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