Write the dialogue in order:

You: Yes, I’m looking for a T-shirt.

You: I’m small.

Shop-assistant: Can I help you?

You: Yes, that’s nice, can I try it on?

Shop-assistant: What size are you?

You: Perfect, I’ll take it. How much is it?

Shop-assistant: Certainly, madam. How does it fit?

Shop-assistant: It’s $ 20. How would you like to pay?

You: Here is my credit card.

You: Thanks. Goodbye.

Shop-assistant: Thank you. Have a nice day.

You: Do you take credit cards?

Shop-assistant: Yes, we do.

Shop-assistant: How about this one?

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

1)   When her husband … (to arrive) home, Anne … (to watch) television.

2)   I … (to prepare) dinner when the telephone … (to ring).

3)   What … (you / to do) when the postman … (to arrive)?

4)   Julie … (to learn) to drive when she … (to work) in London.

5)   Where … (you / to sit) when the show … (to begin)?  

6)   I … (to visit) Athens while I … (to tour) Greece.

7)   It was when he … (to cross) the street that John … (to fall).

8)   What … (you / to see) while you … (to wait) for the bus?

9)   Where … (you / to go) when your car … (to break) down?

10)  Julie … (to meet) Peter when she … (to walk) in the park.

Past Simple / Past Continuous

1) Dr. Lee … (to treat) her patient when she … (to get) a signal from her pager. 2) Annie and Lilly … (to climb) trees when Annie … (to fall) and … (to break) her arm. 3) While Christopher … (to dig) a hole in the sand, a crab … (to crawl) out. 4) David … (to ride) his motorcycle on the dirt road when it … (to hit) a dangerous bump. 5) Nick … (to water) the plants in the garden when a groundhog … (to appear). 6) Aaron … (to enjoy) the old car show so much, he … (not / to remember) that he had an appointment. 7) The Apollo 13 astronauts … (to prepare) to land on the moon when they … (to discover) a problem with the spaceship. Unfortunately, they … (not / to land). 8) Caroline … (to try) to find a job in Portland when she … (to hear) about a great opportunity in Orlando. 9) Sue … (to take) … her medicine just as the doctor … (to order) when he … (to decide) to add another drug to her plan. 10) I … (to look) for information about my ancestors when I … (to find) that some of them … (to be) aboard the Mayflower.

Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. Mr.Thompson … (to drive) very fast when he hit a tree. 2. Jack … (to milk) the cows when a stranger came into the barn. 3. Susan … (to see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car. 4. My uncle … (to listen) to the radio when the earthquake happened. 5. The old lady was trying to cross the street when a boy … (to offer) help. 6. All the children … (to sleep) when their father opened the front door. 7. While Mr.Triump … (to fix) the television, he fell asleep. 8. Tina was playing with her dolls when her brother … (to finish) his homework. 9. I was working on the Science project when you … (to come) into the room with a big chocolate cake in your hand. 10. The children … (to play) tennis when their grandmother called them for lunch. 11. Jack and Steven … (to have dinner) when the heard a strange noise. 12. My brother was tidying the bookcase while I … (to make) the beds. 13. What … (you / to do) when your father came home from work? 14. Who … to speak) while the teacher was introducing the new subject? 15. I suddenly … (to fall down) while I was running away from the monster in my dream. I … (to shout) when it caught my hand.

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