3 Simple past and past progressive. Put in the correct verb forms.
- They told the police that they were playing cards at 10.00. (tell; play)
1 When I ............ out of the house I took my umbrella because it ............ (go; rain)
2 This morning I ............ the newspaper before I went out. (read)
3 ............ you ............ the football match last night? (watch)
4 When I ............ into the room they ............ about clothes. (walk; talk)
5 At 8 o'clock yesterday morning I ............ in the sea. (swim)
6 I walked up to the classroom window and ............ . (look; talk; listen)
nobody
7 The telephone ............ as usual, while I ............ a bath. (ring; have)
8 This time last Friday I ............ on the beach. (lie)
9 Why ............ you ............ home early yesterday? (go)
10 When I first ............ John he ............ round the world. (meet; travel)