Here are the correct answers for your grammar worksheet.
1. Complete sentences by using Past Simple and Past Continuous:
a) My dad
was listening to classical music when I
arrived home from school.
*(Reason: "Listening" is the long action happening in the background. "Arrived" is the short action that interrupts it.)*
b) My cousin
met his wife, Bianca, while he
was living in Italy.
*(Reason: "Living" is the long background situation. "Met" is the specific event that happened during that time.)*
c) While they
were trying to fix the computer, all the lights
went out.
*(Reason: "Trying" is the continuous action. "Went out" is the sudden event.)*
d) When you
saw Paul, he
was wearing a black jacket?
*(Reason: "Saw" is the moment you looked. "Was wearing" describes what was happening at that moment.)*
e) While Dad
was printing an article, the printer
ran out of paper.
*(Reason: "Printing" is the ongoing action. "Ran out" is the interruption.)*
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2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs:
A few months ago, Becky O’Brien, 16, was at the beach with her two young cousins. She (look after) was looking after them for the afternoon. While the two boy
(play) were playing with a ball, Becky
(open) opened her book and
(read) read. Suddenly, while she
(read) was reading, the ball
(fly) flew past her head and
(land) landed behind some rocks. ‘Be careful’ she
(shout) shouted to the boys. Then she
(get up) got up to find the ball. As she
(look) was looking for the ball, she
(see) saw something. She
(stop) stopped and
(look) looked at it closely. It was a very large tooth. She
(look) was looking at part of a dinosaur over 100 million years old. Later, archaeologists
(remove) removed the dinosaur and
(take) took it to a local museum.
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Final Answer:
1.
a) was listening / arrived
b) met / was living
c) were trying / went out
d) saw / was wearing
e) was printing / ran out
2.
were playing / opened / read / was reading / flew / landed / shouted / got up / was looking / saw / stopped / looked / was looking / removed / took
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 7th grade grammar practice worksheet.
