Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. What you (read) when I (come)? – A very interesting detective. I (take) the book from the library yesterday. 2. Ann still (wait) for me when I (arrive). She (get) angry because I (be) late again. 3. Where you (hurry) when I (meet) you? – I (go) to the station to meet my mother. 4. I (drive, not) fast when the accident (happen). 5. I (come) to the station an hour before the train’s departure. While I (be) waiting for the train I (read) a newspaper. 6. The telephone (ring) when we (have) dinner. My wife (answer) the phone. 7. The students (talk) excitedly when the teacher (come) in, but they (stop) at once when the teacher (speak). He (walk) across the room and (begin) writing some questions on the blackboard. While he (write), the students (sit) down, (take) out their pens and (prepare) themselves for the test. The teacher (finish) writing, (sit) down in front of the class and (open) a book. He (read) his book the whole time while the students (answer) the questions. When the bell (ring) at 4 o’clock, most of them still (write). The teacher (tell) them to stop working and he (collect) their answer papers. When they (leave) the room he (begin) correcting the papers.
What were you reading when I came? – A very interesting detective. I took the book from the library yesterday.Ann was still waiting for me when I arrived. She got angry because I was late again.Where were you hurrying when I met you? – I was going to the station to meet my mother.I was not driving fast when the accident happened.I came to the station an hour before the train’s departure. While I was waiting for the train I read a newspaper.The telephone rang when we were having dinner. My wife answered the phone.The students were talking excitedly when the teacher came in, but they stopped at once when the teacher spoke. He walked across the room and began writing some questions on the blackboard. While he was writing, the students sat down, took out their pens, and prepared themselves for the test. The teacher finished writing, sat down in front of the class, and opened a book. He read his book the whole time while the students were answering the questions. When the bell rang at 4 o’clock, most of them were still writing. The teacher told them to stop working and he collected their answer papers. When they left the room, he began correcting the papers.
across the room and began writing some questions on the blackboard. While he was writing, the students sat down, took out their pens, and prepared themselves for the test. The teacher finished writing, sat down in front of the class, and opened a book. He read his book the whole time while the students were answering the questions. When the bell rang at 4 o’clock, most of them were still writing. The teacher told them to stop working and he collected their answer papers. When they left the room, he began correcting the papers.