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Fill in the blanks to reveal the chef's hilarious kitchen disaster. Drag the correct verbs to the right spots.
Chef Gordon was chopping the onions when he accidentally dropped his favorite mixing spoon into the soup.
Chef Gordon was chopping the onions when he accidentally dropped his favorite mixing spoon into the soup.
Was chopping (Past Continuous) describes the longer activity the chef was busy doing. (We use "was" because Chef Gordon is singular).
Dropped (Past Simple) describes the quick, completed accident that interrupted his prep work.
EasyA2 | Elementary | Pre-intermediateSimple tenseProgressive tensePast tenseEnglish Grammar BasicsHumor
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