Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the past continuous.
1) A: A terrible earthquake ….. (hit) Japan yesterday.
B: I know. I (read) about it in the paper when you (come) in.
2) A: When (you/sprain) your ankle?
B: Last week, when I (fall off) my bike.
3) A: What (you/do) when you heard the tsunami warning?
B: I (grab) my family and we (drive) to higher ground.
4) A: I hope you (not/sleep) when I (call) last night.
B: No, we (watch) CSI.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
form of the past simple or the past continuous
Hey Carlos,
I 1) ……. (listen) to the news as I 2) (drive) to work and I 3) (hear) that the mine in your town 4) (collapse) earlier today. What 5) (happen)? Why 6) (the mine/ collapse)? 7) (you/work) at the time? I hope people 8) (not/get) trapped down there.
Anyway, please email me as soon as you can so I’ll know that you’re safe and sound. I 9) (try) to call you earlier, but your line 10) (be) constantly busy.
Alex

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