Ex : 2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of one
verb and the past continuous form of the other.

1. I … (see) Henry as I …
(cycle) to the sports centre.
2. While we …
(prepare) the picnic, it …
(start) to rain.
3 All my friends
(leave) the party when!
(arrive).
4 As we
(walk) by the river, we
(hear) a shout
5 We
(not eat) very much while we
(stay) in that hotel.
6 I
(drink) my dad's coffee while he
(not look).
7 She
(drop) her new phone as she
(put) it in her pocket.
8 I
(meet) a really interesting person while
(wait) for the bus.

1. I saw Henry as I was cycling to the sports centre.
- Explanation: The action of seeing Henry (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of cycling (past continuous).

2. While we were preparing the picnic, it started to rain.
- Explanation: The action of preparing the picnic (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of raining (past simple).

3. All my friends had left the party when I arrived.
- Explanation: The action of leaving the party (past simple) happened before the action of arriving (past simple).

4. As we were walking by the river, we heard a shout.
- Explanation: The action of walking by the river (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of hearing a shout (past simple).

5. We didn't eat very much while we were staying in that hotel.
- Explanation: The action of not eating very much (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of staying in the hotel (past continuous).

6. I was drinking my dad's coffee while he wasn't looking.
- Explanation: The action of drinking coffee (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of not looking (negative past continuous).

7. She dropped her new phone as she was putting it in her pocket.
- Explanation: The action of dropping the phone (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of putting it in her pocket (past continuous).

8. I met a really interesting person while I was waiting for the bus.
- Explanation: The action of meeting a person (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of waiting for the bus (past continuous).