Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then, say which uses of these tenses are shown in each extract.

A. Charlie Chaplin 1) became one of the best-known personalities in America within two years of his first appearance in motion pictures. He 2) was so famous that no studio could afford to pay him, so he 3) appeared only in films which he 4) produced himself. * 1) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. * 2) Past Simple - Describing a state in the past. * 3) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. * 4) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. B. It 1) happened at ten o' clock last night. John 2) was sitting in his cosy living room with his wife and children. They 3) were watching the evening news on TV when suddenly, the lights 4) went out and everything in the house 5) became quiet. * 1) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. * 2) Past Continuous - Describing an action in progress at a specific time in the past. * 3) Past Continuous - Describing an action in progress at a specific time in the past. * 4) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. * 5) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. C. The boys 1) were playing football on the river bank while the girls 2) were talking. Everyone 3) was enjoying the picnic when suddenly they 4) heard a loud cry from further up the river. They all 5) rushed to see what was wrong. * 1) Past Continuous - Describing an action in progress in the past. * 2) Past Continuous - Describing an action in progress in the past. * 3) Past Continuous - Describing an action in progress in the past. * 4) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. * 5) Past Simple - Finished action in the past. D. In prehistoric times, people 1) lived in caves. They 2) hunted animals which, they then 3) used for food and clothing. They 4) made everything by themselves, and they 5) had very simple lives. * 1) Past Simple - Describing a habitual action in the past. * 2) Past Simple - Describing a habitual action in the past. * 3) Past Simple - Describing a habitual action in the past. * 4) Past Simple - Describing a habitual action in the past. * 5) Past Simple - Describing a state in the past.