Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 1.a: i...(call) you all afternoon yesterday but you weren`t home. b: i..(stydy) in the library, with some kids from my class. 2.a: what..(patrick/do) when sam told him the truth? b: he..(start) shouting at him! 3.a: as i..(look) out the window, i..(see) a car crash into a tree. b: ..(you/call) the police? 4.a: why..(you/take) the busto work this morning? b: because as i...(drive) to the office, me car..(break) down. 5.a:..(the girls/help) you with the housework yesterday? b: oh, yes! while anna..(vacuum) the carpets, alice..(clean) the windows. 6 a:..(you/know) that our dads..(go) to the same school when they were young? b: really? i...(have) no idea!

1. a: I called (call) you all afternoon yesterday but you weren't home.
   b: I was studying (study) in the library, with some kids from my class.
2. a: What was Patrick doing (Patrick/do) when Sam told him the truth?
   b: He started (start) shouting at him!
3. a: As I was looking (look) out the window, I saw (see) a car crash into a tree.
   b: Did you call (you/call) the police?
4. a: Why did you take (you/take) the bus to work this morning?
   b: Because as I was driving (drive) to the office, my car broke (break) down.
5. a: Did the girls help (the girls/help) you with the housework yesterday?
   b: Oh, yes! While Anna was vacuuming (vacuum) the carpets, Alice was cleaning (clean) the windows.
6. a: Did you know (you/know) that our dads went (go) to the same school when they were young?
   b: Really? I had (have) no idea!

Grammar Explanation:

• The Past Simple is used for completed actions in the past or a sequence of events.
• The Past Continuous is used for actions that were in progress at a specific time or when a shorter action interrupted a longer one.
• Stative verbs like know and have (meaning possession) are almost always used in the Past Simple.