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) was hearing
B) hears
C) heard
D) were hearing
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) were seeing
B) sees
C) saw
D) was seeing
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) was coming in
B) come in
C) came in
D) cames 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) fall
B) fell
C) felt
D) was falling
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meet
B) was meeting
C) met
D) meted
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rains
B) rain
C) was raining
D) rained
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocked
B) was knocking
C) knocks
D) knockked
  • 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) rung
B) rang
C) was ringing
D) rings
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) broke
B) break
C) breaked
D) was breaking
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) typed
B) type
C) were typing
D) was typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watched
B) watch
C) watches
D) was watching
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) reads
B) was reading
C) is reading
D) read
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) is playing
B) played
C) are playing
D) was playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) did
B) was doing
C) is doing
D) do
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrive
B) arrives
C) was arriving
D) arrived
  • 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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