Past Simple and Past Continuous practise
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) was going
B) were going
C) go
D) went
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) were hearing
B) hears
C) was hearing
D) heard
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) sees
B) saw
C) were seeing
D) was seeing
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) came in
B) was coming in
C) cames in
D) come in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) were riding
B) rides
C) rode
D) was riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) fell
C) felt
D) was falling
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) met
B) meet
C) was meeting
D) meted
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) was raining
B) rains
C) rain
D) rained
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knockked
B) was knocking
C) knocks
D) knocked
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happens
B) was happening
C) happen
D) happened
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rings
B) was ringing
C) rung
D) rang
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) breaked
B) break
C) was breaking
D) broke
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) were typing
B) type
C) typed
D) was typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watched
B) watches
C) was watching
D) watch
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) is reading
B) was reading
C) read
D) reads
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) was playing
B) is playing
C) played
D) are playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) do
B) did
C) is doing
D) was doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrive
B) arrived
C) arrives
D) was arriving
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) is checking
B) checked
C) checks
D) was checking
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was feeling
B) was falling
C) felt
D) fell
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