Wybierz poprawną odpowiedź.

Jedna akcja powinna być w czasie przeszłym ciągłym (dłuższa), a druga w czasie przeszłym prostym (tym, który przerwał dłuższą).

Choose the correct answer.

One action should be in the Past Continuous Tense (the longer one) and the other in the Past Simple Tense (the one which interrupted the longer one).


1. We were having/had dinner when somebody knocked/was knocking at the door.

2. The boys were playing/played football when it started/was starting to rain.

3. The telephone rang/wasringing while we were leaving/left.

4. Susan drove/was driving to London when her car broke down/was breaking down.

5. The dog attacked/was attacking me when I played/was playing with him.

6. When we were getting/got home, our children were watching/watched TV as usual.


Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: one in the Past Continuous Tense and one in the Past Simple Tense.

Umieść czasowniki w nawiasach we właściwej formie: jeden w czasie przeszłym ciągłym i jeden w czasie przeszłym prostym.

7. I (do) ........... the shopping when I (come) ......... back from work.

8. When they (see) .......... Mark, he (talk) ................ to a neighbour.

9. She (break) ..............her arm while she (ski) ...................

10.We (visit) ............ our friends in Kielce when we (hear) .............. the news.


Odpowiedź :

Odpowiedź:

1. We were having dinner when somebody knocked at the door.

2. The boys were playing football when it started to rain.

3. The telephone rang while we were leaving.

4. Susan was driving to London when her car broke down.

5. The dog attacked me when I was playing with him.

6. When we got home, our children were watching TV as usual.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: one in the Past Continuous Tense and one in the Past Simple Tense.

Umieść czasowniki w nawiasach we właściwej formie: jeden w czasie przeszłym ciągłym i jeden w czasie przeszłym prostym.

7. I did the shopping when I was coming back from work.

8. When they saw Mark, he was talking to a neighbour.

9. She broke her arm while she was skiing.

10.We were visiting our friends in Kielce when we heard the news.

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