The Past Simple Tense. The Past Continuous Tense

He ___________ down Green Street when he saw his friend Tom.

Jack ________________ his homework the whole evening yesterday.

I __________ to the zoo last week.

While Beth ____________ her homework, her mother was cooking dinner.

Mike ____________ TV when somebody knocked on the door.

Ivan ____________ computer games when his mum came back home.

When Beth ____________ back home, her mother was cooking dinner.

He              (to watch) TV from 5 to 7 pm yesterday.

My parents      (to give) me a new telephone for my birthday last year.

Jason             (to write) a letter the whole evening yesterday.

When Mary             (run) in the park yesterday, she                (not, to notice) a big stone and      (to fall) down.

Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

In January 2014, a doctor from New Zealand     (have) a frightening experience with a shark - but his calm reaction      (make) him the star of news reports around the world. James Grant             (fish) with friends one Saturday when a shark attacked him. He             (not see) anything, but he      (felt) a sudden pain in his leg. At first, he thought that his friends              (play) a prank on him,        (turn) around - but nobody but nobody     (to be) behind him. Then he          (realise) what               (happen).

Luckily, James              (carry) a knife so he      (use) it to fight off the shark. Then he     (get) out of the water and        (look) at his leg. The bites were 5 cm long and they               (bleed) a lot. James         (clean) his leg. Then he and his friends      (go) to a nearby café! While they               (enjoy) a drink, somebody      (give) James a bandage because his leg              (bleed). He      (go) to hospital for some treatment, but on Monday he was back at work.