Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form the verbs.
1. Peter (play) a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter) the room.
2. I (study) for my English test when my mother (come) home from work.
3. Emma (wash) the dishes when the telephone (ring).
4. I (ate) a sandwich while my parents (drink) coffee.
5. I (watch) a DVD when my cat (jump) on me. Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. The Smiths aren't painting/ weren't painting their house last weekend
2. Tom cleaned/ was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
3. Did/ Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
4. Frank was fixing/ fixed his car when his mobile rang
5. Mark didn't wear/ wasn't wearing a coat when it started to rain.
6. He is/ was driving to work this morning when Anna called.
7. While my parents were working/ was working, I was studying at home
8. I walked/ was walking home when I tripped/ was tripping and fell
9. At 8 o'clock last night, we vere having/ had dinner at a Chinese restaurant .
Exercise 3: Read the letter and write the missing words. Write one word on each line
Dear Georgia,
I'm writing to you from my hotel room (1)              New York. You can't imagine what happened to me yesterday! I was walking in Mitte at around noon (2)               it started raining. (3)               I was running back to the hotel, I saw a famous actor who was eating in a restaurant. I went in and (4)           hello and he gave me two tickets to see his new film. Isn't that great? That's all for now. See you (5)          I get back! Love, Rachel