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) were hearing
B) hears
C) was hearing
D) heard
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) were seeing
B) was seeing
C) saw
D) sees
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) come in
B) was coming in
C) cames in
D) came in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) were riding
B) was riding
C) rides
D) rode
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fell
B) was falling
C) fall
D) felt
  • 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) was raining
B) rains
C) rained
D) rain
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocks
B) knocked
C) knockked
D) was knocking
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happen
B) happens
C) was happening
D) happened
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rings
B) rang
C) rung
D) was ringing
  • 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) typed
C) was typing
D) type
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) was watching
B) watched
C) watch
D) watches
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) read
B) reads
C) was reading
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) was doing
B) is doing
C) did
D) do
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrives
B) arrive
C) was arriving
D) arrived
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) is checking
B) checks
C) was checking
D) checked
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) felt
B) was feeling
C) was falling
D) fell
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