Past simple or past continuous

Susan ____________[?] on a school trip last Friday. (go)

The Vietnam War ___________[?] thirteen years. (last)
Peter ____________[?] cards with some friends at eight o'clock last night. (play)
One morning, I _________[?] up early and _____________[?] for a walk in the park. (get / go)
When John got to the office, Susan ___________[?] a memo and Peter __________[?] on the phone.
(write / speak)
While Susan __________[?] a bath, the phone ___________[?]. (have / ring)
When I was young, I __________[?] a pet dog. It _____________[?] twelve kilos ___________[?] fish
and chips. (have got / weigh / love)
As Peter ____________[?] home, his mother _____________[?] him. (leave / call)
When I was born everyone said I ____________[?] like my father. (look)
Susan ____________[?] her homework an hour ago. (finish)

Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs.

A: Hi, Mary. I (see/neg.) ____________you at school last Monday.

B: Hello, Bob. I (come/neg.) _____________on Monday. I wasn't (feel) ___________well, so I

___________ (decide) to go to the doctor.

A: Oh! _________ (be) it serious?

B: No, the doctor ____________ (examine) me and ____________ (tell) me I ____________ (have) the
flu. He _____________ (prescribe) some medicine and __________________ (tell) me to go home and
rest.

A: __________you __________ (stay) home all day last Monday?

B: No, only in the morning. I ______________ (have) to work in the afternoon, and guess what?

A: What?

B: When a friend _____________ (drive) me home, he _________________ (crash) his car. He

_____________ (see/neg.) the red light.

A: ___________ anyone ___________ (get) hurt?

B: Thank God, nobody _____________ (do).

A: I'm happy to hear that. Well, Mary, I have to rush now. While I ___________ (listen) to your story, I
_______________ (remember) that my wife ________________ (ask) me to go to the mechanic to get
our car. See you later. Take care.

B: You too. Bye.