Past Simple / Past Continuous
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) went
B) go
C) was going
D) were going
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) heard
B) was hearing
C) were hearing
D) hears
  • 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) come in
B) was coming in
C) cames in
D) came in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) was riding
B) were riding
C) rode
D) rides
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) fell
C) was falling
D) felt
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meet
B) meted
C) met
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) knocked
B) knocks
C) was knocking
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) rang
C) rung
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) type
B) was typing
C) typed
D) were typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watched
B) was watching
C) watches
D) watch
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) was reading
B) read
C) is reading
D) reads
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) was playing
B) are playing
C) played
D) is playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) did
B) do
C) is doing
D) was doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrived
B) was arriving
C) arrive
D) arrives
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) checks
B) is checking
C) was checking
D) checked
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) fell
B) felt
C) was falling
D) was feeling
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