COMPACT B1 U2: Past Simple and Past Continuous Gap Fills | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

It _____ (not rain) when we _____ (come) out of The School.

It wasn't raining when we came out of The School.

The car _____ (come) out of the tunnel and _____ (crash) into another car. Luckily, the man who _____ (walk) across the road wasn't hurt.

The car came out of the tunnel and crashed into another car. Luckily, the man who was walking across the road wasn't hurt.

I _____ (be) ill last week.

I was ill last week.

He _____ (break) both his legs while he _____ (ski) .

He broke both his legs while he was skiing.

I _____ (run) in the park and I _____ (see) this girl fall off her skateboard.

I was running in the park and I saw this girl fall off here skateboard.

All of us_____ (pass) our exams a few weeks ago.

All of us passed our exams a few weeks ago.

When we _____ (see) the spaceship fly over our neigbour's house, we _____(be) in shock.

When we saw the spaceship fly over our neigbour's house, we were in shock.

When _____ (you buy) the car? – I _____ (buy) it a few days ago.

When did you buy the car? – I bought it a few days ago.

He _____ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _____ (sting) him in the nose.

He was sitting in the garden when a wasp stung him in the nose.

Claire _____ (not go) to Egypt last month. She _____ (go) to the USA!

Claire didn't go to Egypt last month. She went to the USA.

She _____ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock _____ (ring).

She was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.

The car _____ (not stop) at the stoplights.

The car didn't stop at the stoplights.

We _____ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we _____ (see) the flashing light.

We were driving home in the middle of the night when we saw the flashing light.

Soft music _____ (play) when I _____ (enter) the restaurant.

Soft music was playing when I entered the restaurant.

_____ (you buy) trainers while I _____ (look) after the children?

Did you buy trainers while I was looking after the children?

It _____ (be) peaceful at sunrise and the birds _____ (sing).

It was peaceful at sunrise and the birds were singing.

Was _____ (Jimmy, already wait) for you when you finally _____ (get) there?

Was Jimmy already waiting for you when you finally got there?

I _____ (take) a bath when the phone _____ (ring). It _____ (stop) after a few rings.

I was taking a bath when the phone rang. It stopped after a few rings.

It _____ (be) cold when I _____ (leave) the house on Sunday.

It was cold when I left the house on Sunday.

George _____ off the ladder while he _____ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)

Last night Mr. Bean _____ (read) in bed when he suddenly _____ a scream. (hear)

Last night Mr. Bean was reading in bed when he suddenly heard a scream.

It _____ (rain) when I _____ (leave) home last night.

It was raining when I left home last night.

What _____ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

were they doing

We _____ (play) tennis when John _____ (hurt) his ankle.

were playing / hurt

He _____ (take) a shower when the telephone _____ (ring).

was taking / rang

What _____ (you/do) when I _____ (call) you last night?

were you doing / called

When I _____(leave) the house, it _____ (snow).

left / was snowing

At 7 pm yesterday, we _____ (listen) to music.

were listening

They _____ (live) in Germany when they _____ (be) young.

lived/were

Sam _____ (listen) to hip hop when he _____ (hear) a strange noise.

was listening / heard

When you _____ (arrive) at the party, who _____ (be) there?

arrived / was

I _____ (sit) in a cafe when you _____ (see) you across the street .

was sitting/saw

My computer _____ (crash) while I _____ (update) my web page.

crashed/was updating

When we _____ (hear) the fire alarm, we all _____ (stop) what we _____ (do) and _____ (walk) out of the building.

heard/ stopped /were doing/ walked

While Simon _____ (watch) television, his brother _____ (not cook) dinner, but he _____ (dance) in the kitchen.

was watching /wasn't cooking/ was dancing

As I _____ (leave) the cinema, I _____ (realise) that I’d left my phone behind.

was leaving / realised

While mum _____ (tidy) the house, she _____ (find) some old photographs.

was tidying/found

Mo Farah _____ (not win) a gold medal for Great Britain at the Barcelona Olympics. He _____ (win) at the Rio Olympics.

didn't win/ won

It was a lovely morning. The sun _____ (shine) and the birds _____ (sing).

was shining / were singing

While I _____ (talk) to my friend, I _____ (realise) that something was wrong.

was talking/ realised

When I was a teen, my friends _____ (not phone) me when my parents were out. Instead, they just came to my house!

didn't phone

While I _____ (watch) TV, my sister _____ (do) her homework.

was watching/ was doing