EXERCISE 19. Simple past vs. past progressive. (Charts 2-9 and 2-10) Directions: Use the simple past or the past progressive of the verbs in parentheses. 5. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park The sun (shine) A cool breeze (hlow) The birds (rin) 6. My brother and sister (argut) about something when I into the room. 7. I got a package in the mail. When I (open) it, I (find) a surprise. 8. While Mrs. Emerson (rad) the little boy a story, he ald mleep, so she (close) the book and quietly (tiptoe) out of the room O. A: Why weren't you at the meeting? B: 1 (mat) for an overseas call from my family, 10. A you, hear) what she just said? B: No, I listen, net 1 (think) about something else. 11. A: How you break) your arm? B: 1 (clip) on the ice while I (crets) the street in front of the dorm, 12. A: I'm sure you met Carol Jones at the party last night. B: I don't remember her. What (she, war) 13. It was my first day of class. I (find, finally the right room. The room (be, already) full of students. On one side of the room, students (talk, hustly) to each other in Spanish. Other students (sprak) Japanese, and some (cm) in Arabic. It sounded like the United Nations. Some of the students, however, (sit, far) quietly by themselves. 1 (chouse) an empty seat in the last row and () down. In a few minutes, the teacher (walk) into the room and all the multilingual conversation in 14. I really enjoyed my vacation last January. While it (more) Toronto, the sun (thene) in Florida. While you (shovel snow in lowa, 1 (hot on the beach in Florida