ГДЗ 2.2 Past Continuous and Past Simple 1 Find the mistakes and correct the sentences. 1 When the fire-fighters were ...

2.2 Past Continuous and Past Simple
1 Find the mistakes and correct the sentences.
1 When the fire-fighters were arriving, she was listening to music.

\(\mathbf{When the fire-fighters arrived, she was listening to music.}\)

2 I was having a shower when the phone was ringing.
I was having a shower when the phone rang.
3 Susan was lying on the beach when she was hearing someone calling for help.
Susan was lying on the beach when she heard someone calling for help.
4 What you were doing when the police arrived?
What were you doing when the police arrived?
5 I didn't work when you called me.
I wasn't working when you called me.

2 Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
A: Hello Sue. I ¹ phoned (phone) you yesterday, but nobody answered. What ² were you doing (you/do)? Were you at home?
B: What time ³ did you phone (you/phone)?
A: At four, I think.
B: Oh! I ⁴ was watching (watch) a soap opera at that time. That's why I ⁵ didn't hear (not/hear) the phone.
A: I ⁶ called (call) you because I'm going to the mountains for the weekend. Would you like to come?
B: I'd love to, but I gave up skiing two years ago. I ⁷ skied (ski) a lot before the accident.
A: An accident? Oh dear! I ⁸ didn't know (not/know) about an accident! What happened?
B: I ⁹ was skiing (ski) down a slope when I ¹⁰ collided (collide) with another skier and I ¹¹ broke (break) my leg. Before the accident I ¹² was (be) very good at skiing!