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    WORKSHEET 8TH GRADE

    1.Choose the correct options.

    1 I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
    2 When the teacher said / was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried / was still trying to finish the last
    question.
    3 I feel really silly! While I danced / was dancing, I fell / was falling and broke / was breaking
    my elbow.
    4 Tim played / was playing a computer game when his mum called / was calling him for lunch.
    5 I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a
    virus.
    6 Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was
    surfing the internet.
    7 My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup
    of coffee on the keyboard.
    8 When you saw / were seeing me yesterday, I didn’t go / wasn’t going to school, I went / was
    going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
    9 How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around
    Ireland?
    10 Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something
    really important?

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

    1 I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.


    2 My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.
    3 We (play) video games when my mum ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’
    4 My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.
    5 My little sister (draw) a picture while I (study) for my French exam.
    6 While they (try) to fix the computer, all the lights (go out).
    7 When we (leave) school yesterday, it (pour) with rain.
    8 When you (see) Paul, he (wear) a black jacket?
    9 I (try) to log on when the WiFi (stop) working.
    10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out) of paper.
    3.Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.

    Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I 1 (try) to do my English homework on my


    laptop, the battery 2 (run out). I 3 (lie) on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It
    helps me to concentrate. I 4 also (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I 5 (not
    concentrate) very hard on my homework and I 6 (forget) to plug in my laptop!I didn’t notice that
    the battery was getting low. I was just finishing the essay when the screen 7 (go) black. I 8 (lose)
    everything. I 9 (scream) in frustration. My dad 10 (come) running into my bedroom. I 11 almost
    (cry) so he 12 (give) me his laptop. I 13 (try) to remember everything in my essay – it 14 (be)
    quite difficult especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I
    was watching one, the WiFi stopped working.
    In the end it was probably better because I 15 (manage) to finish the essay.

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