HOMEWORK N° 2

I. Put the verbs into Past Progressive or Simple Past

1. I wasn’t hungry last night. I didn´t eat(not eat) anything.
2. I was whatching(you/watch) television when I phoned (phone) you?
3. Jane was busy when I went to see her. She was working (work)
4. I got (get) up early this morning. I whased (wash), got (get) dressed, and then I
having (have) breakfast.
5. The mail was coming (come) while I was having (have) lunch.
6. We met (meet) Joan at the party, she was wearing (wear) a red dress.
7. The boys broke (break) a window when they were playing (play) baseball.
8. I was late, but my friends were waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive)
9. I got (get) up at 7 o’clock. The sun was shining (shine), so I went (go) for walk.
10. He wasn´t driving (not drive) fast when the accident happened (happen)
11. Ann didn´t go (not go) to work yesterday. She was sick.
12. “What did you do (you / do) on Saturday evening?” “I went to the movies”.
13. “What were you doing (you / do) at 9:30 on Saturday night?”
“I was watching (watch) a movie on TV.”

II. Complete the conversation with the Simple Past or the Past Progressive form of the
verbs in parentheses.

Reporter: What was the cause of the accident, Officer?

Officer: Well, it looks like there were many causes. First of all, when accident t
ocurred( occur), the driver was driving (drive) much too fast. The driver is a
suspect in a burglary, and she left (leave) town. While she driving (drive) she
speaking (speak) to someone on her car phone.
When she saw (see) the pedestrian, she immediately stopped
(stop) on the brakes, but it was too late. The victim wasn’t paying attention, either. First
of all, he didn’t wait for the traffic light to change. He was crossing (cross) against a
red light when the car hit (hit) him. He didn´t see (not see) the approaching
car because he talking (talk) to his friend. The friend wasn’t paying attention, either.
He was eating (eat) an ice cream cone while he was
 crossing(cross) the street. When he notices (notice) the car he tried (try) to
push his friend out of the way, but it was too late.
Reporter: How is the victim doing?
Officer: Well, when the ambulance arrived (arrive) he bleeding (bleed) from a head
wound, but the doctors stopped the bleeding and they think he’ll be OK.