Unit 7. The Past Simple Aju The Past Continuous?
1. Complete these sentences about someone's day at work, using the past simple or
the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 While I
(travel to work, 1
(get) stuck in traffic
jam.
............
.. (arrive) at work, my boss..
54...
2When I..
the phone.
..(speak) to someone on
3At 11 a.m., I...........
...(do) some work when the boss........
(ask) to see me.
4While I.............
(talk) to my boss, his phone........... ..(ring) several times.
5When I..............(come) out of the boss's office, people......... ....(not work),
they........
..(look) at me.
6 At 1 o'clock I.................. ....(stop) work and I.............
(go) for lunch.
7 While I.............(eat) my lunch, a colleague...... (come) to my table.
8 While we............ (sit) together, he.......... ....(ask) me a question.
9 He asked : 'What....
.(the boss/talk) about while you....
(sit)
in his office?'
10 I said: When I........... ..(go) into his office, I................ .(feel) nervous,
but he........
....(smile).
11 While we......
...(talk), he............ (offer) me a much better job.​