Past Simple and Past Continuous 1) When the post man (arrive), my father (have a shower) 2) While my brother (study), my grandma

(make) some muffins

3)1 (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because IT (have) a terrible headache

4)WhenI (be) 10,1 = (eat) a sandwich every evening

5) He (miss) the train because he (talk) with some

friends

6) The thieves (come) into the house while the man (sleep)

7)1 (drink) a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now

8) you (write) the composition last week?

9) My mother (not/be) at home when she (fall) down

the stairs

10) The children (plant) a tree when their mummy (call) them

1) Mr. Stevenson (drive) his car while he was listening to some music

2) Robert (type) the letter last week because his computer was broken

3) Louis fell asleep while he (study)

4) Lydia was drinking a glass of coke when Peter!” (come) in

5) While Michael was jogging , the dog (chase) him 6) Mrs. Parker (make) some muffins 2 days ago

7) Sam and Pam (ride) their bikes when they were small 8) Joe (run) as he was phoning his wife

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1) When the postman arrived, my father was having a shower.
- In this sentence, we use the past simple tense "arrived" to indicate the action of the postman coming to the house. We use the past continuous tense "was having" to describe the ongoing action of the father taking a shower at that specific moment in the past.

2) While my brother was studying, my grandma was making some muffins.
- The past continuous tense "was studying" shows the ongoing action of the brother studying at a specific time in the past. The past continuous tense "was making" describes the ongoing action of the grandma making muffins during the same period.

3) I went to the doctor 2 days ago because I had a terrible headache.
- In this sentence, the past simple tense "went" is used to describe the action of going to the doctor in the past. The past simple tense "had" indicates that the headache happened before the visit to the doctor.

4) When I was 10, I ate a sandwich every evening.
- The past simple tense "was" is used to indicate the age of the person. The past simple tense "ate" describes the action of eating a sandwich every evening during that time.

5) He missed the train because he was talking with some friends.
- The past simple tense "missed" indicates that the person did not catch the train. The past continuous tense "was talking" describes the ongoing action of talking with friends at that specific time.

6) The thieves came into the house while the man was sleeping.
- The past simple tense "came" is used to describe the action of the thieves entering the house. The past continuous tense "was sleeping" shows the ongoing action of the man sleeping during that time.

7) I drank a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now.
- The past simple tense "drank" describes the action of drinking water in the past. The present simple tense "I'm" indicates the current state of not being thirsty.

8) Did you write the composition last week?
- The past simple tense "did" is used to form a question in the past. The past simple tense "write" indicates the action of writing the composition in the past.

9) My mother was not at home when she fell down the stairs.
- The past continuous tense "was not" indicates the absence of the mother at home during that time. The past simple tense "fell" describes the action of falling down the stairs.

10) The children were planting a tree when their mummy called them.
- The past continuous tense "were planting" describes the ongoing action of the children planting a tree at that specific time. The past simple tense "called" indicates the action of the mother getting their attention by calling them.

1) Mr. Stevenson was driving his car while he was listening to some music.
- The past continuous tense "was driving" describes the ongoing action of Mr. Stevenson driving the car at a specific time. The past continuous tense "was listening" shows the ongoing action of listening to music during the same period.

2) Robert typed the letter last week because his computer was broken.
- The past simple tense "typed" indicates the action of Robert writing the letter in the past. The past simple tense "was broken" describes the state of the computer during that time.

3) Louis fell asleep while he was studying.
- The past simple tense "fell" describes the action of Louis falling asleep. The past continuous tense "was studying" indicates the ongoing action of studying at the time he fell asleep.

4) Lydia was drinking a glass of coke when Peter came in.
- The past continuous tense "was drinking" describes the ongoing action of Lydia drinking a glass of coke at that specific time. The past simple tense "came" indicates the action of Peter entering the room.

5) While Michael was jogging, the dog was chasing him.
- The past continuous tense "was jogging" describes the ongoing action of Michael running at a specific time. The past continuous tense "was chasing" shows the ongoing action of the dog following and trying to catch him.

6) Mrs. Parker made some muffins 2 days ago.
- The past simple tense "made" indicates the action of Mrs. Parker creating muffins in the past.

7) Sam and Pam were riding their bikes when they were small.
- The past continuous tense "were riding" describes the ongoing action of Sam and Pam cycling at a specific time in the past. The past simple tense "were" indicates their state of being small during that time.

8) Joe was running as he was phoning his wife.
- The past continuous tense "was running" describes the ongoing action of Joe running at a specific time. The past continuous tense "was phoning" shows the concurrent action of Joe making a phone call while running.