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Past Simple / Past Continuous
Contributed by: Sala Esquena
  • 1. I .....................to the cinema when I met her
A) went
B) were going
C) was going
D) go
  • 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) was seeing
B) saw
C) were seeing
D) sees
  • 4. When she ..................they were studying
A) cames in
B) come in
C) came in
D) was coming in
  • 5. While they .............................a bike, they saw many people
A) rides
B) was riding
C) were riding
D) rode
  • 6. I ..........................asleep while I was reading a book
A) fall
B) was falling
C) felt
D) fell
  • 7. I ...............my wife while she was studying at a high school
A) meted
B) was meeting
C) meet
D) met
  • 8. When she went out, it ...................
A) rains
B) rained
C) rain
D) was raining
  • 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) happened
B) happens
C) was happening
D) happen
  • 11. Peter ....................me while I was having a shower
A) rung
B) rang
C) was ringing
D) rings
  • 12. My mother .................a dish while she was washing them
A) breaked
B) broke
C) was breaking
D) break
  • 13. While I .........................the letter, I made some mistakes
A) typed
B) type
C) were typing
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) read
B) was reading
C) is reading
D) reads
  • 16. She .................the guitar when he rang her
A) was playing
B) is playing
C) played
D) are playing
  • 17. She ..............................the homework when the light went off
A) did
B) do
C) was doing
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) checked
C) checks
D) is checking
  • 20. I..........................off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling
A) was falling
B) felt
C) fell
D) was feeling
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