PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS
  • 1. Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.
A) ran / dropped
B) was running / was dropping
C) ran / was dropping
D) was running / dropped
  • 2. While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.
A) was watched / fell
B) was watching / felt
C) watched / was falling
D) was watching / fell
  • 3. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.
A) weren't listening / asked
B) listened / asked
C) weren't listening / were asking
D) aren't listening / were asking
  • 4. ______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?
A) Were / doing / called
B) Were / doing / calling
C) Did / do / was calling
D) Are / doing / called
  • 5. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?
A) Were / see / went
B) Are / see / went
C) Did / saw / were going
D) Did / see / were going
  • 6. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.
A) were driving / happened
B) drove / happened
C) drove / was happening
D) were drive / happened
  • 7. I _______________ a novel when my mother ___________.
A) was reading / was cooking
B) read / cooked
C) was reading / cooks
D) read / was cooking
  • 8. I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.
A) was looked
B) looked
C) looking
D) was looking
  • 9. You ___________ while I ____________.
A) were playing / studying
B) played / study
C) were played / was studying
D) were playing / studyed
  • 10. He _____________ homework when his father came home.
A) did do
B) was doing
C) did
D) were doing
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