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