Practice c Use the words in brackets to complete the text
below. Use the simple past tense or the past
continuous tense, whichever is appropriate
2
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3
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6.
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A: What (you, do)
when the accident
occurred?
B: I (try)
to cross the road.
After I (find)
the wallet full of money, I
go immediately)
to the police station
and (turn)
it in.
The doctor (say)
that Rajiv (be)
too sick to go to work and that he (need)
to stay at home for a couple of days.
I Karrive)
at her house a little before 9:00
am but she (be not)
there. She (work, in
the garden)
5: Seema is in the living room watching television. At this time
yesterday she (watch, also)
television
That's all she ever does!
A: I (call)
you last night after dinner, but
you (be, not)
there. Where were you?
B: I (be)
there in the study room. I
(study)
for my English test
7. When the boss walk)
into the busy
office, the secretary (talk)
on the phone
with a customer several clerks (work, busily)
at their desks and two managers
(discuss, quietly)
the methods to improve
customer service
8. I (watch)
a mystery on TV when the
electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how
the movie ends.
9. Sonia (be)
in the room when Rajan told
me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she
(listen, not)
10. It's strange that you call)
because I
(think, just)
about you.
11. The Titanic (cross)
the Atlantic when it
(strike)
an iceberg
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain,
busily)
and (try)
to sell

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A: What were you doing when the accident occurred?
B: I was trying to cross the road. After I found the wallet full of money, I went immediately to the police station and turned it in.
The doctor said that Rajiv was too sick to go to work and that he needed to stay at home for a couple of days.
I arrived at her house a little before 9:00 am but she was not there. She was working in the garden.
Seema is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she was also watching television. That's all she ever does!
A: I called you last night after dinner, but you were not there. Where were you?
B: I was there in the study room. I was studying for my English test.
When the boss walked into the busy office, the secretary was talking on the phone. Several clerks were working busily at their desks and two managers were discussing quietly the methods to improve customer service.
I was watching a mystery on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.
Sonia was in the room when Rajan told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she was not listening.
It's strange that you called because I was just thinking about you.
The Titanic was crossing the Atlantic when it struck an iceberg.
When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants were bargaining busily and trying to sell.

Explanation:
1. The question asks about the action that was happening at a specific time ("when the accident occurred"). The appropriate tense to use is the past continuous tense "were you doing."
2. The action of "trying to cross the road" was happening at the same time as the accident, so the past continuous tense "I was trying" is used.
3. After finding the wallet, the person immediately went to the police station, indicating a sequence of actions in the past. The past simple tense "I went" is used.
4. The doctor's statement about Rajiv being sick and needing to stay at home happened in the past. The past simple tense is used - "the doctor said," "Rajiv was," and "he needed."
5. The person arrived at her house before 9:00 am, suggesting a specific time in the past. The past simple tense "I arrived" is used. However, her absence at that time is described in the past continuous tense "she was not there."
6. The sentence states that Seema is in the living room watching television at the present moment. However, at the same time yesterday, she was also watching television. The past continuous tense "she was also watching" is used.
7. A sequence of actions is described in this sentence. The boss walked into the office, the secretary was talking on the phone, clerks were working busily, and managers were discussing quietly. The past continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions in the past.
8. The person was watching a mystery on TV when the electricity went out. The past continuous tense "I was watching" is used to indicate an ongoing action that was interrupted.
9. Sonia was present in the room at the time when Rajan told the speaker what happened. However, she didn't hear anything because she was not listening. The past continuous tense "she was not listening" is used to describe an ongoing action in the past.
10. The sentence suggests that the speaker received a call from someone immediately after thinking about them. The past continuous tense "I was just thinking" is used to describe the ongoing action before the call happened.
11. The Titanic was crossing the Atlantic when it struck an iceberg. The past continuous tense "was crossing" is used to indicate an ongoing action in the past, and the past simple tense "struck" is used for the action that interrupted the ongoing action.
12. When the speaker entered the bazaar, the merchants were busy bargaining and trying to sell. The past continuous tense "were bargaining" and "were trying" are used to describe ongoing actions in the past.

By providing the step-by-step explanation and using a mix of past simple and past continuous tenses, the answer becomes more comprehensive and easier for a student to understand.