ПОСОГИТЕ ТЕСТ: complete the sentences with the Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Continous form of the verb in brackets.
1. Colin (ride) sown the road when he (fall) off his bike.
2. We(have) dinner when a ball(come) through the window.
3. When I ( watch) TV, the phone (ring).
4. When Karen and Charlie(wait) for the bus, lots of people (run past. They were in a race.
5. When I ( pay) in the shop, I (drop) my money on the floor.
6. I (look) in the shop window when I (see) my friend Julia inside the shop.
7 Paul and Jim (ride) their bikes when a policeman (stop) them.
8. After she (wash) the curtains, she (clean) the windows.
9. They went for a sightseeing tour after the bus (arrive).

1. Colin was riding down the road when he fell off his bike.
Explanation: We use the Past Continuous form ("was riding") to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, and the Past Simple form ("fell") to describe a completed action that happened during the ongoing action. Colin was riding his bike when he fell off it.

2. We were having dinner when a ball came through the window.
Explanation: Again, we use the Past Continuous form ("were having") to describe an ongoing action in the past, and the Past Simple form ("came") to describe a completed action. We were having dinner when suddenly a ball came through the window.

3. When I was watching TV, the phone rang.
Explanation: As before, the Past Continuous form ("was watching") is used for an ongoing action, and the Past Simple form ("rang") is used for a completed action. While I was watching TV, the phone started ringing.

4. When Karen and Charlie were waiting for the bus, lots of people ran past. They were in a race.
Explanation: The Past Continuous form ("were waiting") is again used to describe an ongoing action, and the Past Simple form ("ran") is used to describe a completed action. Karen and Charlie were waiting for the bus when suddenly lots of people ran past them, as they were in a race.

5. When I was paying in the shop, I dropped my money on the floor.
Explanation: The Past Continuous form ("was paying") describes the ongoing action, and the Past Simple form ("dropped") describes the completed action. While I was in the process of paying in the shop, I accidentally dropped my money on the floor.

6. I was looking in the shop window when I saw my friend Julia inside the shop.
Explanation: The Past Continuous form ("was looking") is used for the ongoing action, and the Past Simple form ("saw") is used for the completed action. I was looking at the displays in the shop window when I suddenly spotted my friend Julia inside the shop.

7. Paul and Jim were riding their bikes when a policeman stopped them.
Explanation: The Past Continuous form ("were riding") describes the ongoing action, and the Past Simple form ("stopped") describes the completed action. While Paul and Jim were riding their bikes, a policeman intervened and stopped them.

8. After she washed the curtains, she cleaned the windows.
Explanation: In this sentence, we have two separate actions that occurred one after the other. First, she washed the curtains (Past Simple form), and then she cleaned the windows (Past Simple form).

9. They went for a sightseeing tour after the bus arrived.
Explanation: Here, the Past Simple form ("went") is used to describe the action that happened after the bus arrived (Past Simple form). They waited for the bus to arrive, and when it finally did, they went for a sightseeing tour.