)  down the street.In his haste, the plumber (forget)  to put the handbrake on.