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