Question

Use past simple or past progressive to complete the sentences. 1) when we (arrive) at the hotel there (be) no rooms available. the conference of ecologists (open) that day. 2) when i (enter) the dining room kitty (sit) at table. not being hungry she (pick) at her food. 3) we (walk) along the street when suddenly we (see) graham. he (drive) a brand-new mitsubishi. 4) jane (sit) in the armchair for a quarter of an hour and then (fall) asleep. 5) john was an obedient child as a rule but that day he (be) extremely naughty. 6) the boys (play) football all day long. 7)we all (stay) in the sitting room during the ceremony. 8) the whole day all members of the family (prepare) their cottage for the occasion. 9) the old gentleman (stroll) along the path for a while, then abruptly (turn) back and (start) for the house. 10) jack (tell) me that his elderly aunt (feel) much better at the moment. 11) i (phone) you several times in the morning but nobody (answer). 12) i wonder what he (do) at nine o'clock in the evening. 13) while jenny (clean) the floors her little sister (play) on the computer. 14) it (be) early autumn. the sun (shine) in the blue sky but the trees (get) yellow and the birds (fly) to warm countries. 15) mrs evans (stand) on the edge of a cliff admiring the view.

Answer 1

1) When we (arrived) at the hotel there (were) no rooms available. The conference of ecologists (was opened) that day.
2) When i (entered) the dining room Kitty (was sitting) at table. Not being hungry she (was picking) at her food.
3) We (were walking) along the street when suddenly we (saw) Graham. He (was driving) a brand-new Mitsubishi.
4) Jane (was sitting) in the armchair for a quarter of an hour and then (fell) asleep.
5) John was an obedient child as a rule but that day he (was) extremely naughty.
6) The boys (were playing) football all day long.
7)We all (were staying) in the sitting room during the ceremony.
8) The whole day all members of the family (were preparing) their cottage for the occasion.
9) The old gentleman (was strolling) along the path for a while, then abruptly (turned) back and (started) for the house.
10) Jack (told) me that his elderly aunt (was feeling) much better at the moment.
11) I (phoned) you several times in the morning but nobody (answered).
12) I wonder what he (was doing) at nine o'clock in the evening.
13) While Jenny (was cleaning) the floors her little sister (was playing) on the computer.
14) It (was) early autumn. The sun (was shining) in the blue sky but the trees (were getting) yellow and the birds (were flying) to warm countries.
15) Mrs Evans (was standing) on the edge of a cliff admiring the view.