5 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
THE DOWNTON GAZETTE
Аdevastating flash flood 1)
(occur) in the village of Downton yesterday. Emma
Michael, a local resident, narrowly escaped injury when
floodwaters 2)
(wash away) a
bridge on her way to work. "It 3)...
(rain) and the wind 4)
(blow) as I 15)
(drive) to work
yesterday morning," says Emma. I 6)...
(listen) to the radio when I 7)...
(hear)
reports that the water in the river 8)...(be) really high.
I 9)
(stop) my car
to take a look and, at that moment, a huge wall of water 10)
(rush) down the river and
11)
(sweep away) the bridge. I the
12)
(have) a lucky escape!​

1. when i ( came) home, my little sister was sleeping. 2. when nick (came) home, his brother was playing with his toys.                3. when mother (came) home, i was doing my homework.          4. when father (came) home, pete (was sleeping). 5. when mother (came) home, the children (were playing) on the carpet.      6. when i (got) up, my mother and father (were drinking) tea.          7. when i (opened) the door, the cat (was sitting) on the table.                8. while i (was washing) the floor, i found my gold earring. 9. he ( turned off) the electricity when i (was listening to) the radio.            10. she (was looking) out of the window when i  saw her.1. i (played) computer games yesterday. 2. i (was playing) computer games at five o'clock yesterday. 3. he (was playing) computer games from two till three yesterday. 4. we (were playing) computer games the whole evening yesterday. 5. what was nick doing when you came to his place? 6. what were you doing when i rang you up? 7. i was not sleeping at nine o'clock yesterday.          8. what did he do) yesterday? - he read) a book. 9. what was he  doing the whole evening yesterday? --he was reading a book.    10. was she (sleeping) when you came home? 11. my brother did  (not  play) tennis yesterday. he played) tennis the day be­fore yesterday. 12. my sister was not playing the pi­ano at four o'clock yesterday. 13. she was playing the piano the whole evening.          14. when i came into the kitchen, mother was  cooking. 15. she was cooking the whole day yesterday. 16. we washed the floor in our flat yesterday. 17. we were washing the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday. 18. did you (do) your homework yesterday? 19. were you doing your homework from eight till ten yesterday? 20. why was she sleeping at seven o'clock yesterday? 21. he was sitting at the table the whole evening yesterday.