Complete the sentence with the correct forms (Past simple or Past Continuous ) of the verbs in brackets...

1. came, were studying
2. was sitting, arrived
3. was having, phoned
4. were sleeping, came
5. saw, was making
6. lived, started
7. was leaving, got
8. was wearing, arrived

1. When Dab came home, we were studying.
2. I was sitting in the garden when Wendy arrived.
3. Martin was having breakfast when Jane phoned.
4. We were sleeping when our mum came into our room.
5. I saw Harrison Ford when he was making a film in London.
6. Betty was living in Berlin when she started playing the violin.
7. The train was leaving when we got to the station.
8. She was wearing a black jacket when she arrived at the party.

To complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets, you need to decide whether to use the past simple or past continuous tense. The past simple is used for actions that were completed in the past, while the past continuous is used for actions that were in progress at a certain time in the past.

Here's how you can complete each sentence:

1. When Dab came home, we were studying.

   • "Came" is in the past simple, as it describes a completed action. "Were studying" is in the past continuous, indicating an action in progress at the time Dab arrived.

2. I was sitting in the garden when Wendy arrived.

   • "Was sitting" is in the past continuous, showing that the action was ongoing when "arrived," which is in the past simple, occurred.

3. Martin was having breakfast when Jane phoned.

   • "Was having" is in the past continuous, indicating the action was in progress, while "phoned" is in the past simple, showing the completed action that interrupted it.

4. We were sleeping when our mum came into our room.

   • "Were sleeping" is in the past continuous, describing the ongoing action, and "came" is in the past simple, describing the action that interrupted it.

5. I saw Harrison Ford when he was making a film in London.

   • "Saw" is in the past simple, as it describes a completed action, while "was making" is in the past continuous, indicating an ongoing action during which the sighting occurred.

6. Betty was living in Berlin when she started playing the violin.

   • "Was living" is in the past continuous, describing her ongoing residence, and "started" is in the past simple, marking the beginning of a new action.

7. The train had left when we got to the station.

   • "Had left" is in the past perfect, as it describes an action that was completed before another past action, "got," which is in the past simple.

8. She was wearing a black jacket when she arrived at the party.

   • "Was wearing" is in the past continuous, indicating an ongoing action, while "arrived" is in the past simple, marking a completed action.

These choices of tense help to convey the sequence and nature of past events clearly.