3. Past Simple - Past Continuous

Gap-fill exercise

Write the PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS form of the verbs in brackets.
1. When I (arrive) home, I (meet) Susan. She (help) my mother.
2. They (talk) when I (see) them.
3. While you (play) with your little sister, your brother (have) a shower.
4. The dog (sleep) and the cat (eat) .
5. Ann: Paul, what (you/do) at eight o'clock?
Paul: I (have) breakfast.
6. First, we (open) the door and then we (look) inside the abandoned house.
7. I (laugh) a lot because they (sing) very badly.
8. I (wash) the car when it (begin) to rain.
9. My daughter and I (make) a cake for Laura's birthday. It (be) a big surprise.
10. Yesterday evening we (watch) a really boring film on TV.