(B, C) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple and the Past Continuous. 1. Mary (play)
the piano: John (read) my wife (sew)
when suddenly we all (hear)
a shout. 2. When her father (come)
in she (sit)
before a red tea-table, finishing a very good tea.
3. The door of his room (be) ..
open: his mother still (stand)
at the
window. 4. And, smiling to himself, he (begin)
to make plans, fantastic plans for the
future. He still (smile)
when he (walk)
up the rock-cut steps.
5. I (sleep)
soundly when the phone (ring)
6. We (sit)
on our front porch when Mr. Smith (drive)
up in his new car.
7. It drizzle)
when they (come)
out of the house. 8. John
(come)
in, (look)
at the fire, (stand)
moment, turn
and (go)
away. 9. We (come)
into the dining room while our parents (eat)
supper. 10. Mike (raise)
his eves from the book and (look)
out of the window. It still (snow)
11. He (go
into the kitchen and (get)
himself a cup of coffee
12. He (take)
a cushion, (put)
it behind and clean
back. 13. When 1 (be)
a boy. I (want)
be an actor. 14. When I hear)
his knocki(go)
to the door and
(open)
it but! (not/recognize)
him at first because l (notwear
my glasses

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1. Mary played the piano: John was reading; my wife was sewing when suddenly we all heard a shout.
- In this sentence, we use the past simple tense for the action "played" because it happened and ended in the past. We use the past continuous tense for the actions "was reading" and "was sewing" because they were ongoing at a specific point in the past when another action (hearing a shout) interrupted them.

2. When her father came in, she was sitting before a red tea-table, finishing a very good tea.
- The past simple tense is used for the action "came" as it happened and ended in the past. The past continuous tense is used for the action "was sitting" because it was ongoing when her father came in.

3. The door of his room was open: his mother was still standing at the window.
- Both actions "was" and "was standing" are in the past continuous tense because they were ongoing at a specific point in the past.

4. And, smiling to himself, he began to make plans, fantastic plans for the future. He was still smiling when he walked up the rock-cut steps.
- The past simple tense is used for the action "began" as it happened and ended in the past. The past continuous tense is used for the action "was smiling" because it was ongoing when he walked up the steps.

5. I was sleeping soundly when the phone rang.
- The past continuous tense is used for the action "was sleeping" because it was ongoing when the phone rang, which is expressed in the past simple tense.

6. We were sitting on our front porch when Mr. Smith drove up in his new car.
- The past continuous tense is used for the action "were sitting" because it was ongoing when Mr. Smith drove up, which is expressed in the past simple tense.

7. It was drizzling when they came out of the house.
- The past continuous tense is used for the action "was drizzling" because it describes the continuous weather condition at the time they came out of the house, expressed in the past simple tense.

8. John came in, looked at the fire, stood for a moment, turned, and went away.
- All actions in this sentence are expressed in the past simple tense as they happened and ended in the past.

9. We came into the dining room while our parents were eating supper.
- The past simple tense is used for the action "came" as it happened and ended in the past. The past continuous tense is used for the action "were eating" because it was ongoing when we entered the room.

10. Mike raised his eyes from the book and looked out of the window. It was still snowing.
- The past simple tense is used for the action "raised" and "looked" as they happened and ended in the past. The past continuous tense is used for the action "was snowing" to describe the continuous weather condition.

11. He went into the kitchen and got himself a cup of coffee.
- The past simple tense is used for the actions "went" and "got" as they happened and ended in the past.

12. He took a cushion, put it behind his clean back.
- The past simple tense is used for the actions "took" and "put" as they happened and ended in the past.

13. When I was a boy, I wanted to be an actor.
- Both actions "was" and "wanted" are in the past simple tense as they happened and ended in the past.

14. When I heard his knock, I went to the door and opened it, but I didn't recognize him at first because I wasn't wearing my glasses.
- The past simple tense is used for the actions "heard," "went," and "opened" as they happened and ended in the past. The past continuous tense is used for the action "wasn't wearing" because it describes the ongoing state of not wearing glasses when the speaker didn't recognize the person.