B1-B2 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

Lena's family (not stop) ____________ until they (reach)______a safe town far away.

Lava(flow)_________down the slopes (destroy)___________everything in its path.

Last week, Lena and her family (visit)_________ a small town (lie)________at the foot of a volcano.

It (rain)___________ when we (step)__________outside during the storm.

I (see)________ a girl (cry)___________ as I(walk)_______down the street.

Thick smoke(rise)________from the crater as the volcano (begin)__________to rumble.

As soon as they (reach)_______ the valley, they (hear)____________ a loud explosion.

After the eruption, many homes (be)_________ lost, but most people(escape) __________ in time.

'' We must leave before the eruption (get)_______ worse!” he shouted.

Lena (feel)___________ relieved, but she (will)____________ never forget that terrifying day.

The storm (pass)_______ quickly, but it (leave)_______ a lot of damage behind.

The sun (shine)_____________, and people (walk)______________through the streets when the ground suddenly (start)___________shaking.

The air (become)_______ thick, so it (be)__________ difficult to breathe.

They (drive)___________ down the mountain, but the road (be)__________ full of cracks (form)_______________ from the shaking ground.

John ______(snowboard) with his colleagues at 6 o’clock yesterday morning.

While they (run)_____________ to the car, hot ash (fall)____________, covering everything in a dark cloud.

At first, Lena (freeze)________ with terror, but her father(grab)__________her hand.

After the eruption(end)_______, they (see)___________ the news.

We (feel)__________ the ground (move)______ when the earthquake (hit)_____ the town.

People living nearby(scream)_________ and (run)_______toward safety.