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