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