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