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