II. Put the verbs in brackets into the " past simple " or " past progressive " tense.
1. When my uncle ( come ) ________, we ( water ) _______ the plants and flowers in the garden.
2. Thu ( talk ) _______ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
3. Lan ( practise ) _______ the piano while her sister ( read ) ________ comics at 7 o'clock last night.
4. The monkeys ( climb ) ________ up the trees when we ( visit ) _______ the zoo yesterday morning.
5. Ba ( talk ) _______ with his classmate when the principal ( enter ) _________ their classroom.
6. Last night I ( make ) _______ a cake when the lights ( go ) ________ out.
7. While I ( cross ) ________ the street, I ( step ) _______ on a banana skin and ( fall ) _______ heavily.
8. It ( begin ) _______ to rain when I ( plant ) ________ some flowers in the garden.
9. When I ( arrive ) __________, the teacher ( write ) ________ on the blackboard.
10. When they ( walk ) _________ down the stairs, they ( hear ) _________ a strange noise.
1 came - were watering
2 was talking
3 was practising - was reading
4 were climbing - visited
5 was talking - entered
6 was making - went
7 was crossong - stepped - fell
8 began - was planting
9 arrived - was writing
10 were walking - heard
1 came - were watering
2 was talking
3 was practising - was reading
4 were climbing - visited
5 was talking - entered
6 was making - went
7 was crossong - stepped - fell
8 began - was planting
9 arrived - was writing
10 were walking - heard