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