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Past Simple / Past Continuous
Contributed by: Sala Esquena
  • 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) 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) was seeing
D) saw
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) come in
B) came in
C) was coming in
D) cames in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rides
B) was riding
C) rode
D) were riding
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) was falling
B) felt
C) fell
D) fall
  • 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) rain
B) was raining
C) rained
D) rains
  • 9. She .....................on the door while he was teaching
A) was knocking
B) knocked
C) knocks
D) knockked
  • 10. We were driving when the accident ........................
A) was happening
B) happen
C) happens
D) happened
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) was ringing
B) rings
C) rang
D) rung
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) break
B) breaked
C) was breaking
D) broke
  • 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) watches
D) watch
  • 15. While she ..........................a book, her mum was cooking
A) reads
B) read
C) is reading
D) was reading
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) was playing
B) played
C) are playing
D) is playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) is doing
B) was doing
C) did
D) do
  • 18. She was listening to music when her mum .......................
A) arrived
B) arrive
C) arrives
D) was arriving
  • 19. She .............................emails when the computer stopped working.
A) is checking
B) was checking
C) checked
D) checks
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was falling
B) fell
C) was feeling
D) felt
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