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