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