Unit 1.7 Past Simple or Past Continuous exercises

Below are the answers to the exercises on the image: ### Section 1.7.1 1) Jane **was** tidying her room when her mother came. 2) What **were** the children doing when their mother called them? 3) Pete **was** finishing his homework when the phone rang. 4) The children **were** swimming in the river after lunch. 5) Jack **was not** watching TV when his friend came to see him. 6) Ann **was** playing the piano at 7 p.m. yesterday. 7) **Was** it raining yesterday? 8) We **were** leaving home when it started to rain. 9) Who **was** answering the question when you came in? ### Section 1.7.2 1) When **did** Mark leave school? 2) What **was** Jack doing yesterday in the evening? 3) He **did** not call Pete last night. 4) **Did** the children come to school in time yesterday? 5) Who **was** speaking to your teacher when you came into the classroom? 6) **Did** you hear a strange noise last night? 7) What **was** Helen wearing at the party? 8) How many photos **did** you take? 9) It **was** getting dark very quickly. 10) The child **was not** sleeping when we came. ### Section 1.7.3 (Tag Questions) 1) The boy looked scary, **didn't he**? 2) Her hair was long and grey, **wasn't it**? 3) The story didn’t begin at night, **did it**? 4) It was raining hard that morning, **wasn't it**? 5) The boy fell down, **didn't he**? 6) He didn’t hurt himself, **did he**?