1. 32. Correct mistakes in the following sentences.

2. I was doing my homework first and then I had a rest.

3. My mum was often driving when she was younger.

4. While daddy didn't look, Susan put it in her pocket.

5. I needed to talk to her. And at 10 I was calling her.

6. I saw you with Jill at the cafe. Is she your new girlfriend? - Oh, no. We just talked.

7. Your English is very good. Where were you studying?

8. As they walked along the river, they saw something strange in the water.

9. I was taking her to Dover. We had a great time.

10. The weather was perfect. The sun was shining and a warm wind blew. But it was changing soon.

11. When he met her, she wore a hat.

12. Last night, Samantha have pizza for supper.

13. My pet lizard was died last month.

14. Yesterday I spend two hours cleaning my living room.

15. This morning before coming to class, Jack eats two bowls of cereal.

16. What was happened to your leg?

17. I didn't celebrated New Year's Eve.

18. He staied home because he catched a bad cold.

19. While I was surfing the net yesterday, I was finding a really interesting Web site.

20. Mr. Nome didn’t died in the accident.

33. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past or the Past Continuous. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks.

Example:

A) Sally (make) was making dinner when I arrived. B) Angered by the comment, John (jump) jumped up and (storm) stormed out of the room.  

1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when the accident occurred?      B: I (try)___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find)__________________ the wallet full of money, I  (go, immediately) __________ _______________to the police and (turn)_______________ it in.

3. The doctor (say)_________________ that Tom (be)__________________ too sick to go to work and that he (need)___________________ to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive)___________________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 pm, but she (be, not, still)____________________ there. She (study, at the library)______________________ for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also)_____ ______________________ television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call)__________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)______________ there.  Where were you?     B:  I (work)____________________ out at the fitness centre.

7. When I (walk)__________________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk)______________ on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) ____________________ at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) _____________________ methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) _______________________ a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) _____________________ in the room when John (tell) ________________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) ____________________________.

10. It's strange that you (call)_________________________ because I (think, just) _________________________ about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) _______________________ the Atlantic when it (strike) _____________ an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) _____________________ and (try)_______________________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) __________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) ______________________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) _________________________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) _____________________ over to a man who (sell)_________ _________fruit and (buy) _____________________ a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) __________________________ the old woman who (be) __________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ___________________________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) ______________________ me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) ________________________ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)_________________________ there when the Berlin wall came down.