ACTIVITY 18

PAST CONTINUOUS X SIMPLE PAST

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
A. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE
CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES.

SIMPLE PAST OR THE PAST

1) Chris ___________________ (cook) burgers for breakfast

when his landlord _________________ (knock) on his door.
2) The police ___________________ (arrest) Chris when
he ___________________ (paint) the house.
3) Chris ___________________ (pay) some parking tickets when the officer
___________________ (tell) him he was supposed to spend the night in jail.
4) When Chris ________________ (call) his ex-wife, she _______________ (work).
5) 5) When he _______________ (enter) the elevator, he _________________(try)
to button up his jacket.
6) He ___________________ (wait) in the waiting room when the secretary
___________________ (call) out his name.
7) When he ___________________ (walk) through the office, businesspeople
___________________ (talk) on the phone, ___________________ (speak)
very loudly, and ____________________ (work) a lot.
8) The Board ___________________ (wait) for Chris when the secretary
___________________ (announce) him.

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Claudio Azevedo

Answer Key:
1. was cooking / knocked
2. arrested / was painting
3. was paying /told
4. called / was working
5. entered/ was trying
6. was waiting / called
7. walked / were talking - speaking - working
8. was waiting / announced

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Claudio Azevedo