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08 USE OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE


Give the correct forms of the verbs:


01. fell... was crossing....

02. dropped... was boarding...

03. got... was walking...

04. opened... shouted...

05. was cleaning... fell...

06. got... rang...

07. slipped... fell... were climbing...

08. was sightseeing... hid...

09. were flying... burst...

10. was having... dropped...

11. was raining... cancelled...

12. was cycling... failed... avoided...

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