Exercise 1. put the words in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous and translate the sentences.
1) (you/watch) the film when the phone (ring)?
2) john (see) a bright light as he (walk) down the street.
3) the baby (not/sleep) when grandpa (arrive).
4) while he (travel) on the bus to work, he (remember) that it was his wife’s birthday.
5) (the children/study) while their nanny (prepare) dinner?

exercise 2. fill in the gaps using with, off, or on.
1) that bag goes really well your shoes.
2) the milk will go if we don’t use it soon.
3) the car alarm went and woke everyone up.
4) the meeting went for hours and hours.