4. put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 1. i … (go) to the university yesterday when i … (see) a house on fire. 2. what … you … (do) yesterday? - i … (work) in the morning and … (skate) in the afternoon. 3. they … (come) in when i … (have dinner) with my friend. 4. i … (to read) the newspaper when you … (to ring) me up. 5. when i … (see) him, he … (stand) in the street. 6. as my brother … (get) off the tram, he … (fall) and … (break) his leg. 7. on sunday when i … (come) from a walk, i … (meet) a strange man. 8. he … (not see) me, as he … (read) a book when i … (come) into the room. 9. the ship … (start) at once, because the wind then … (blow) in the right direction. 10. when i … (wake) this morning it … (be) so late that the sun … (shine) high in the sky.

Here are the sentences with the verbs put into the Past Simple (for completed actions) or the Past Continuous (for ongoing actions in the past). Completed Sentences

1. I was going to the university yesterday when I saw a house on fire.
2. What did you do yesterday? - I worked in the morning and skated in the afternoon. (Note: Since these are sequential completed actions in a schedule, Past Simple is used).
3. They came in when I was having dinner with my friend.
4. I was reading the newspaper when you rang me up.
5. When I saw him, he was standing in the street.
6. As my brother was getting off the tram, he fell and broke his leg.
7. On Sunday when I was coming (or came) from a walk, I met a strange man.
8. He did not see me, as he was reading a book when I came into the room.
9. The ship started at once, because the wind then was blowing in the right direction.
10. When I woke this morning it was so late that the sun was shining high in the sky.

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