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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) went
C) was going
D) were going
  • 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) were seeing
B) saw
C) sees
D) was seeing
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) cames in
B) came in
C) come in
D) was coming in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rode
B) rides
C) were riding
D) was 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) meted
B) met
C) meet
D) was meeting
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rains
B) was raining
C) rained
D) rain
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) knocks
B) was knocking
C) knockked
D) knocked
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) was happening
B) happens
C) happened
D) happen
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rang
B) rings
C) was ringing
D) rung
  • 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) typed
B) were typing
C) type
D) was typing
  • 14. When I opened the door, she ............................a film
A) was watching
B) watched
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) are playing
B) played
C) was playing
D) is playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) is doing
B) did
C) do
D) was doing
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrives
B) arrived
C) was arriving
D) arrive
  • 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) felt
C) was feeling
D) was falling
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