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Past Simple and Past Continuous practise
Contributed by: Micó Pascual
(Original author: Sala esquena)
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) was going
B) go
C) went
D) were going
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) were hearing
B) heard
C) was 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) came in
B) cames in
C) come in
D) was coming in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) was riding
B) rode
C) were riding
D) rides
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) felt
B) fall
C) was falling
D) fell
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) was meeting
B) meet
C) met
D) meted
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rained
B) rain
C) rains
D) was raining
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocks
B) knockked
C) knocked
D) was knocking
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happens
B) happen
C) happened
D) was happening
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rings
B) was ringing
C) rang
D) rung
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) was breaking
B) broke
C) break
D) breaked
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) was typing
B) type
C) were typing
D) typed
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) watched
B) was watching
C) watch
D) watches
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) is reading
B) reads
C) was reading
D) read
  • 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) was doing
B) did
C) do
D) is doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrive
B) was arriving
C) arrives
D) arrived
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) was checking
B) checks
C) is checking
D) checked
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was falling
B) fell
C) felt
D) was feeling
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