Past Simple / Past Continuous
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) go
B) was going
C) were going
D) went
  • 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) saw
C) was seeing
D) were seeing
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) came in
B) come in
C) was coming in
D) cames in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rides
B) rode
C) was riding
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fell
B) was falling
C) felt
D) fall
  • 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) rain
B) rained
C) was raining
D) rains
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocked
B) was knocking
C) knockked
D) knocks
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happened
B) happen
C) was happening
D) happens
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rings
B) rung
C) was ringing
D) rang
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) breaked
B) broke
C) was breaking
D) break
  • 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) watch
C) watched
D) was watching
  • 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) is playing
B) are playing
C) was 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) arrived
B) arrives
C) arrive
D) was arriving
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) checks
B) checked
C) is checking
D) was checking
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was falling
B) was feeling
C) fell
D) felt
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