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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) go
B) were going
C) was going
D) went
  • 2. She .............a noise while she was walking
A) was hearing
B) heard
C) were hearing
D) hears
  • 3. While she was walking the dog she ..................her teacher
A) saw
B) was seeing
C) sees
D) were seeing
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) come in
B) came in
C) cames in
D) was coming 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) felt
B) fell
C) was falling
D) fall
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) was meeting
B) met
C) meet
D) meted
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rains
B) rained
C) was raining
D) rain
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knockked
B) knocks
C) knocked
D) was knocking
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) happened
B) happen
C) happens
D) was happening
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) was ringing
B) rung
C) rings
D) rang
  • 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) was watching
B) watched
C) watch
D) watches
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) is reading
B) read
C) was reading
D) reads
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) played
B) was playing
C) is playing
D) are playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) was doing
B) did
C) is doing
D) do
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrives
B) arrive
C) was arriving
D) arrived
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) was checking
B) is checking
C) checked
D) checks
  • 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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