Fill in the blank spaces with the past simple or the past progressive of the verb in brackets. 1. The children (visit) visited their grandparents last Sunday. 2. Alex (make) _____________ model aeroplanes from 4pm to midnight yesterday. 3. While I (go) to school, I (meet) __________ my friend, Kate. 4. Last night, while Jane (wash) ................................ dishes, her brother (sweep)_______________ the dinning room. 5. My grandfather (plant) ________ those trees over fifty years ago. 6. When I (be) ______ a child, I always (kick) _______ my ball through the windows. 7. At 12 o'clock yesterday we (lie) _________ on the beach. 8. Alex (wake) _________ up late yesterday and (miss) ________ the bus. 9. They (watch) _________ TV when the earthquake (begin) ___________. 10. I was very tired yesterday because I (work) _______ hard all day.