Task 1. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1. The actor (come) on stage while the presenter (talk).
2. Alice (drop) her glasses while she (have) lunch.
3. It (rain) when we (arrive) at the cinema.
4. What you (do) when I (call) you?
5. What time she (arrive) last night?
6. I (cut) my finger while I (chop) vegetables.
7. What you (do) at 8 p.m. yesterday?
8. We (walk) down by the river when it (start) to rain.
B: Yes, it is. If it b) was frozen, we could have gone skating.
2 A: Haven't you got enough money for a holiday?
B: Oh yes. I've got some saved up b) in case I suddenly need it.
3 A: What are you going to do next year?
B: I wish I a) knew the answer to that question.
4 A: These figures are too complicated to work out in your head.
B: Yes, if b) only we had a calculator.
5 A: What are you doing later this afternoon?
B: Oh, b) in case the game finishes, I'll go home, I expect.
6 A: Do you think I should take the job?
B: You shouldn't do anything c) unless you think it's the right thing to do.