G12_past simple and past continuous

2. My mother______(read), so she didn't see me walking past.

7. I (not/call)______ you at 10 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.

6. What (you/do)______this time last year?

Sorry I couldn't come on Monday, I______(work) on my project.

8. I (stiIl/sleep) _______ when my husband left for work this morning.

3. I saw a car crash when I (wait)_____for the taxi.

4. Tom (have) _____long hair and a beard when he was at university.

They decided to leave the beach because it _____(get) dark and they wanted to get home while there was still some light.

____Kate already_____(think) of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?

The national park _______(create) to protect wildlife.

The disaster_____(attract) hundreds of people from the country to the city.

When she heard the phone ring, she(stop) _____reading to answer it.

Since your house had a pool, you ________(swim) every day?

I_____(have) English lessons every week from the age of four onwards.

When the accident happened, thousands of people ________(pass) through the airport.

5. It started raining while I (drive) ______ to work.

1. I used my time well while I (wait) _____ for the train - I wrote some emails.

2. I (not/work) _______when my boss walked in my office. I was on Facebook.