Simple Past/Past Continuous Tense - Activity

Simple Past/Past Continuous Tense - Activity

Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past or past continuous form of the verb in the brackets.

Trouble on the Mountain

Last year, during the vacations, Roy and his family (1)________________ (be) on a holiday when something terrible (2)_________________ (happen). They (3) ______________ (stay) in a chalet high up in the mountains. Each day, they carefully (4)____________________ (plan) a trek in the mountains. They prepared carefully because Roy’s parents knew that mountains could be dangerous. So, they always (5) ____________________(take) four things with them: water, food, a good map and a mobile phone.

Early one morning, Roy and his parents (6) __________________(get) everything ready and (7) ______________________(set) out on their walk. It was a beautiful day and the sun (8)_______________________ (shine) brightly in the clear sky. But as they (9)_____________________ (walk), it (10)  ________________________ (begin) to get darker and darker. Clouds (11) _____________________ (fill) the sky and then a fog suddenly (12) _________________ (fall). The fog got thicker and thicker, and in the end, they couldn’t see the path in front of them. 

Source: Topical Grammar Practice - Scholastic

Answers:

1. Was thinking 2. Walked 3. Were turning / turned 4. Slipped 5.fell 6. Told             7. Was moving 8.heard 9.Found 10. Was                     11.was shining                         12. looked