I. Pu the verbs in the brackets into the Pas t Continuous 1. I (take) __ sh ower I at 6 PM. 2. You (play) __ video games when I came back home. 3. What __ you(do) __ while I was feeding the pigs? __ Tom (study) __ durin g his first class? 5. We (not argue) __ when the teacher steppe dint the class. 6. Jack (not attend) __ his Math class las t Sunday. 7. Julia (do) __ the laundr y wher l she rec eived the message from her father. 8. What __ Alic e (do) __ wher her parent s arrived? nessage 9. It (rain) __ when I left my office. 10. Tim an d Mike (practice) __ the ir listening skill all day yesterday II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the Past Simple 1. I (hear) __ a strang e nois e outs ide las tnight. 2. My brother (not/use) __ the com outer yesterday. 3. She (live) __ in Hanoi.

**I. Past Continuous:**<br /><br />1. **was taking:** The sentence describes an action in progress at a specific time in the past.<br /><br />2. **were playing:** This describes an ongoing action interrupted by another action in the past.<br /><br />3. **were you doing:** This is a question about an action in progress at a specific time in the past.<br /><br />4. **Was Tom studying:** This is a question about an action in progress at a specific time in the past.<br /><br />5. **weren't arguing:** This describes a negative action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.<br /><br />6. **wasn't attending:** This describes a negative action that was in progress at a specific time in the past (although "last Sunday" implies a completed action, the context suggests the ongoing nature of attending a class).<br /><br />7. **was doing:** This describes an ongoing action interrupted by another action in the past.<br /><br />8. **was Alice doing:** This is a question about an action in progress at a specific time in the past.<br /><br />9. **was raining:** This describes an ongoing action at a specific time in the past.<br /><br />10. **were practicing:** This describes an ongoing action completed over a period of time in the past.<br /><br /><br />**II. Past Simple:**<br /><br />1. **heard:** This describes a completed action in the past.<br /><br />2. **didn't use:** This describes a negative completed action in the past.<br /><br />3. **lived:** This describes a completed action in the past.<br />