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