Past Simple and Past Continuous practise
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) were going
B) went
C) go
D) was going
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) hears
B) were hearing
C) was hearing
D) heard
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) saw
B) were seeing
C) sees
D) was seeing
  • 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) rode
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) felt
B) fall
C) was falling
D) fell
  • 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) rained
B) rains
C) was raining
D) rain
  • 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) was happening
B) happen
C) happens
D) happened
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rung
B) was ringing
C) rang
D) rings
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) broke
B) was breaking
C) break
D) breaked
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) type
B) typed
C) was typing
D) were typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watch
B) was watching
C) watched
D) watches
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) is reading
B) was reading
C) reads
D) read
  • 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) is doing
B) was doing
C) do
D) did
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrived
B) arrive
C) was arriving
D) arrives
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) checks
B) was checking
C) checked
D) is checking
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was feeling
B) fell
C) felt
D) was falling
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